Areas of Interest

• Connections between beginning teacher induction programs and teacher turnover.
• Using industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology principles and methods to better understand the interactions and mediation effects on the overall employment experience for teachers.
• Connections between alternative certification program participants and the supply of highly qualified teachers.

Keyword Interest

• Teacher Turnover
• Teacher Induction Programs
• Teacher Hiring Processes and Policies
• Job Satisfaction and Realistic Job Previews
• Strategic Alignment of Human Capital
• Schools as Organizations

Current Research Topic/Field-Based Project

Research Topic:
How do induction and continuing professional development affect beginning middle school math teachers’ instruction and student achievement? .

Former Experience

• Mathematics Instructor, Grades 6-9.
• FCAT Prep Reader Instructor.
• ABE/GED Instructor.
• Book Editor, Hardcourt Publishing.

Education

• M.Ed (2005): Educational Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• B.S. (2001): Mathematics, Morehouse College