EDUCATION CREDENTIALS: Ph.D. • Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy); Higher Education cognate • University of South Florida, Tampa, FL M.Ed. • Secondary English Education • University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Post-Baccalaureate • Elementary Education Certification (62 hours) • University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO B.A. • English, major • History, minor • University of Tampa, Tampa, FL Certified: Florida Department of Education teaching certificate includes Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), English (Grades 7-12), Exceptional Student Education K-12, English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) endorsement, Reading endorsement, Gifted endorsement