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About me

Introduction	I am a mom of 3 wonderful children. I hold a BS in Music Education, a BS in Physics and Astronomy and an MS in Physics. During various times in my life, I have worked either as a teacher, musician, scientist or stay-at-home mom. I follow a "natural parenting" philosophy, preferring natural births, extended breastfeeding, babywearing, co-sleeping, cloth diapering and elimination communication. I am also a vegan, an atheist, an environmentalist, and a politically liberal person. I support alternative education: two of my three children attend a Montessori elementary school, and my third child will likely either be homeschooled or attend a Montessori school. I am fascinated by the idea of life on other planets, and have studied extrasolar planets as graduate student researcher, confirming several transits of giant planets through my observations. My Publications: Master's Thesis: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-08122011-222923/ Papers in The Astrophysical Journal: http://arxiv.org/abs/1008.4129 http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.5514

Introduction

I am a mom of 3 wonderful children. I hold a BS in Music Education, a BS in Physics and Astronomy and an MS in Physics. During various times in my life, I have worked either as a teacher, musician, scientist or stay-at-home mom. I follow a "natural parenting" philosophy, preferring natural births, extended breastfeeding, babywearing, co-sleeping, cloth diapering and elimination communication. I am also a vegan, an atheist, an environmentalist, and a politically liberal person. I support alternative education: two of my three children attend a Montessori elementary school, and my third child will likely either be homeschooled or attend a Montessori school. I am fascinated by the idea of life on other planets, and have studied extrasolar planets as graduate student researcher, confirming several transits of giant planets through my observations. My Publications: Master's Thesis: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-08122011-222923/ Papers in The Astrophysical Journal: http://arxiv.org/abs/1008.4129 http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.5514