I am an associate professor of physics at Bismarck State College (BSC). In fall 2016, I began my eighth year at BSC. I received a BS in physics (1995) and masters in physics (2001) from Moi University in Kenya, and received my PhD in physics from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2008.

I joined AAPT when I started teaching full-time at the community college in Bismarck. I had known about AAPT from The Physics Teacher journal when I was an undergraduate in Kenya. My initial reason for joining AAPT was to have access to the physics journals and articles. However, I quickly realized that I was getting ideas, tips, and strategies for teaching physics and was now connected to a great community of educators and researchers.

I have been actively involved in my local section and nationally with the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). At the local...

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