Areas of Interest

• Parent and community influences on early cognitive development.
• Parental pressure and academic pursuits in immigrant communities.
• Mobilization of networks as resources in immigrant communities.

Keyword Interests.

• Family and Home Contexts
• Early Childhood Education
• Metacognitive Development
• Learner Identity
• Immigrant Communities

Current Research Topic/Field-Based Project

Project: I currently work with Dr. Carin Neitzel and Dr. Debbie Rowe on the Write Start project with Pre-K students.  The project is entering its third year at two at-risk school sites examining student learning strategies through early writing curriculum.

Former Experience

• American India Foundation Fellow – Jharkhand, India
• First Grade Teacher – Las Vegas, Nevada
• Learning Team Leader – Teach For America Las Vegas Valley

Education

• M.Ed.(2006): Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada at Las Vegas
• M.A. (1998): Biological Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton
• B.A. (1996): Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton