Hi! I am a Math Professor at the Gibbs Campus. I have been teaching with St. Petersburg College for 15 years. I did not start out as a "math nerd". But I took a calculus class in college and really enjoyed it. So I took another and another and ended up with a Math undergraduate degree from FSU. Then I went to University of Texas at Austin where I earned a Master's and discovered I really like teaching math. I am so lucky that is what I get to do everyday. I teach a range of math classes - usually Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra and Applied Calculus. My classes use an etext like MyMathLab or ALEKS. I teach calculator techniques including the newer graphing application Desmos. I think math is really interesting in what it tells us about the universe as well as useful. I try to share that with my students. I recognize most people see math as something to "get through" but I will try to help you learn a few applications you can take with you. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband, two adult daughters, and my friends and extended family. One of my hobbies is backpacking. I try to make at least one trip every year. I have had a chance to backpack in Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, the Smokies, Shendandoah and lots of places in Florida.