Education Astronaut; Bachelor of Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 1995; Master of Education, Temple University, Pennsylvania, 1999; Master of Science, Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, 2001; Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, 2007; lehrt 1999 - 2007 Astronomy and Earth Science an der Tunkhannock Area High School (Pennsylvania); seit 2007 Director of Mathematics and Science, Abington Heights School District; Semifinalist bei den Astronautenauswahlen der NASA-Gruppen 19 und 20.