Biography
Upon graduating from Brigham Young University in 1992, I taught history at Orem High School for seven years. In 2000, I left the classroom and became an assistant principal at American Fork Junior High School. In 2003, I pursued a Ph.D. at Virginia Tech and continued in administration in Blacksburg. After finishing the doctorate in 2007, I accepted a position at the University of Northern Colorado, where I remained until coming to BYU in 2019. I advanced to the rank of full professor at the University of Northern Colorado and, upon leaving, was granted emeritus status.
Research Interests
Currently, I am collaborating with colleagues across the nation on an array of research topics, including: the impact of school finance litigation on funding for public education, P-20 administrators' responses to outlier situations (specifically, pandemics and do not resuscitate orders), the practice of arming educators to increase school safety, and school facilities.Teaching Interests
I strive to inspire and empower aspiring educational leaders to be outstanding administrators who rely on the teachings of Christ and work tirelessly to support the learning of all students.I subscribe to a pedagogical approach that actively engages learners in the learning process. Specifically, I rely on sustained group work and learning activities that afford students the opportunity to develop a degree of expertise related to the curriculum being studied. In addition, I lead discussions that encourage students to wrestle with applying various theoretical concepts to the reality of being a school leader in the 21st Century.
Professional Citizenship
- Committee/Council Chair, Education Law Association (2020 - Present)
- Editorial Review Board Member, West Education Law Reporter (2019 - Present)
- Other, Education Law in Practice (2017 - Present)
- Other, Journal of Education Finance (2017 - Present)
- Officer, National Education Finance Academy (2019 - 2023)
- Editor, Associate Editor, Education Law & Policy Review (2021 - 2021)
- Committee/Council Chair, National Education Finance Academy (2020 - 2021)
- Other, Journal of Education Finance (2015 - 2020)
- Other, Education Law Association (2015 - 2020)
- Other, Fort Collins High School (2013 - 2019)
- Board Member, Education Law Association (2017 - 2019)
- Board Member, National Education Finance Academy (2016 - 2018)
- Committee/Council Member, Greeley-Evans School District 6 - Equity Summit Planning Committee (2016 - 2017)