Teaching Philosophy

Teaching, for me, is more than just a profession—it's a calling. Growing up with university professor parents, I saw firsthand the incredible difference they made in their students' lives. That's the kind of teacher I want to be.

I believe the best learning happens through doing. That's why I design my courses around real-world cases, projects, and simulations that let students actually practice what we're discussing in theory. I also hold what might be a controversial view: making mistakes is one of the best ways to learn. So I allow re-dos on most assignments in my classes, giving students the chance to learn from their errors and improve.

I teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, covering Strategic Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Research Methods and Diagnostic Techniques, and Human Resource Development. Here at EMU, I've taught across several courses in the MSHROD program—MGMT 509, MGMT 610, MGMT 613, MGMT 621, MGMT 622, and MGMT 628. Since Fall 2022, I've also been teaching MGMT 638.

Being available to my students is something I take seriously. As I like to tell them, borrowing from Harry Potter: "Help is always given at Hogwarts... but you do have to ask for it."

I have been working with Dr. Jillian Graves from Social Work on Interprofessional Interdisciplinary Research. We recently extended this to the classroom. 

Read more about this approach here.  

InterProfessional InterDisciplinary Problem Solving in the Classroom