Linsey McMullen is a first year Ph.D. student at Michigan State University in Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education. She graduated from Saint Mary’s College with her Bachelor of Science in Biology (Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology) and minors in Mathematics and Justice Studies. Linsey went on to receive her Master's in Education in Secondary Science Education from Vanderbilt University. She is a Knowles Teaching Fellow and spent four years teaching high school Biology, Environmental Science, and Chemistry in Cincinnati, OH.