Spring 2025

Course: Psychology 343 (Statistics in Psychology) 

Course Evaluation(s): 4.95/5.00 (overall teaching) 

Summer 2025

Course: Psychology 343 (Statistics in Psychology) 

Course Evaluation(s): 4.95/5.00 (overall teaching) 

Fall 2021 

Course: Psychology 100 (Introductory Psychology) 

Course Instructor: Julie Chen, PhD

Course Evaluation(s): Section 1 | Section 2 

Spring 2022

Course: Psychology 100 (Introductory Psychology)

Course Instructor: Eric Leshikar, PhD

Course Evaluation(s): Section 1 | Section 2  

Summer 2022

Course: Psychology 343 (Statistics in Psychology) 

Course Instructor: Chris Baker, PhD

Course Evaluation(s): Section 1 

Fall 2022

Course: Psychology 242 (Research Methods in Psychology) 

Course Instructor: Chris Baker, PhD

Course Evaluation(s): Section 1

Spring 2023 

Course: Psychology 242 (Research Methods in Psychology) 

Course Instructor: Chris Baker, PhD

Course Evaluation(s): Section 1

Fall 2023

Course: Psychology 343 (Statistics in Psychology)

Course Instructor: Lindsay Novak, MA

Course Evaluation(s): Section 1

Spring 2024 

Course: Psychology 343 (Statistics in Psychology) 

Course Instructor: Edward Sargis, PhD

Course Evaluation(s): N/A (I served as a general course assistant)

Fall 2024 

Course: Psychology 343 (Statistics in Psychology) 

Course Instructor: JP Prims, PhD 

Course Evaluation(s): Section 1

TEACHING AWARDS

• Winner of the UIC Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching & Mentoring Award (2023)

• Honorable Mention for the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools Teaching Award (2023) 

• David B. Henry Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award (2023) - UIC Department of Psychology

Note: It is important to note that course evaluations are imperfect measures of teaching effectiveness and are subject to many biases that may negatively impact instructors with minoritized identities (read more here). In my opinion, multiple modes of evidence should be used to assess teaching quality. 

• Sungdeok Elementary School / Oryang Elementary School (2018-2019)

    Geoje Island, South Korea

• • Designed ESL curriculum for 3rd-6th grade students focused on conversational speech and cultural diversity

  • Tailored lesson plans based on government textbooks to incorporate play-based learning 

  • Taught project-based after-school classes to improve students' confidence in speaking

• Wooridul Alternative School For Multicultural Youth and North Korean Refugees (2019-2020) 

     Seoul, South Korea

• • Served as the primary English instructor for all students (elementary to advanced)

  • Created an email program aimed at cultural exchange between Korean & U.S students

  • Spearheaded a new reading program (RAZ) to increase students’ reading levels  

Philip R. Costanzo Teaching Fellow

Duke University Department of Psychology – Durham, NC

• Led weekly discussion sections and facilitated hands-on learning for students in Introductory Psychology 

• Designed lesson plans and employed a variety of instructional methods to explain course material and engage students 

• Provided formative feedback on research assignments and assisted with grading course exams

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