Teaching and Outreach

Teaching

Spring 2020: AST 1002 Discovering the Universe
- Assisted student discussions and projects covering introductory astronomy topics.
Fall 2019: AST4930/7939 Computational Astrophysics
- Assist students with Python projects, including submitting and running jobs on a supercomputer cluster.
Spring 2019: AST1022L Astronomy Laboratory
- Lectures covering basics of astronomy with hands on labs including telescopes, spectroscopy, CCD cameras, and cosmology.
- Night labs including observations of the Moon, planets, and deep sky (nebulae, globular clusters, and Andromeda).
Fall 2018: AST1022L Astronomy Laboratory
- Lectures covering basics of astronomy with hands on labs including telescopes, spectroscopy, CCD cameras, and cosmology.
- Night labs including observations of the Moon, planets, and deep sky (nebulae, globular clusters, and Andromeda).

Outside of academics and research, I have always left time to participate in community outreach events. Outreach is a great way to share my interest in physics and astronomy with both younger and older students who may be unable to easily explore different topics in science because of the unavailability of resources in school. Cultivating and continuing interest in the sciences with younger students is important for our society, and giving students with less educational advantages an opportunity to explore their interests is important. The fact that many students do not interact with scientists before college, or not at all, is troubling to me and I want to continue to implement programs that expose more students to what science research is like.

Since joining the University of Florida astronomy department, I've had fantastic opportunities to talk to people of all ages about science at events like the department's annual Starry Night event, the Sea and Learn outreach program, and the Scientist in Every Florida School program.