About Me

My name is James and I'm originally from Roanoke, Virginia. Nice to meet you!

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I'm a veteran having served on active duty in the United States Army. During that time, myself and my spouse, Pam, lived primarily in Upstate New York and Oahu, Hawaii. I'm also a first generation student/professional! This means that I'm the first in my family to attain at least a Bachelor's degree. 

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While growing up, I always saw the classroom and reading as a safe place and this has always been my inspiration in my own classroom, with an overall goal of creating a place where everyone regardless of background can see themselves in higher education. I do this through working in TRIO with First Generation Students at Idaho State University.

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Outside of education, I can be found watching classic films (especially Universal Monster and Godzilla films!), playing retro video games,  or reading comic books. Also, I love reading and my favorite childhood books were Chika-Chika Boom Boom!, as well as James and the Giant Peach (for obvious reasons - haha!).