Degrees: B.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience (Honors College Graduate with Distinction)

Graduation: Harding University, May 2025

Graduate Program: Ed.S. in School Psychology, University of Central Arkansas

Honors Thesis: Professional Shame as Experienced by Christian Ministers: Examining the Lived Experiences of Those with Societal Platforms

Awards:

• Mental Health Services Fellowship (University of Central Arkansas)

• Top Research Award - Department of Behavioral Sciences (2025)

• Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award. Arkansas Division of Higher Education (2024)

• Trey Carlock Rising Scholar Award - Honors College (2023)

Presenter:

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2025)

• American Society for Engineering Education (2024)

• National Collegiate Honors Council (2024)

• Harding Undergraduate Research Conference (2023, 2024)

Degrees: B.S. in Psychology (Honors College Graduate with Distinction)

Graduation: Harding University, May 2025

Graduate Program: M.S. in Social Psychology and Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Ball State University

Honors Thesis: Mentorship as Experienced by Black Women in STEM at Predominantly White Institutions

Awards:

• First place in Presentation at SAEOPP Conference - Education Category (June 2024)

• McNair Scholar of the Summer (June 2024)

• Top Internship Award - Department of Behavioral Sciences (2025)

Presenter:

• American Society for Engineering Education (2024)

• SAEOPP McNair Research Conference (2024)

• Harding Undergraduate Research Conference (2024, 2025)

• UNM McNair Scholars Research Conference (2024)

• National Collegiate Honors Council (2024)

Doctoral Program: ​Ph.D. in Engineering, Resilient Infrastructure Systems, University of Georgia (Graduated: August 2021)

Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Built Environment and Sustainable Engineering Lab, University of Pittsburgh

Affiliated Research Projects:

• Advancing academic well-being in engineering faculty

• Quality in interpretive research

Presenter:

• American Society for Engineering Education (2022)

• [Best communicated poster - First Place] OHSU/OSU Postdoctoral Symposium (2022)

• ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (2022)​

Degrees: B.B.A. in Accounting (Honors College Graduate with Distinction), M.S. in Information Systems

Graduation: Harding University, May 2023

Current Position: Analyst II, Accounting and Finance Development Program, Walmart.

Honors Thesis: Professional Shame as Experienced by Pre-Professional Accountants

Awards:

• Outstanding Christian Business Student - Paul R. Carter College of Business (2023)

• Larry R. Long Commendation Award - Honors College (2023)

Presenter:

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2023)

• Alpha Chi National Convention (2022)

• Harding Undergraduate Research Conference (2022, 2023)

Degree: B.S. in Psychology (Honors College Graduate with Distinction)

Graduation: Harding University, May 2023

Current Position: Research Coordinator, BabyLab, University of Virginia

Honors Thesis: Social Connectedness as Experienced by Black Christian Women at a Predominantly White University

Awards:

• Top Research Award - Department of Behavioral Sciences (2023)

• Trey Carlock Rising Scholar Award - Honors College (2022)

Presenter:

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2023)

• Harding Undergraduate Research Conference (2023)

Degrees: B.S. in Public Administration, B.A. in Communication Studies (Honors College Graduate with Distinction)

Graduation: Harding University, May 2022

Current Position: Graduate Research Assistant, Scalable Asymmetric Lifestyle Engagement (SCALE) Program, Purdue University

Graduate Program: M.A. in Organizational Communication, Purdue University (Graduated: May 2024)

Honors Thesis: Unpacking Political Identity in First-Time Voting Christian Women: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Awards: 

• Trey Carlock Rising Scholar Award - Honors College (2021)

Presenter:

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2021, 2022)

• Alpha Chi National Convention (2022)

• Harding Undergraduate Research Conference (2021, 2022)

Degree: B.S. in Psychology (Honors College Graduate)

Graduation: Harding University, December 2019

Research Project: The lived experience of professional shame in engineering amid minoritization

Current Position: Research Assistant, Family Project, TWU

Graduate Program: Specialist in School Psychology, Texas Woman's University  (Graduated: May 2024)

Awards: 

• Best Paper – Joint Conference for the REES and AAEE Meeting (2021)

• Best Paper Nominee – Education Research and Methods (ERM) Division, ASEE Conference (2019)

Presenter:

• [ERM Division Best Paper Nominee] American Society for Engineering Education (2019)

• [Best Paper] Research in Engineering Education Symposium (2021)

• American Education Research Association (2021)

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2018, 2019, 2021)

• ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (2020)

Degree: B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Honors College Graduate with Distinction)

Graduation: Harding University, May 2021

Current Position: Minister, Pasir Panjang Church of Christ

Honors Thesis: Hybridized Spirituality in Singaporean Christians

Awards: 

• Larry R. Long Commendation Award - Honors College (2021)

• Clark Youngblood Prize for Best Paper Presentation in Philosophy and Religion, 2020 Alpha Chi Convention. Hybridized spirituality in Singaporean Christians.

