Teachers are there to help students gain skills that will help them be informed and productive citizens.”
Gray’s Story
Teaching Discipline
Chemistry and Physical Science
Why Science
“Science is everywhere you look; I like being able to see something and know how it works. It makes me appreciate everything around me.”
Professional Experience
During their undergraduate studies, Gray worked as a Chemistry Teaching Assistant. As a graduate student, they worked as a Research Assistant in soil science. In this role, they created a qPCR primer that could detect E. coli.
Gray also worked as a community volunteer tutor for Schools of Hope—a unique collaboration of the Madison Metropolitan School District, United Way of Dane County, and local area non-profit agencies designed to increase the academic performance of students of color and those from low-income families.
During the 2014–2015 academic year, they began teaching full time.
Hobbies
Gray enjoys reading, watching television, traveling, whitewater kayaking and hip hop dancing.
Academic Background
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (Certification in Secondary Science)
- St. Norbert College (Bachelor of Science in Chemistry)