Academic Achievements
- 2013: Successfully completed Gamification, taught by Professor Kevin Werbach of University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, through Coursera (Click for verified student record)
- Course Description: Gamification is the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course will teach you the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively.
- 2013: Successfully completed Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, taught by Katie Ferraro, MPH, RD, CDE, of the University of California, San Francisco, through Coursera (Click for verified student record)
Awards and Honors
- 2012: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Achievement Levels Setting Panelist for 2011 NAEP in Writing
- 2010-2011: RMC-SCBWI Mentor Program
- 2010: Highlights for Children June 2010 Author of the Month, “Squirrels That Smell Like Snakes”
- 2008: Highlights for Children Craft Feature of the Year, “Build-a-Monster” October 2008
- 2008: Speaker, RMC-SCBWI Fall Conference
- 2008: PPWC Paul Gilette Memorial Writing Contest 1st place, Children’s novel
- 2008: Writing Away Retreat, full scholarship
- 2007: PPWC Paul Gilette Memorial Writing Contest 1st place, Children’s novel
- 2005: Highlights Foundation Scholarship to Writers Workshop at Chautauqua
- 2004: PPWC Paul Gilette Memorial Writing Contest 3rd place, Children’s novel
- 2003: Friends of the Decatur Library Writing Contest 3rd place, Children’s short story
- 2003: Panhandle Professional Writers Writing Contest finalist