Dr. Lucas received her Doctor of Philosophy, Teacher Education/Mathematics Education from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Prior to that, she received her Master of Arts in Teaching, Mathematics Education from East Carolina University, and her Bachelor of Science in Food Science from Delaware Valley University. Dr. Lucas is the recipient of a Level 5 Summative Teacher Performance Evaluation commendation from Knox County Schools, and is a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the University of Tennessee. Her professional affiliations include the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, and Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society. Before joining the Coastal Georgia faculty in 2018, Dr. Lucas was an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Catawba College in North Carolina. Prior to teaching at the college level, her experiences included teaching middle grades and secondary mathematics, as well as coaching secondary mathematics teachers. Now, at Coastal Georgia, Dr. Lucas is supporting teacher candidates as a course instructor and practicum supervisor, and serving the Teacher Preparation program as the assessment coordinator. She enjoys researching, writing, and presenting on topics related to communication to develop conceptual understandings of math and effective usage of educational technologies to differentiate instruction.