Allison T. Karp
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Teaching and Mentoring

Teaching Philosophy

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

2021                   Instructor, Modern Instructor Workshop (Yale University)
2021                   Guest Lecturer, ​Plant Ecology (Yale University)
2019, 2020        Teaching Assistant, Geobiology (Pennsylvania State University)
2015, 2016        Teaching Assistant,The Sea Around Us (Pennsylvania State University)

Mentoring experience

2023                  Yale University senior thesis mentor to an undergraduate student
2020-present   Women in Science at Yale (WISAY) postdoctoral mentor to a female graduate student
2019-20             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
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