TEACHING & OUTREACH
My passion for conservation research that protects the natural world while simultaneously providing for human needs and well-being is also what motivates my desire to teach. I aim not only to pass on scientific knowledge and critical thinking and analytical skills, but to convey this consideration for nature and people to others. I have experience teaching a broad range of undergraduate courses, ranging from introductory biology and physiology to field ecology, environmental science, geography and introductory algebra. Topics covered include plant and animal phylogenetic diversity, morphology, development and evolution, animal physiological systems, and plant and animal ecology. For a list of courses taught and specific topics covered, please see more information below.
In addition to my experience as a lecturer and instructor, I have also volunteered my time as a teacher for Princeton's Prison Teaching Initiative, for which I co-taught math and science classes to students in New Jersey state youth correctional facilities.
Prior to graduate school, I gained several years of experience as an outdoor environmental educator working with different programs across various regions of the US. Through these experiences, I have taught a variety of topics across a wide range of ecosystems. For example, I taught coastal ecology, herpetology, and canoeing in southern Alabama, forest and wetland ecology in Connecticut, and tidepool biodiversity, sand dune systems, and redwood forest ecology in northern California. In these programs, my students ranged from 3 to 13 years old. You can also find more information on these programs below.
My passion for conservation research that protects the natural world while simultaneously providing for human needs and well-being is also what motivates my desire to teach. I aim not only to pass on scientific knowledge and critical thinking and analytical skills, but to convey this consideration for nature and people to others. I have experience teaching a broad range of undergraduate courses, ranging from introductory biology and physiology to field ecology, environmental science, geography and introductory algebra. Topics covered include plant and animal phylogenetic diversity, morphology, development and evolution, animal physiological systems, and plant and animal ecology. For a list of courses taught and specific topics covered, please see more information below.
In addition to my experience as a lecturer and instructor, I have also volunteered my time as a teacher for Princeton's Prison Teaching Initiative, for which I co-taught math and science classes to students in New Jersey state youth correctional facilities.
Prior to graduate school, I gained several years of experience as an outdoor environmental educator working with different programs across various regions of the US. Through these experiences, I have taught a variety of topics across a wide range of ecosystems. For example, I taught coastal ecology, herpetology, and canoeing in southern Alabama, forest and wetland ecology in Connecticut, and tidepool biodiversity, sand dune systems, and redwood forest ecology in northern California. In these programs, my students ranged from 3 to 13 years old. You can also find more information on these programs below.
COURSES TAUGHT
Foundations of Ecology & Evolution - Lecture & Lab coordination
Ecology - Lecture
Conservation Biology - Lecture
Global Ecology & Human Impact - Lecture & Lab
Ecosystem Science - Lecture & Lab
Introductory Ecology - Lab
World Geography - Lecture
Comparative Physiology - Lecture
Environmental Science - Co-taught Lecture
Intermediate Algebra - Co-taught Lecture
Introductory Algebra - Co-taught Lecture
Field Ecology - Lab/Recitation
Integrative Biology - Lab
General Biology - Lab/Recitation
COLLEGE-LEVEL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, NJ
Lecturer, BIOL 205: Foundations of Ecology & Evolution, 2019-2021
Topics covered include micro- and macro-evolution, natural selection, species interactions, and community and ecosystem dynamics.
Lecturer, BIOL 280: Ecology, 2019-2021
Topics covered include adaptations to variable environments, social behavior and life history strategies, ecological interactions, population growth and dynamics, energy flow and biogeochemical cycling in ecosystems, conservation biology, and human impacts on ecosystems.
Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY
Lecturer, BIOL 330: Conservation Biology, 2018
Topics covered include global change, habitat loss and degradation, mass extinctions, and over-exploitation of resources.
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Adjunct Professor of Biology, BIOL 3406: Global Ecology & Human Impact, 2018
Topics covered include global climate change, land use change, and species loss.
Adjunct Professor of Biology, BIOL 2050: Ecology Lab, 2017
Topics covered included habitat assessment, abiotic and biotic factors, community dynamics, restoration ecology and remediation, population dynamics and demography, and species interactions.
Kean University, Union, NJ
Lecturer, ENV 2100: Ecosystem Science, 2018
Topics covered include species interactions and relationships to environmental factors, human impacts on the environment, and conservation & restoration biology.
Lecturer, GEOG 2010: World Geography, 2017
Focused on how physical features, resources, climate, and economic and political systems interact to shape human culture.
Used geographic tools to explore current themes and problems in various world geographic regions.
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Lecturer in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, EEB 314: Comparative Physiology, 2017
Topics include nutrition and digestive physiology, skeletal and muscle systems, nervous system and sensory processes, endocrine, circulatory and respiratory physiology, thermal relations, metabolism and salt and water balance across a variety of animal groups.
Syracuse University Dept. of Biology, Syracuse, NY
Teaching Assistant, Field Ecology 453, 2013
Assisted with teaching upper-class undergraduates during field trips to nearby natural areas and laboratory sessions designed to convey how organisms interact with their environment. Specific topics covered include species richness & composition, soil respiration, plant-herbivore interactions, community succession, and impacts of global climate change.
Teaching Assistant, Integrative Biology 305 Lab, 2013
Taught undergraduate lab sessions covering subcellular, organismal and ecosystem/environment perspectives on biology using nematodes, zebrafish, and plants as model organisms for experiments.
Teaching Assistant, General Biology 121/124 Lab/Recitation, 2010-2012
Taught lab sessions on topics including scientific kingdom diversity, function and development of various bodily systems (including dissections), osmosis and diffusion, genetics, mitosis and meiosis, adaptations and evolution, and ecology and environmental issues to undergraduate students.
