Teaching

Assistant Professor (2019-present)

Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University

  • BI236 (Cell and Molecular Biology)

  • BI369 (Plant Physiology)

  • BI463 (Environmental Stress Biology of Plants)

Guest Lecturer - PLB 203 (2018)

Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University

  • Developed and delivered a student-centred lesson on hormone signaling and gene expression in plants.

  • Coordinated with the Course Professor Dr. Diane Ebert-May in designing the lesson.

  • Wrote a teaching lesson to be published in the Pathways to Scientific Teaching book.


MSU Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar (2017-PRESENT)

Michigan State University

  • Participated in an interactive course on scientific teaching and active learning.

  • Prepared and demonstrated a lesson plan in Introductory Plant Biology.


Research Training and Mentoring (2016-Present)

Michigan State University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

  • Mentored two undergraduate students.

  • Coordinated with MSU and HHMI in relation to their mentorship programs.

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2007-2016)

Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph

  • BIOC*2580 Introductory Biochemistry (Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Fall 2009): instructed laboratory courses (3 sections), graded student lab notebooks/quizzes and invigilated exams.

  • MBG*2020 Introduction to Molecular Biology (Winter 2010, Winter 2011): handled tutorial sessions (2 sections), and invigilated and graded exams.

  • MBG*4000 Molecular Genetics (Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013): delivered guest lectures, helped design the course syllabus, and evaluated and graded student papers.

  • MBG*1000 Genetics and Society (Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014): delivered guest lectures, handled tutorial sessions (2 sections), helped with student consultations, and invigilated and graded exams.

  • MBG*2040 Foundations in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Fall 2014, Winter 2016): handled tutorial sessions (2 sections), and invigilated and graded exams.

  • MICR*4520 Microbial Cell Biology (Fall 2015): Evaluated and graded student papers.


Research Training and Mentoring (2011-2014)

Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph

• Mentored one Ph.D. student and three undergraduate students.