| Ph.D., Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii | 1983 |
| M.S., Earth and Planetary Science, M.I.T. | 1977 |
| B.A., Natural Sciences, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA | 1974 |
II. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
| 2007-2011$nbsp; | NASA's Deep Impact Extended Mission, Co-Investigator, Education/Outreach Director |
| 2002-2015 | NASA's Dawn Discovery Mission-Co-Investigator, Education/Outreach Director |
| 1999-2006 | NASA's Deep Impact Discovery Mission-Co-Investigator, Education/Outreach Manager |
| 1994-2000 | Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Mission Science Team | Multispectral Imager/Near-Infrared Spectrometer |
| 1997-2001; | Faculty Director, College Park Scholars: Science, Discovery & the Universe program |
| 1996-present | Graduate Faculty-University of Maryland Astronomy Dept, Associate Research Scientist |
| 1995 | Space Telescope Science Institute-Visiting Scientist |
| 1992-1995 | National Science Foundation Visiting Professor-U. Maryland |
| 1991-1995 | Associate Research Physicist, California Space Institute, UCSD |
| 1987-1991 | Assistant Research Physicist, California Space Institute, UCSD |
| 1986-1987 | Assistant Research Scientist, Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty, Astronomy Program, University of Maryland |
| 1984-1986 | Research Associate, Astronomy Program, University of Maryland |
| 1983-1984 | Research Associate, Geography Department, University of Maryland Cooperative Agreement with Earth Resources Branch, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center |
III. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Committee Appointments
| NASA-Small Bodies Science Working Group | 1992-1996 |
| Icarus Editorial Board | 1993-1995 |
| UCSD Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Women | 1991 |
| NASA-OSSA Research & Analysis Study Committee | 1991 |
| Space Sciences Board-Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration-(COMPLEX) | 1989-1992 |
| Space Sciences Board - Committee on Data Management and Computation (CODMAC) | 1985-1988 |
Elected Positions
| AAAS-Member-at-Large Section Committee of Section on Astronomy | 2000-2004 |
| AAS-Division of Planetary Sciences - committee | 1994-1997 |
| American Geophysical Union-Secretary Planetology | 1990-1992 |
Membership in Professional Organizations:
| American Astronomical Society-Division of Planetary Science |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| American Geophysical Union |
| The Meteoritical Society |
Awards
| NASA Group Achievement Award NEAR Shoemaker mission | 2002 |
| NASA Group Achievement Award NEAR Project Team | 1998 |
| 1996 Hall Fellow, Concord Academy | 1996 |
| NASA-Group Achievement Award Public Outreach Comet SL-9 | 1995 |
| Sverdrup Visiting Scholar, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN | 1995 |
| The Space Foundation - Space Industrialization Fellowship: | 1982-1983 |
| Outstanding Young Woman of America | 1985 |
IV. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
| Concord Academy Board of Trustees | 2002-present | Concord Academy, Advisory Board | 1999-2001 | Vice-President, Explore-It-All Science Center | 1996-2000 |
| Advisory Board, Explore-It-All Science Center | 1994-1996 |