Merredith Portsmore (mportsmo@tufts.edu)

Born: Trenton, NJ
Raised: Midland Park, NJ
Current Home: Waltham, MA

Education:
Midland Park High School (1993)
Tufts University (B.S.M.E and B.A in English) (1998)
Tufts University (M.A. in Education) (1999)

I am currently working on my Ph.D in Engineering Education in the M.S.T.E program. My dissertation will focus on how creativity and problem solving are enhanced in K-12 students by doing hands-on engineering education projects.

Interests: Cooking, Kayaking, Figure Skating, and taking over the world.