Instructor Profile

Discipline Focus: Research in the efficacy of home visiting interventions for young children and how home visitor characteristics affect program implementation; parent involvement in children's education.

Professional and Academic Awards:

• 2022  Outstanding Reviewer, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2021  Faculty supervisor for first place winner in the Social Sciences category and winner of Library Literacy award in Penn State Scranton campus Undergraduate Research Fair
• 2015 Outstanding Alumni Award, University of North Texas

Professional Activities and Leadership

• Editorial Board, Journal of Social Service Research, 2020 – Present
• Reviewer Board, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 – Present