Jennifer received her BFA from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2002. In addition to a formal education, she worked full time as a studio assistant for Bliss Pottery from 1998 to 2002. For post baccalaureate study, Jennifer attended Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Crafts from August 2002 until June 2003.
In the summer of 2003, she was awarded the Eric Myhre Scholarship and summer resident position at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. In 2006, Jennifer received her MFA in ceramics from Indiana University. Following graduate school, she was awarded the 2006-2007 Taunt Fellowship to return to the Archie Bray Foundation. During the 2008 NCECA Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, Jennifer was recognized as a 2008 NCECA Emerging Artist. Recently, Jennifer was the 2008-2009 Myer Fellow Resident Artist at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. She currently teaches drawing classes at West Virginia University and keeps a studio. Her work is represented nationally including The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA, Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN and Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, MT.