Teaching Experience
Instructor – Changing Global Oceans (Spring 2024), Northeastern University Masters-level course at Friday Harbor Labs, administered through the Three Seas program. This course investigates the major drivers to changes in the world’s oceans over different time scales, from past millennia to the most recent 100 years. Through hands-on field and lab activities, we explore the physiological responses of marine organisms to rising ocean temperatures, feedbacks between marine organisms and ocean chemistry, and drivers of change in local marine ecosystems. Students completed individual research projects focused on organismal responses to ocean warming.
Instructor – Island Biology in the Bahamas (January 2023), St. Olaf College course at the Gerace Research Center Field Station on San Salvador Island, Bahamas - Co-instructor for a month-long study abroad course focused on island biology and ecology, including biodiversity surveys, instruction in research methods, lectures, and field trips. Students conducted independent research projects on behavioral ecology, seagrass and coral reef community ecology, algal physiology and more!
Teaching Assistant – Microbiomes Across Environments (September 2019), The University of Chicago course at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, MA - Taught undergraduate students to perform microbiome research, including field-based experimental design and Illumina library prep and 16S rRNA gene sequencing during an intensive 3-week long immersive course. Developed an introductory bioinformatic analysis pipeline using QIIME2, taught students to effectively analyze and visualize complex data.
Teaching Assistant – Marine Ecology (Winter 2019), The University of Chicago - Teaching assistant for a lecture-based survey course in marine ecology. Helped students prepare for exams and worked individually with students throughout the quarter to develop a research paper in the field of marine ecology.
Teaching Assistant – Marine Invertebrates of Woods Hole (September 2017), The University of Chicago course at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, MA - Teaching assistant for an intensive 3-week long field course aimed at describing invertebrate biodiversity in Woods Hole, MA. Mentored students in developing independent research projects with local marine invertebrates.
Teaching Assistant – Microbiology Lab (2014-2016) - The University of North Carolina Wilmington: Taught 4 semesters of Microbiology Lab - Designed pre-lab lectures, led lab activities, wrote exams over 4 semesters with lab sections of 20-30 students, mentored students during semester-long projects to identify unknown microbial isolates with biochemical tests and DNA sequencing approaches.
Instructor – Island Biology in the Bahamas (January 2023), St. Olaf College course at the Gerace Research Center Field Station on San Salvador Island, Bahamas - Co-instructor for a month-long study abroad course focused on island biology and ecology, including biodiversity surveys, instruction in research methods, lectures, and field trips. Students conducted independent research projects on behavioral ecology, seagrass and coral reef community ecology, algal physiology and more!
Teaching Assistant – Microbiomes Across Environments (September 2019), The University of Chicago course at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, MA - Taught undergraduate students to perform microbiome research, including field-based experimental design and Illumina library prep and 16S rRNA gene sequencing during an intensive 3-week long immersive course. Developed an introductory bioinformatic analysis pipeline using QIIME2, taught students to effectively analyze and visualize complex data.
Teaching Assistant – Marine Ecology (Winter 2019), The University of Chicago - Teaching assistant for a lecture-based survey course in marine ecology. Helped students prepare for exams and worked individually with students throughout the quarter to develop a research paper in the field of marine ecology.
Teaching Assistant – Marine Invertebrates of Woods Hole (September 2017), The University of Chicago course at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, MA - Teaching assistant for an intensive 3-week long field course aimed at describing invertebrate biodiversity in Woods Hole, MA. Mentored students in developing independent research projects with local marine invertebrates.
Teaching Assistant – Microbiology Lab (2014-2016) - The University of North Carolina Wilmington: Taught 4 semesters of Microbiology Lab - Designed pre-lab lectures, led lab activities, wrote exams over 4 semesters with lab sections of 20-30 students, mentored students during semester-long projects to identify unknown microbial isolates with biochemical tests and DNA sequencing approaches.
Teaching Recognition
Booth Prize for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching (2019) - The University of Chicago teaching award given to only 4 graduate students annually across the entire University; nominated by students and faculty.
Pedagogical Training
Chicago Center for Teaching College Teaching Certificate (Summer 2021) - Completed professional development programming aimed at developing effective, inclusive, and student-centered pedagogical approaches. Reflected critically on my teaching experiences and engaged in a teaching consultation for constructive feedback.
Completed Critical Pedagogy in the University Classroom (Fall 2020) - Examined the relationships among power, oppression, society, education, discrimination, and transformative change. Engaged in a robust dialogue about ways to use pedagogy as a tool to challenge and transform societal and systemic injustices.
Completed Course Design and College Teaching (Fall 2019) - Learned how to develop and design an inclusive and student-centered ourse, based in meaningful learning objectives, with teaching methods and assessments aligned with those objectives. Practiced reflecting critically on my teaching practices and developed inclusive approaches to teaching in the university classroom.
Completed Critical Pedagogy in the University Classroom (Fall 2020) - Examined the relationships among power, oppression, society, education, discrimination, and transformative change. Engaged in a robust dialogue about ways to use pedagogy as a tool to challenge and transform societal and systemic injustices.
Completed Course Design and College Teaching (Fall 2019) - Learned how to develop and design an inclusive and student-centered ourse, based in meaningful learning objectives, with teaching methods and assessments aligned with those objectives. Practiced reflecting critically on my teaching practices and developed inclusive approaches to teaching in the university classroom.