Princeton Prison Teaching Initiative, New Jersey Dept. of Corrections, NJ, 2015-2016
Co-teacher for Math 037: Beginning Algebra, Math 135: Intermediate Algebra with Applications, Biology 114: Environmental Science Concepts
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Pacific Environmental Education Center, Fort Bragg, CA
Naturalist, 2007-2008
Planned and taught natural history and ecology classes on topics such as the intertidal zone, coastal redwood ecology, pygmy forest ecology, sand dune ecology, and the coastal headlands for groups of fifth-eighth grade students.
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan, CT
Summer Teacher/Naturalist, 2007
Planned and co-taught diverse programs in sensory awareness, natural science and general environmental education in a nature day camp for groups of up to 16 children aged three years through fourth grade.
Coastal Wonders Environmental Education Program, Fairhope, AL
Environmental Education Instructor, 2007
Developed curriculum, prepared class materials, provided care for educational animals, and taught interdisciplinary environmental education day and evening classes to elementary and middle school students.
Foundations of Ecology & Evolution - Lecture & Lab coordination
Ecology - Lecture
Conservation Biology - Lecture
Global Ecology & Human Impact - Lecture & Lab
Ecosystem Science - Lecture & Lab
Introductory Ecology - Lab
World Geography - Lecture
Comparative Physiology - Lecture
Environmental Science - Co-taught Lecture
Intermediate Algebra - Co-taught Lecture
Introductory Algebra - Co-taught Lecture
Field Ecology - Lab/Recitation
Integrative Biology - Lab
General Biology - Lab/Recitation
COLLEGE-LEVEL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, NJ
Lecturer, BIOL 205: Foundations of Ecology & Evolution, 2019-2021
Topics covered include micro- and macro-evolution, natural selection, species interactions, and community and ecosystem dynamics.
Lecturer, BIOL 280: Ecology, 2019-2021
Topics covered include adaptations to variable environments, social behavior and life history strategies, ecological interactions, population growth and dynamics, energy flow and biogeochemical cycling in ecosystems, conservation biology, and human impacts on ecosystems.
Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY
Lecturer, BIOL 330: Conservation Biology, 2018
Topics covered include global change, habitat loss and degradation, mass extinctions, and over-exploitation of resources.
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Adjunct Professor of Biology, BIOL 3406: Global Ecology & Human Impact, 2018
Topics covered include global climate change, land use change, and species loss.
Adjunct Professor of Biology, BIOL 2050: Ecology Lab, 2017
Topics covered included habitat assessment, abiotic and biotic factors, community dynamics, restoration ecology and remediation, population dynamics and demography, and species interactions.
Kean University, Union, NJ
Lecturer, ENV 2100: Ecosystem Science, 2018
Topics covered include species interactions and relationships to environmental factors, human impacts on the environment, and conservation & restoration biology.
Lecturer, GEOG 2010: World Geography, 2017
Focused on how physical features, resources, climate, and economic and political systems interact to shape human culture.
Used geographic tools to explore current themes and problems in various world geographic regions.
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Lecturer in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, EEB 314: Comparative Physiology, 2017
Topics include nutrition and digestive physiology, skeletal and muscle systems, nervous system and sensory processes, endocrine, circulatory and respiratory physiology, thermal relations, metabolism and salt and water balance across a variety of animal groups.
Syracuse University Dept. of Biology, Syracuse, NY
Teaching Assistant, Field Ecology 453, 2013
Assisted with teaching upper-class undergraduates during field trips to nearby natural areas and laboratory sessions designed to convey how organisms interact with their environment. Specific topics covered include species richness & composition, soil respiration, plant-herbivore interactions, community succession, and impacts of global climate change.
Teaching Assistant, Integrative Biology 305 Lab, 2013
Taught undergraduate lab sessions covering subcellular, organismal and ecosystem/environment perspectives on biology using nematodes, zebrafish, and plants as model organisms for experiments.
Teaching Assistant, General Biology 121/124 Lab/Recitation, 2010-2012
Taught lab sessions on topics including scientific kingdom diversity, function and development of various bodily systems (including dissections), osmosis and diffusion, genetics, mitosis and meiosis, adaptations and evolution, and ecology and environmental issues to undergraduate students.
Princeton Prison Teaching Initiative, New Jersey Dept. of Corrections, NJ, 2015-2016
Co-teacher for Math 037: Beginning Algebra, Math 135: Intermediate Algebra with Applications, Biology 114: Environmental Science Concepts
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Pacific Environmental Education Center, Fort Bragg, CA
Naturalist, 2007-2008
Planned and taught natural history and ecology classes on topics such as the intertidal zone, coastal redwood ecology, pygmy forest ecology, sand dune ecology, and the coastal headlands for groups of fifth-eighth grade students.
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan, CT
Summer Teacher/Naturalist, 2007
Planned and co-taught diverse programs in sensory awareness, natural science and general environmental education in a nature day camp for groups of up to 16 children aged three years through fourth grade.
Coastal Wonders Environmental Education Program, Fairhope, AL
Environmental Education Instructor, 2007
Developed curriculum, prepared class materials, provided care for educational animals, and taught interdisciplinary environmental education day and evening classes to elementary and middle school students.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, 2016-Present
Member of CEM and the following Thematic Groups: Sustainable Use and Management of Ecosystems; Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Mitigation; Nature-based Solutions; Agro-ecosystems; Young Professionals Network; North America/Caribbean region
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, 2016-Present
Member of CEM and the following Thematic Groups: Sustainable Use and Management of Ecosystems; Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Mitigation; Nature-based Solutions; Agro-ecosystems; Young Professionals Network; North America/Caribbean region