Teaching

I view teaching as a continual act of learning.

The opportunity to learn with and from undergraduates is the primary reason that I am exclusively interested in a career at an institution that prioritizes excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.

My teaching experiences have led me to a teaching philosophy that emphasizes my role as a guide who helps students to discover, engage, critique, and generate psychological questions and phenomena.

Courses I have taught:

• Introductory Psychology (PSY 101)

• Research Methods in Psychological Science (PSY 202)

For course evaluations, syllabi, and select course activities, please click here.

Courses I have been a Teaching Assistant for:

• Introductory Psychology (PSY 101) - Graduate Course Coordinator and Discussion Section Instructor

• Developmental Psychology (PSY 103) - Discussion Section Instructor

• Psychology Statistics (PSY 201) - Lab Instructor

• Social Development (PSY 325)

Additional courses I would be able to teach:

• Developmental Psychology

• Advanced seminars on Peer Relations/Friendship, Loneliness, Belonging, Academic Engagement, Research in the Classroom

• Social Development

• Introductory Psychology Statistics

• Other development or lifespan topics

Additional Teaching Involvement and Training

The Graduate Mentoring Handbook

Mentoring training is often overlooked in graduate training, so I co-hosted a Graduate Mentoring Exchange event and spearheaded the subsequent writing of a Graduate Student Mentoring Handbook to provide graduate students in our department with access to the collective wisdom of graduate and postdoc mentors from prior years.

Teaching Training

At Duke, I have sought out a number of informal and formal teaching training experiences. In particular, I am completing the Certificate in College Teaching and am a current Preparing Future Faculty Fellow at Duke.

I have also attended and presented at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology and the Psychology One Conference.

Students worked together in my Introductory Psychology course to create community norms and guidelines for engagement.