My central goal for my students is that they gain the skills needed to think about science critically, both in and outside of my classroom. I believe in an active learning approach, where students engage with data and think critically about it. This may involve classroom activities, small discussions, lab experiences and/or field trips. The variety of experiences built into this process engages a diverse group of learning styles, and fosters independent reasoning and critical thinking.
Teaching experience
2019 Geobiology (Pennsylvania State University) 2015, 2016 The Sea Around Us (Pennsylvania State University)
Mentoring experience
2019 Pennsylvania State University senior thesis mentor to an undergraduate Geosciences student 2017 Pennsylvania State University Climate Science REU mentor to an undergraduate researcher 2015 Association of Women in Geoscience (AWG) graduate mentor to a female undergraduate student