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Thoughtful and effective teaching and mentoring prepares students across backgrounds to think critically about how we interact with Earth's surface and each other and supports their discovery with science and stewardship. I value a range of experience and thought in all teaching environments I engage with, from the classroom to the field and community. My teaching is grounded in a pedagogy where students are empowered by their skills and knowledge to act as agents of change in solving complex environmental challenges. To cultivate a learning environment where all students can thrive, my goals as an educator are to:
Foster a learning environment that empowers students as agents of change
Foster a learning environment that empowers students as agents of change
I use pedagogical approaches centered around creating a student-centered learning environment that broadens participation in field-based studies, and challenges students to draw connections and meaning between classroom learning and the world around them in order to set students up to become interdisciplinary problem solvers of complex environmental problems.
Employ active learning and critical thinking to engage students in societally-relevant science
Employ active learning and critical thinking to engage students in societally-relevant science
My courses foster skill building and collaboration through immersive and active learning in real world environments that catalyze career interests and create informed and engaged citizens. This includes using cutting-edge research in the classroom, engaging with community partners as experts and future employers, providing a methodological toolkit of approaches to tackle environmental challenges, and requiring students to engage with course content critically.
Recognize that to teach means to always be learning
Recognize that to teach means to always be learning
Teaching is not static. I am continually taking steps to improve in my role as an ally, a teacher, and a mentor through participation in pedagogical trainings, seeking peer teaching and syllabi reviews, revisiting mentor/mentee goals, and soliciting student feedback at all points along the academic journey.
Courses Taught:
Watershed Dynamics (Fall 2025)
Water Resources (Spring 2025, Spring 2026)
Natural Hazards (Fall 2024, Fall 2025)
Geomorphology (Spring 2024)
I am also a member of the National Association of Geosciences Teachers and the River Field Scholars Network. You can check out some of the open source lessons I have contributed to here.
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