The holistic WPI experience, both inside and outside the classroom, is a phenomenal learning laboratory that can prepare students for their future lives as leaders and citizens. At WPI, students have the opportunity to take risks, try new skills and opportunities, and to learn from them. The spirit of collaboration, value for student input, and culture of innovation makes WPI a place where students can build meaningful relationships with students, faculty, and staff who share their passions and interests. I am committed to ensuring that students make meaning of their curricular and co-curricular lives and are better prepared to succeed post-college.

In alignment with my philosophy, I work at WPI with a team of dedicated staff to support our holistic co-curricular experience. One of my favorite functions is to analyze the environment on campus and to work to remove barriers that affect student success. I am currently working with a team to support the implementation of universal design principles that support all students in achieving success and belonging at WPI. As a scholar-practitioner my interests include analyzing systems, processes and cultures that inhibit student success, enhancing the experiences of marginalized populations in the STEM pipeline, deviant behavior among college populations, particularly hazing, and masculine expression among college men.

Education
PhD, Educational Policy and Leadership--Higher Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2018
MA, College Student Personnel, Bowling Green State University, 2005
BA, Anthropology, The Ohio State University, 2002
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Professional Highlights & Honors
Lecturer, Counselor Education and Family Therapy
Central Connecticut State University
NBC Boston
WPI Prepares for Return to Campus Amid Pandemic

NBC 10 Boston reported on the checklist WPI is recommending for students to follow in order to safely return to campus in the fall. “This is all about helping ensure that the experience students have is as low-risk and as seamless as possible,” Emily Perlow, assistant dean of students, told NBC Boston. (Clips begins at the 00:23 mark).

Diversity in Action
WPI Addresses Unconscious Bias

WPI’s ongoing efforts to prepare students for an increasingly diverse workforce were highlighted in this Diversity in Action article. “Researchers will teach WPI students how to identify and address bias and work in groups in ways that promote equity,” the article stated.