AAPT: American Association of Physics Teachers

Meet Andrew

Towards the end of my time at graduate school, I had several in-depth conversations with my advisor regarding the next steps in my career. One of the things he highlighted was the skillset I had accrued over the last several years. He suggested that I should leverage my strengths towards a teaching career. From that conversation, I found that teaching is a wonderful fit for my desire to help the next generation of STEM majors.

I wanted to be part of a community with a shared vision for improving physics education and outreach. To be a more effective educator, it helps to learn from colleagues across the nation. Their varied perspectives offer different opportunities to engage in new ideas I might not have thought of on my own.