Author Biographies

I grew up in the northeast United States and spent one year in France. I then lived and worked extensively in the US Northeast, southwest, Pacific Northwest, and for just over a year in the UK. My ID and PI consulting work has largely been situated in corporate contexts spanning more than one nation, usually including North America, but have also including Pakistan, Haiti, Mozambique, Jordan, Ethiopia, and Namibia. I have done this work in many different types of organizations (i.e., non-profit, non- governmental, international non- governmental, educational, military, and for- profit) and sizes, from startup to multinational. My roles have been committed to providing diverse individuals with access to products and services intended to increase social equity. My personal and professional experiences are situated in many different locations, cultures, and organizations, allowing me to form extensive connections with individuals from all over the world, which have shaped me over time. I embrace these opportunities as methods to continuously learn more about myself, others, and social equity needs in the world. I draw upon these lived experiences and connections to continuously grow and evolve my own personal identity and professional outlook. 

I am a white, neurodivergent, female, over 45 years old, who at different times has experienced both middle and low incomes. Thus, I have experienced the consequences of both privilege and oppression originating from historically European and current North American settler cultures. I share these identity characteristics as a means to advocate for representation, as in relation to my privileged position I often see them devalued.

I wish to spend my short time on this earth, my intellectual bandwidth, and my energy towards eradicating oppression of groups of people who have been historically marginalized, or erased, and underrepresented in organizations. As such, my research and scholarship activities are centered in learning design and technology contexts that span the globe, are cross-cultural, in support of marginalized populations, and integrate technology, digital devices, and both instructional and non-instructional interventions. 

Currently, I am an associate professor in the Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning (OPWL) Department at George Mason University. I graduated with a PhD in EdTech from Arizona State University. I earned an MS degree from the University of Albany, SUNY, in curriculum development and instructional technology. I hold a BA degree in French Studies, International Perspectives of Third World Countries, and Education, from the University of Albany, SUNY.