As an educator, my greatest aspiration is to inspire students to develop professional goals and assist them in acquiring the necessary skills to attain these ambitions. In addition to facilitating mastery of course content, I strive to support students’ development of analytical, project management, research, and communication skills. I view myself as a facilitator of learning – I provide students with the tools and support necessary to understand and apply important concepts. My teaching style is founded in inquiry-based and learner-centered instructional practices.. A summary of my teaching experience is listed below.
BIOL 106/106L: Principles of Biology I
BIOL 113/113L: Introduction to Organismal Biology & Ecology
BIOL 225/225L: Conservation Biology
BIOL 315/315L: Ecology
BIOL 331/331L: Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 413/413L: Limnology
BIOL 496: Research in Biology
ENVS 130: Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENVS 215: Geographic Information Systems Applications
ENVS 401: Environmental Science
ENVS 475: Internship in Environmental Studies
INTD 101: First Year Success Seminar
INTD 495: Honors Project
BIO 113/113L: Environment Around Us
BIO 222/222L: Environmental Science
BIO 295: Special Topics – Paleoecology
BIO 495: Special Topics – Environmental Law
BIO 495: Special Topics – Freshwater Ecology
BIO 496: Readings in Biology – Diatom Autecology
PHYS 202/202L: Introduction to Geology
NSCI 200/200L: Earth in the Cosmos
NSCI 220/220L: Inquiry in Science
NSCI 250: Environmental Health & Toxicology
NSCI 310/310L: Geographic Information Systems I
NSCI 311/311L: Geographic Information Systems II
NSCI 378: Research Methods
NSCI 380: Global Sustainability
NSCI 495: Special Topics – Water Quality
NSCI 495: Special Topics – Soils
NSCI 496: Readings in Science – Eutrophication
NSCI 498: Senior Capstone
GEN 101: Jacket Journey
HONR 101: National Parks – Mammoth Cave
HONR 101: Extinction!
ENGL 495: Special Topics – Nature Writing
MCC 375: McMaster - PATH Center
GEOL/GEOG 100: Introduction to Earth Science
GEOL 106: Earth Through Time
GEOL 300: Environmental Earth Science
GEOL 315: Soil Science & Survey
BIOL 350: Environmental Contaminants
GEOL 101: Dynamic Earth – Introduction to Geology Lecture