Allison Goldberg - Teaching

Teaching.

My teaching prioritizes power-sharing and student-led dialogue to activate students’ strengths and contribute to their substantive knowledge and critical thinking. I intentionally teach towards a wide-range of learning styles and lived experiences, often beginning class time with students collaborating in small groups and posing questions to help guide our discussions and lectures. Assignments are designed to support students as they hone their skills in analyzing structural sources of inequality and to activate their creative thinking and agency in addressing them. One of my favorite parts of my doctoral career has been working with students, including advising a UW Sociology Honors student, incorporating undergraduate research assistants into my dissertation research, and teaching several courses (listed below). My pedagogy is informed by several experiences prior to pursuing a PhD, including participating in a college-in-prison program and serving as GED tutor.

Instructor of Record, The City College of New York, CUNY, Department of Sociology
- SOC 252: Social Inequality (Fall 2024)
- SOC 237: Foundations of Sociological Theory (Fall 2023)
- SOC/ECO 326: Economic Democracy, Mutual Aid & Cooperatives (Fall 2023)
- SOC 254: Social Problems (Spring 2023 – 2025)

Teaching Assistant and Grader, The University of Washington, Departments of Sociology, Political Science and Law, Societies, & Justice
- SOC 225: Data and Society (Teaching Assistant, Fall 2024)
- POLS 351: American Democracy (Grader, Winter 2024)
- LSJ 200: Introduction to Law, Societies & Justice (Teaching Assistant, Winter 2020)

Student Evaluations.

My courses have consistently received strong student feedback, earning ratings of 4.7/5 or higher. Student comments include:

As a young student still attempting to figure out what I wanted to do with my remaining time at UW, my TA was one of the most helpful mentors I have had so far. She was encouraging and provided us with countless resources. LSJ 200 was ultimately the course that made me ... pursue the LSJ minor that I have today. Particularly the way our TA acted with compassion for all of us in her section while pushing us to success is the standard I want to hold for myself.
Prof. Goldberg was so great. She was incredibly encouraging and kind to every single student. I felt confident to speak in class about the material and I feel great about my understanding of course concepts.
I really appreciated how fun she made the environment of class, asking if anyone had any questions and overall just being so friendly.
I appreciated the professor! She did an amazing job teaching this course, an excellent job reviewing the material for the quizzes. It was easy to learn the material ... She's understanding and has a great attitude towards her students.
I really appreciated how open Prof. Goldberg was about everything. She was easy to get along with and to learn from because ... [it] felt like she truly cared, and she was always so excited by the discussions that were had and loved to hear us talking not only to each other, but just through ideas.