Teaching

Classes taught:

Instructor of Record (Colorado State University)

• Math 101 - Math in the Social Sciences (Fall 2024)

  • Course materials (coming soon)

• Math 160 - Calculus for Physical Scientists I (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2026, Fall 2026)

  • Course materials (coming soon)

• Math 161 - Calculus for Physical Scientists II (Fall 2023, Spring 2026)

  • Course materials (coming soon)

• Math 340 - Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations (Spring 2025)

  • Course materials (guided notes and review sessions, some adapted from Joe Geisz's notes)

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Iowa State University)

• Math 140 - College Algebra (Fall 2021)

• Math 143 - Preparation for Calculus (Spring 2022)

Other Teaching

• Math 380 - Math and Music (Spring 2026), guest lecture

• U.S. Peace Corps, Mathematics Teacher, St. Gabriel Secondary School in Lesotho, Africa (2018-2020)

Pedagogical training:

• Graduate Student Teaching Certificate (completed Spring 2026)

  • Completed 50 hours of training over 12 months, Learned and practiced strategies to engage and motivate students through active learning, create a productive and accessible classroom environment, and assess student understanding effectively.

• Graduate Student Mentor Training (January 2026)

  • 2-day workshop, Learned and practiced strategies for inclusive and high-impact mentoring.

• Visualizing Projective Geometry through Photographs and Perspective Drawings, MAA MathFest (August 2023)

  • 2-day workshop on teaching undergraduate students math through art.

• Teaching and Learning Algebra II and Geometry, Lesotho (2018-2020)

  • 2-year workshop series and partnership between Lesotho Ministry of Education and the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning.

  • Collaborated with local Basotho teachers to improve math learner outcomes through workshop participation, co-teaching lessons, implementing active learning strategies, and collecting data.

Teaching with historical sources: 

I am a member of the TRIUMPHS Society (TRansforming Instruction: Understanding Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources) and have used primary historical sources in my classroom. More to come here.