Teaching Philosophy
I am passionate about working with students. I believe students learn best when they feel included and empowered in the classroom, and understand how class concepts relate to their education, careers, lives, and society. I aim to support students’ growth as scientists, critical thinkers, communicators, and empowered learners.
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Teaching Experience
Classroom teaching:
P 7.2 Applied Phyics and Chemistry of Melts (Winter 2025/2026, integrated learning activities)
Magmas and their Volcanic Products/Melts, Glasses, and Magmas (Summer 2025, LMU)
EESC GU4113 Introduction to Mineralogy (Summer A 2021, Columbia University, teaching assistant)
EESC GR6901 Research Computing for the Earth Sciences (Fall 2019, Columbia University, teaching assistant)
Mentoring:
Mentoring one undergraduate and two high school students assisting with my research in the LDEO fluids lab (Summer 2019, LDEO Secondary School Field Research Program)
Pedagogical development:
Lead Teaching Fellow, Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning
Teaching Development Program, Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning
Community engagement:
Adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (2011-2014)
Pedagogical development:
Lead Teaching Fellow,
Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning
Workshop on "Beyond the TA: Planning and marketing your teaching experiences for the job market"
"Learning Lunches" for informal mentoring between faculty and graduate students
Monthly "Job Materials Writing Group" where students prepare and receive feedback on applications and professional development artifacts
Attend pedagogy workshops hosted by the CTL and graduate students
Browser-based visualization of seismic records
I worked with fellow graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in LDEO's Division of Seismology, Geology, and Tectonophysics to develop a Python-based tool to visualize global or regional seismic records with a user-friendly browser-based GUI to make seismic records more accessible to students and educators. I presented this work at the National Association for Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Earth Educators Rendezvous 2022.
