Teaching

Working at universities for 10 years I've had the opportunity to share some of the knowledge I've learned through my experiences. Some of the courses I have taught or worked as a teaching assistant include:

• Ecology Lab (VCU & UVA) - Presented lectures on fundamentals of ecology, lead undergraduate students in field, laboratory, and virtual exercises on data collection, statistical analyses, data interpretation, and scientific writing, provided written feedback on lab reports

• Ecosystem Ecology (VCU & UVA) - Provided 1-on-1 instructional support to graduate and undergraduate students, lead discussion groups, and graded course material and exams

• Ecotechniques (VCU) - Trained undergraduate students how to quantify aquatic metabolism using the light & dark bottle technique with Winkler titration

• Limnology (UVA) - Provided 1-on-1 instructional support to graduate and undergraduate students, lead discussion groups, and graded course material and exams

• Water (VCU) - Invited to prepare and present a 50-min lecture on seagrass ecosystems

• Water Pollution (VCU) - Invited to prepare and present two 50-min lectures on aquatic toxicology

• Writing and Critical Inquiry (UVA) - Invited to prepare and present a 20-min lecture on developing a research question