I want to share a recent professional milestone — and, more importantly, why it matters to my work and my candidacy for the Kimberly Area School District Board.
I recently had a peer-reviewed research article accepted for publication in the Journal of Information, Communication & Ethics in Society titled “Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Psychological Well-Being and Inclusivity in Higher Education.”
At its core, the research asks a simple but important question: When schools and institutions adopt new technologies, what conditions help students feel supported, safe, and included — and what conditions don’t?
Rather than focusing on technology for technology’s sake, the study looks at how factors like institutional support, digital literacy, transparency, and ethics shape student well-being, trust, and inclusion. The takeaway is clear: technology decisions matter most not because of the tools themselves, but because of how thoughtfully they are governed and implemented.
That insight is directly relevant to school board service.
School boards don’t select every classroom tool, but they do set expectations around student safety, transparency, evidence-based decision-making, and long-term impact. As new technologies — including AI-based systems — become more common in education, boards have a responsibility to ask careful questions before saying “yes.”
Questions like:
- How does this affect student well-being?
- Are we supporting educators and students in using it responsibly?
- Are we being transparent with families?
- Does this decision align with our values as a community?
My professional work has trained me to approach these issues cautiously, analytically, and with people at the center — not trends or pressure from vendors. That mindset is what I would bring to the Kimberly school board: thoughtful governance, respect for educators, and decisions grounded in evidence rather than hype.
Strong schools are built not just on good intentions, but on careful judgment. I believe that kind of judgment matters now more than ever.
If you have questions or want to talk about how we can navigate change responsibly in our schools, I’m always open to the conversation.