Teaching Experience

While at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, I was a teaching assistant for a introductory course (for undergraduate and graduate students) in statistics for sociologists. In this course, I led 2 lab sections totaling 32 students. I was also a teaching assistant for an undergraduate-level course in quantitative and qualitative research methods in sociology, in which I led 2 discussion sections totaling 23 students. 

I have also volunteered as a Spanish tutor with the Greater University Tutoring Service for several semesters. 

I received training in teaching through the College of Letters and Sciences TA Training and the Sociology Department Teaching Assistant Orientation. 

Prior to coming to UW–Madison, I worked for six years as a classroom instructor at the middle and high school levels at a bilingual K-12 school in Comayagua, Honduras, one year as an TESOL/TEFL instructor in Thailand, and one year as an ACT test prep instructor with The Princeton Review. 

Teaching Interests

Topics
Sociology of economic change and development theory
Democracy and expertise
States, international organizations, and global public sphere
Introduction to community and environmental sociology
Environmental sociology
Environmental stewardship and social justice
Culture and environment
Environmental governance
International development, environment and sustainability
Commodities and globalization
Sociology of agriculture
Issues in food systems
Food, culture, and society
Introduction to science and technology studies
Science, technology and medicine in society

Methods
Methods of sociological inquiry
Introductory statistics for sociologists
Qualitative research methods
Research design and practice in sociology