A physics professional holds a B.S. in Physics (University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, 1994), an M.S. in Physics (University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1997), and a Ph.D. in Physics (University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2002). Since 2013, they have served as an Associate Professor of Physics at Tennessee State University, following a role as Assistant Professor there (2007–2013). Previously, they were faculty at Ensworth High School (2005–2007).
Their work spans research and education: they have given invited and contributed talks at conferences like the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and American Physical Society (APS), focusing on physics learning with cultural relevance and student reasoning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). They have 5+ peer-reviewed publications (e.g., in Materials Letters, The Astrophysical Journal, Journal of Applied Physics) on topics including nanomaterials, ZnO spintronics, and astronomical instrumentation. They are a member of AAPT (since 2006), APS (since 2022), and the Topical Group on Physics Education Research (since 2022), and secured $112,000 in funding for “Building Capacity in Science Education Research” in 2020.