Meet Jennifer

I remember taking physics in high school and thinking it was the coolest thing. I loved how physics made me think of the world in a different way, and it was also challenging, which made it fun and interesting for me. I think it also helped that my dad had a physics degree and my mom had an engineering degree, so I was fortunate to be raised in a STEM household. However, what steered me towards physics education was actually two professors from my community college. One professor was my calculus professor, David Lowenkron. It seemed like he could explain the most fundamental and complex topics to anyone. I remember the feeling of revelation and deep understanding as he was explaining derivatives at the basic conceptual level. It was amazing, and he cared about his students' learning. I spent hours in his office or after class asking him questions, as did other students, and he never seemed to grow tired of us. He genuinely wanted to help us learn.