TEACHING

Below is a list of the courses I have taught / am teaching.

I have taken advantage of multiple opportunities to grow as both a teacher and a mentor, participating in programs offered by Sacred Heart University’s Center for Teaching and Learning such as Faculty Peer Coaching, and multi-part trainings and workshops at Northeastern University’s Center for Advanced Teaching and Learning through Research (CATLR) and Community-Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR), including “Becoming an Antiracist Educator”, “Partnering Students and Educators on Anti-Racist Accountability”, “Global Learning”, and “Learning Communities for Impactful Community Engagement”.

I look forward to future opportunities to further refine and develop my pedagogy and engage with colleagues in a supportive learning network.

RESTORATION ECOLOGY

I designed this lecture and laboratory/field course for Sacred Heart University’s Biology Department, giving students the opportunity to apply concepts learned in lecture during hands-on activities at local restoration sites in a variety of habitats. In addition, students apply restoration ecology principles to design and monitoring of greenhouse experiments, and engage with community partners in restoration efforts. In Spring 2024, we partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Milford on a salt marsh restoration at CT Audubon (press coverage in The Milford Mirror).

ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION LAB

I am teaching this laboratory/field course in Sacred Heart University’s Biology Department, which gives undergraduate students experience conducting field, greenhouse, and laboratory studies, collecting and analyzing data, and writing a research paper.

Genetics AND EVOLUTION LAB

I am teaching this laboratory/field course in Sacred Heart University’s Biology Department, which exposes undergraduate students to a variety of molecular techniques (e.g., DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, CRISPR) and explores fundamental genetics concepts using a variety of activities, including data collection and analysis, scientific poster design, and research presentations.

Concepts in Biology I

I am teaching this introductory lecture course in Sacred Heart University’s Biology Department, which is designed to provide undergraduate students with a strong foundation in Biology, preparing them for upper-level courses in ecology, evolution, genetics, cell biology, and more.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRACTICUM

This capstone course in Colby College’s Environmental Studies Program is designed to give undergraduate students hands-on, in-depth research experience and to help them develop practical skills beneficial to a variety of environmental careers. In Fall 2022, I had students explore the effects of a suite of stressors on oyster aquaculture in New England, with the goal of identifying key threats in the region and informing best practices for practitioners looking to minimize the effects of multiple stressors on their oyster farms.

Ocean and COASTAL SUSTAINABILITY

I designed this course for Northeastern University’s Three Seas Program, teaching graduate and undergraduate students. In Ocean and Coastal Sustainability, students explore the broad range of topics that fall under the concept of sustainability, from marine protected areas and fisheries to living shorelines and restoration/conservation, taking into consideration the ecological, social, and economic factors that influence priorities in marine sustainability.

GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I and II

I taught this introductory laboratory course at Quinnipiac University, seeking to engage students with a variety of interests and to help them develop skills useful for multiple STEM fields.

INTRODUCTION TO THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

I taught this introductory lecture/discussion course for non-majors at Quinnipiac University, aiming to inform students on a breadth of issues in health science and ultimately enable them to make informed decisions about a variety of scientific topics.

Science and Society: Concepts and Current Issues

I taught this introductory lecture/discussion course for non-majors at Quinnipiac University, aiming to inform students on a breadth of issues in environmental science and ultimately enable them to make informed decisions about a variety of scientific topics.

GRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I was a Teaching Fellow at Yale University for the following Ecology and Evolutionary Biology courses (all of which I would be comfortable designing / teaching):

  • Conservation Biology (Head Teaching Fellow)

  • Principles of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior (Head Teaching Fellow)

  • Evolutionary Biology

  • Animal Behavior

  • General Ecology

  • Laboratory in Molecular Systematics