Hello! My name is Mihiri (Mia) Meepegama. I am a doctoral student in the Instructional Technology doctoral program at Duquesne University. While going to school for my own professional growth, I also teach high school science in a private school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

I was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where I began my career as a teacher once I graduated with my bachelors degree from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. In Sri Lanka I taught science to students in grades six through eleven for two years. While I loved teaching, I realized that I had no pre-service training nor any professional development in being a good educator, so I decided to come back to USA to follow a masters program in secondary school science education. 

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As I gain the content, pedagogical, and procedural knowledge of being an educator, the more I strive to help spread this knowledge to other teachers. Therefore my professional goal is to become a teacher educator to help pre- and in-service teachers become better at what they do. Furthermore, I hope to continue researching ways to improve professional development for teachers, especially those who teach in low-income areas.