I am a movement educator, scholar, author and choreographer. My days are centered around the moving body, my own and others. Much of the moving is dancing and boxing and rock climbing, I also love to roll on balls – seeking the sensations of connectedness through my body, and to sprint down the street – propelling my mass forward through the space with vigor and commitment.

I direct Integrated Movement Studies and am an Associate Professor of Dance at Alfred University. As a Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst through Integrated Movement Studies, a Master Somatic Movement Educator through ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Educators and Therapists Association) and Certified Personal Trainer through NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) the creative, moving body is at the forefront of my interests.

I have a Masters in Fine Arts in Dance from SUNY Brockport, a Masters in Liberal Studies from SUNY Empire State College, and a Bachelors in Dance and Arts and Education from William Smith College, with high honors for my honors thesis “Cultivating Creative Bodies.” I am also a Simonson Certified Dance Teacher.