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I grew up in SE Michigan and stayed in the state until after graduate school, when I moved to Washington, D.C. for work.

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My girls getting creative with sidewalk chalk.

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My husband and I met in D.C. and after a few years we were married and then welcomed a little girl into our life. We decided that it we wanted to be closer to someone's family, so we moved to Michigan. A couple years later, we welcomed another little girl and life has been crazy ever since!

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Small gas emission at Colima volcano, Mexico (November 2008)

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I attended Albion College (B.A.) and Michigan Tech (M.S. and Ph.D.) and focused my studies on volcanoes and remote sensing (using satellites to study the Earth). I spent several years doing research and hazard monitoring for the government, but decided what I really wanted to do was teach and share my passion for the Earth with students. So here I am :)

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A hair raising good time with the Van de Graaff generator at the Michigan Science Center

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In addition to this course, I teach physical geology, earth science, and weather. Before becoming full-time at WCC, I taught at several colleges around Michigan, both in person and online. I also was an educator at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit, which was a lot of fun!