...Afterward, I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I earned my M.S. in Physics, as well as another M.S. in Agronomy (studying the evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds). I then attended Penn State University, where I earned my Ph.D. in Physics. After my Ph.D., I tau... (read more)
...When I was a graduate student at Iowa State, I taught first-year physics and earned the prestigious "Outstanding First-Year Teacher Award". Later, I was voted "Top 10% of ISU Graduate Students for Outstanding Teaching" by my students. During my 3rd and 4th years of undergraduate school I was an... (read more)
...I have a Bachelor's degree in elementary education from Buena Vista College, now Buena Vista University, where I earned a 3.43 grade average as a non-traditional student. I have worked with students in grades K-12 as a substitute teacher. From October through May, I worked as a tutor with A+ Learning Solutions and tutored seven children in reading or math. (read more)