MICRO-BIO

• After teaching American Cultures to ninth graders for five years, I have gained experience managing a classroom, integrating interdisciplinary techniques into my lesson plans, and fusing technology whenever possible. The school I teach at only accep...More

  After teaching American Cultures to ninth graders for five years, I have gained experience managing a classroom, integrating interdisciplinary techniques into my lesson plans, and fusing technology whenever possible. The school I teach at only accepts underpriveledged kids as a way to end the poverty cycle which has given meaning to my career. Additionally, I consider myself a collaborative colleague who enjoys working with others including writing a thematic-based curriculum instead of the traditional chronologically-based American history curriculum. 

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EXPERIENCE

• Penn State University

  • PhD Candidate
  • American Studies
  • January 2017 to Present

• Milton Hershey School

  • Teacher
  • Social Studies
  • August 2013 to Present

EDUCATION

• Penn State University

  • PhD in American Studies
  • January 2017 to Present

  I am working on a PhD from Penn State University in American Studies. My research focuses on homesteading, or the resurgence of home-economics and local foodways, in York County, Pennsylvania. I examine home gardening, raising chickens, agritourism, Community Supported Agriculture, and other methods of localizing food as a way to opt-out of global consumerism in exchange for more connection with the land and community.

Interests

• Food Science

• Food Research

• Food Studies

• Food

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