| Time Period | Position |
|---|---|
| 09/2026 - 07/2027 | Fulbright Scholar for Study and Research, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau |
| Since 2022 | Ph.D. Candidate in Curriculum & Instruction, Engineering/STEM Education, Texas A&M University, USA |
| May 2020 – May 2022 | Master of Legal Studies (MLS) in Risk Management, Texas A&M University School of Law, USA |
| 12/2003 – 05/2005 | Master of Business Administration (MBA), The University of Alabama, USA |
| Jan. 2000 – May 2003 | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA |
| July 1997 – May 1999 | Associate of Arts (with a focus on STEM), Tarrant County Junior College, Texas, USA |
- Co-Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the Texas A&M Academy for Future Faculty
- Chair of the Graduate Association for Teaching, Learning, and Culture
- Representative for doctoral students on the College of Education and Human Development’s Budget Council
- Senior Practitioner Fellow at the Center for Integrated Research in Teaching and Learning
- Mentoring doctoral students and first-generation students at the Texas A&M Graduate Mentoring Academy
- Leadership and engagement activities for doctoral students within the College of Education and Human Development
From Barracks to Binary: Generative AI-Supported Learning During Educational Transition Among U.S. Military-Connected STEM Learners in Germany
- Generative, AI-Supported Learning During Educational Transition: An Explanatory, Sequential Mixed-Methods Study Examining How U.S. Military-Connected Learners Studying STEM Subjects in Germany use generative artificial intelligence during their educational transition, with a particular focus on students’ perceived cognitive load, academic self-efficacy, and transition experiences.
- Fulbright Study/Research Project, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau (2026–2027): Fulbright-funded research project investigating generative AI, STEM learning, and educational transition in the German higher education context under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Leo van Waveren.
- Fulbright Scholarship for U.S. Students to Study and Conduct Research in Germany, 2024–2025
- CIRTL Fellow in the field of “Teaching-as-Research”
- Presentations at international and national conferences on engineering and STEM education as well as educational research
- Professional development courses and workshops on evidence-based teaching, generative AI, engineering education, and graduate education