Teaching

PHILOSOPHY
I am an enthusiastic educator who appreciates the scientific aspect of teaching. A degree in Education, several graduate courses on collegiate teaching, and extensive faculty development have equipped me with evidence on what works to enrich student learning and promote educational equity. You can read the teaching philosophy statement below to learn how this evidence has shaped my teaching philosophy and specific teaching strategies. In short, my teaching follows three principles: (1) students learn with people they know, (2) students learn when they do things, (3) students learn in equitable classrooms.

SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Berea College (2020-2021):
Social Statistics, Research Methods, Social Class and Education,
Intro to Sociology (2 semesters)

Ripon College (2019):
Intro to Sociology

University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019):
Statistics Short Course (co-taught with Morgan Matthews)

Macalester College (2012-2015, as Teaching Assistant):
Differential Equations (3 semesters), Linear Algebra, Discrete
Mathematics, Applied Multivariable Calculus III

ENDOWED AWARDS
A. Wayne Roberts Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2015)
Macalester College
For a graduate committed to excellence in teaching

MHTA Award for STEM Education (2014)
Minnesota High Tech Association
For outstanding contributions to STEM education

PEER-REVIEWED TEACHING RESOURCE
“Interrogating Causation with Screencasts, a ‘Clickbait’ News Activity, and Short Essays.” Published at Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology (TRAILS) through the American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/interrogating-causation-with-screencasts-a

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
Pedagogy Certificate Program (UC Merced)
Student-Faculty Partnership Program (Berea College)
Inclusive Pedagogy (American Sociological Association)
Teaching Statistics (UW Madison)
Teaching Sociology (UW Madison)
The College Classroom (UW Madison)