Academic Success Coach

2023 - Present

College of Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

• Educate incoming undergraduates on General Education requirements which lay the liberal arts foundation of their Bachelors degree.
• Provide major course advising for certain programs within the College of Sciences where training has been provided. Specialization in Natural Science Course Progressions, particularly the Biology program.
• Perform reviews of degree audits for graduation certifications.
• Special projects: optimize and updated college website; redesign student-facing qualtrics forms for clarity and usability.
• Address urgent and emergent issues relating to university policies, student registration, overrides, and more.

Science Educator

2017 - 2023

Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida.
Winter Park High School 2018-2023
Ocoee High School 2017-2018

• Teach science classes to diverse high school students (Chemistry & Environmental Science)
• Employ growth mindset approach to academic success, student confidence & scientific literacy
• Author & modify lessons to accommodate a variety of learning styles, educational gaps and language acquisition levels
• Additional leadership roles within the district:
  • Writer, Chemistry Essentials Lab Manual (21, 22) - Develop a district-wide resource of hands-on and digital labs and learning activities
  • Trainer, Chemistry “Impact” Sessions (21, 22) - Run sample lessons & train educators
  • Leader, District AP Chemistry PLC (22) - Run professional development days
  • Writer, Common Final Exam, Chemistry (21) - Evaluate the district-wide assessment for validity, bias, and relevance. Author and rewrite questions as needed
  • Tutor & Monitor, “Reboot” Academic Success Program (20-23) - Work with students in need of academic support, virtually and in person, after school
  • Sponsor, GSA Gay Straight Alliance (20-22) - Support a high-need cohort of students with bi-weekly meetings, community building, and advocacy with administration

Master of Arts in Teaching, Chemistry

2017 - 2018

University of Central Florida

Extensive graduate-level teacher preparation program. Research-based instructional strategies for effective science teaching including universal design, lab experiences, project-based learning, and accommodations for diverse learners. Provided a strong foundation in educational philosophy, pedagogy, and history of educational systems in the U.S. Supported by T-MAST Fellowship by the Lockheed Martin/UCF Academy. Included mentored internship.

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with Honors

2003-2007

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

A broad liberal arts foundation including strong philosophical, cultural, and sociological/anthropological explorations: Cultural anthropology (Western & Non-western cultural practices, ethnobotany, relationship structures); Medical anthropology (belief and healing practices); Physical anthropology (Human, modern primate & ancestral primate physiology, osteology, evolutionary patterns, and behavior). Included a study abroad experience in Madagascar, with independent ethnobotanical research and presentation of research at U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo. Member of the Honors College, producing a culminating research paper on Environmental Education and development of an accompanying environmental-themed children's book, "The Gift". Summa cum Laude, Golden Key International, Phi Theta Kappa, Honors College.

Duke Energy, MSE Teacher Impact Grant Recipient

2020

Winter Park HS (OCPS), Winter Park, Florida

Wrote proposal, won and received grant funding to furnish the WPHS Chemistry department with vacuum instruments to demonstrate gas laws, additional sets of ring stands for titrations, scales with higher precision for gravimetric analysis, and further published and physical materials to expand our PLC’s library of rigorous labs for AP and IB classes.

RET Fellowship, “Internet of Things”

2019-2020 Cohort

University of Central Florida, Interdisciplinary NSF-funded project

Summer fellowship experiencing material sciences labs (smart sensors, carbon fiber manufacture & 3D printing applications), coding (Java), and ethical considerations of integrated communications technology. Culminating project: Use of MIT "Scratch" drag-and-drop coding platform for student-developed chemical models & calculators. Initial concept presented via poster at a UCF symposium. After implementation with students, learning outcome data was presented along with reflections and concept improvements at the following year's RET cohort presentation.

ChannelAdvisor Catalyst Community Contributor Award

2015

Web Development & Content Management System Development

Honored at 2015 Catalyst Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, as "the individual who has most actively contributed consistent and valuable content to ChannelAdvisor's Strategy & Support Center (SSC) forums in the past year. Not only does this individual ask questions pertaining to his/her own e-commerce business on the forums, but he/she frequently offers friendly advice and suggestions to other users and is eager to lend a helping hand and share expertise with the ChannelAdvisor community." Note: Awarded under maiden name, Lynne Auletta. Read the Press Release.