Staff Listing

In my role with Mathematics and Statistics Learning Support, I oversee the creation and implementation of supplementary programming designed to assist our students with their quantitative courses. Services are aimed at providing students with methods to review and deepen their understanding of prerequisite skills, to clarify current concepts covered by their courses, and to develop effective learning strategies and problem solving skills. Collaborating with colleagues and faculty, we continue to explore new ways to support students in a variety of learning environments.

I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to assist our students in reaching their potential, in being successful in their courses, and in developing their appreciation for math and stats. It is also a rewarding experience to work with a wonderful team of undergraduate student staff to provide the many peer to peer learning supports that we have put in place at Laurier.

Joining Laurier as a staff member in 1994, I was initially hired by the Department of Mathematics as a laboratory instructor. When the Mathematics Assistance Centre (MAC) was born in 2005, it was a natural fit for me. In 2006, the MAC became part of the Centre for Student Success, and then more recently has undergone a name change to Mathematics and Statistics (MaSt) Learning Support. I continue to work closely with those in the math department, coordinate their Calculus Preparation Evaluation, and am the instructor for the non-credit TriAGe: Preparation for University Calculus course.

I have a BEd from the University of Western Ontario (1994) and am a Laurier alumnus, having completed a double major BA program in Mathematics and Geography (1993).

My primary role is to provide resources and guidance to the student body, to help with the transition from high school mathematics to university expectations, and to the faculty by maintaining and updating resources that they can utilize in their courses. Along with the manager (Tina Balfour), in Mathematics and Statistics Learning Support, we design, implement and maintain several academic support programs for students/faculty preparing for and/or completing mathematics, statistics and other quantitative-based courses offered by various academic departments across Laurier’s Waterloo campus.

I joined Laurier in July of 2017 as the program coordinator with the Mathematics and Statistics (MaSt) Learning Support team. Prior to that, I was a secondary teacher in Northern Saskatchewan, teaching mathematics, physics and computer science.

I have a BEd (2012) and an HBSc in Mathematics Integrated with Computers and Applications with a concentration in Pure Mathematics (2011) from Brock University.