Lecturer
Co-Director, Biotechnology Teaching Laboratory
Program Director, Holiday Science Camp

BS Biology, Stony Brook University
MAT Biology, Stony Brook University
New York State Teacher Certifications
     Biology Grades 7-12
     Earth Science Grades 7-12
     General Science 5-12

Kristen is a Lecturer and Co-Director of the Biotechnology Teaching Laboratories (BTL) at the Institute for STEM Education at Stony Brook University.  She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and her Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Biology at Stony Brook University. At the University, Kristen teaches two courses in biotechnology, one targeted to non-science, undergraduate students and the other for graduate students in the MAT Biology program.  As Assistant Director of the BTL, Kristen teaches hundreds of visiting middle and high school students over the course of the academic year, while also training and mentoring students from the MAT program and coaching them through their first teaching experiences.  Kristen is involved in various science workshops and camps for students in grades 5-12.  In 2015, Kristen started the Holiday Science Camp, one-day science workshops for students in grades 5, 6 & 7, to give students hands-on science experience in a fun, educational environment.