Experience
Teaching Assistant for BIOL 163: Evolutionary Ecology of the Terrestrial Vertebrates
University of California, Riverside; undergraduate lab and field trips (Fall 2019)
Teaching Assistant for BIOL 161A: Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates
University of California, Riverside; undergraduate discussion section (Fall 2017 and 2018)
Guest Seminar Leader for EEOB 210: Organismal Biology
University of California, Riverside; graduate course (Spring 2018)
Guest Lecturer for BIOL 5B: Introduction to Organismal Biology
University of California, Riverside; undergraduate course (May 2017)
Training/certifications
University Teaching Certificate Program
University of California, Riverside (January – June 2019)
Highly selective program on innovative practices in pedagogy
Graduate Student Diversity Certificate Program: “Making Excellence Inclusive”
University of California, Riverside (March – June 2018)
Weekly three-hour-long workshop that teaches skills for promoting equity and
inclusiveness in the classroom
BIOL 301: Teaching Biology at the College Level
University of California, Riverside (September – December 2017)
Graduate level course to increase TA effectiveness
Teaching Development Day
University of California, Riverside (May 2017)
Series of workshops covering various topics in pedagogy
ENTOM 3350: Naturalist Outreach Practicum
Cornell University (January – May 2012)
Upper-level undergraduate course on effective practices in educational outreach
Other activities related to teaching
Consultant, Graduate Writing Center
University of California, Riverside (September 2019 – present)
Invited speaker, Graduate Student Diversity Certificate Program
“Mitigating stereotype threat through growth mindsets”
University of California, Riverside (May 2019)
Presenter, Teaching Development Day
“Mitigating stereotype threat through growth mindsets”
University of California, Riverside (May 2019)
Panelist, STEM TA Roundtable
University of California, Riverside (April 2019)
Invited Panelist on Grant Writing for EEOB 265: “Lunch Bunch”
University of California, Riverside; graduate course (April 2016)