Presenter:

• [Best Paper Presentation in Philosophy and Religion] Alpha Chi National Convention (2021)

• Harding Undergraduate Research Conference (2021)

Degree: B.A. in Medical Humanities 

Graduation: Harding University, May 2021

Current Positions: ​

• Court Appointed Special Advocate in Shelby County

• Morning Barista at Belltower

Graduate Program: M.S. in Applied Behavioral Analysis at Endicott College (Anticipated Graduation: December 2026).

Research Project: Social connection as experienced by women students amid COVID-19

Presenter:

• Harding Undergraduate Research Conference (2021)

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2021)

Degree: B.S. in Computer Engineering (Honors College Graduate) 

Graduation: Harding University, May 2020

Current Position: IT Support Technician, Bering Straits Native Corporation.

Research Project: Personal experience of Identity in human-centered design settings

Degrees: B.A. in Art, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering 

Graduation: Harding University, May 2020

Current Position: Architectural Associate, Fitzpatrick Architects

Graduate Program: Master of Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington (Graduated: August 2023)

Research Project: Investigating how masculinity is experienced and enacted in engineering contexts

Presenter:

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2018)

Doctoral Program: ​Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, Regent University (Graduated: May 2017)

Current Positions: 

• Assistant Professor of Counseling at John Brown University

• Therapist at The Forge Counseling Group

Affiliated Research Projects:

• Professional shame

• Quality in interpretive research

Presenter:

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2018)

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Degree: Bachelor of Social Work (Honors College Graduate)

Graduation: Harding University, May 2019

Current Positions: 

• CEO, Brown Strategic Consulting

• Consultant, Berkeley D-Lab

Graduate Programs: 

• M.S.W. at Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis (Graduated: December 2020)

• Ph.D. in Social Welfare at UC Berkeley (Anticipated Graduation: May 2027)

Research Project: Experience of identity amid chronic homelessness

Awards:

• Rhodes Scholar Finalist (2021)

Presenter:

• International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (2021)

Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Graduation: Harding University, May 2019

Current Position: Associate Director, McNair Scholars Program, Harding University

Graduate Program: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State  (Graduated: August 2023)

Research Project: Experience of professional shame in white male engineering students

Awards:

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2021)

Presenter:

• American Society for Engineering Education (2018)

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2018)

• SAEOPP McNair Research Conference (2018)

Degree: B.S. in Psychology (Honors College Graduate)

Graduation: Harding University, May 2019

Graduate Programs: M.S. in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University (Anticipated Graduation: May 2025);

Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University (Anticipated Graduation: May 2025)

Research Project: Investigating students’ experiences of frustration in post-secondary STEM courses

Awards:

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2021)

Presenter:

• American Society for Engineering Education (2018)

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention (2018)

Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Graduation: Harding University, May 2018

Current Position: Director of Vision and Engagement, Cedar Rock Ministries 

Research Project: Identity in a mug: How individuals connect their coffee drink selection to identity

Presenter:

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention (2018)

Degrees: Bachelor of Social Work; B.A. in Spanish

Graduation: Harding University, May 2018

Current Position: Global Program Manager, Thistle Farms 

Graduate Program: M.S.W. at the University of Denver (Graduated: June 2019)

Research Project: Exploring how ministry students psychologically experience career identity in relation to their faith

Presenter:

• Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention (2018)

Degree: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering

Graduation: Harding University, May 2016

Current Position: Senior CI Quality Engineer at Intuitive Surgical

Graduate Program: M.A. in Economics at the University of Memphis (Graduated: August 2021)

Research Project: Investigating how design concepts evolve in engineering students

Presenter:

• American Society for Engineering Education Conference (2018)