Teaching
Please find a downloadable PDF of my Teaching Portfolio at bottom of page
(included in the teaching portfolio is my statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching excellence, and sample syllabi)
Teaching Experience:
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, California Lutheran University
- Humanities Tutorial I (Honors) - Ancient Greece: From Mythos to Logos (Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020)
- Humanities Tutorial II (Honors) - Intimacy, Justice, and Power (Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021)
- The Political Philosophy of the U.S. Constitution & Government (Honors) (Fall 2020)
- Philosophy & Black Mirror (Spring 2021)
- Philosophy Capstone (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- Philosophy of Law (Spring 2017, Spring 2019)
- Political Philosophy - Ancient to Modern (Fall 2016, Fall 2018)
- History of Philosophy (Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019)
- Social Ethics (Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020)
- Existentialism (Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020)
- Philosophy of Religion (Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020)
- History of Philosophy - Early Modern to 19th Century (Spring 2016)
- Contemporary Political Philosophy (Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2019)
- History of Philosophy - Ancient to Medieval (Fall 2015)
- Problems of Philosophy (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Iowa
- The Meaning of Life (Spring 2015)
- Philosophy and the Just Society (Fall 2014)
- Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2014)
- Introduction to Philosophy Through Film (for high school students) (Fall 2014 - Spring 2015)
Adjunct Professor, Religion & Philosophy Program, Iowa Wesleyan College
- Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2014)
- Ethics for Life and Career (Fall 2014)
Graduate Instructor, Department of Philosophy, University of Iowa
- Metaethics at the Iowa Lyceum (Summer 2014)
- Introduction to Philosophy Through Film (for high school students) (Spring 2014)
- Introduction to Philosophy (Spring 2013)
- Introduction to Ethics (Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010)
- Philosophy and Human Nature (Spring 2010)
- Philosophy and the Just Society (Fall 2009)
Teacher, Webster Middle School, Los Angeles, CA
- 6th Grade Math Lead Teacher & Science Lead Teacher (2006-2009)
- 8th Grade Algebra Teacher (2007-2009)
Teacher, Gompers Middle School, Watts, CA (2006)
- 6th Grade Summer School Math Teacher
Teach For America Corp Member (2006-2008)
Member of Teach For America Junior Development Team (2008)
Psychology Teaching Preceptor, St. Olaf College (2005)