Teaching Experience
Graduate Seminars
Moral Transformations, Fall 2023 (Virginia Tech)
Feminist Philosophy, Spring 2023 (Virginia Tech) Syllabus
Undergraduate
Morality and Justice, Fall 2022 (Virginia Tech)
Ethics in Action: Meritocracy, Spring 2022 (DePauw University)
Ethics in Action: Misogyny, Fall 2021 (DePauw University)
Introduction to Philosophy, Spring 2021 (University of Michigan)
Bioethics, Summer 2019 (University of Michigan) Syllabus
As Graduate Student Instructor (GSI), University of Michigan. Responsibilities included: leading discussion sections, assessments (all grading of essays, homework, classwork, participation), and weekly office hours.
Supplemental Pedagogy Experience
Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy (HCSPiP), Assistant Director, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York. Fall 2021-Spring 2022; Fall 2019-Spring 2020 (Postponed due to Covid). The HCSPiP is a summer innovative pedagogy program that brings together creative teachers, ambitious undergraduates, and engaging graduate students, for three concurrent, innovative, two-week courses in philosophy. The program culminates, for faculty, in a conference on pedagogy in which the instructors share their experience, what they tried and what they learned. You can learn more about the program here.
Honored Instructor; University of Michigan, Spring 2021. Award given in recognition of “invaluable contributions to student learning” and for having made a significant impact on students’ educational experience.
UM Graduate Teaching Certificate; University of Michigan, Spring 2021. Development program for college-level teaching; organized through the University’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT); completed Graduate Student Instructor Teaching Orientation program, five workshops on teaching methods, and student feedback session with CRLT consultant.
CRLT Graduate Student Instructional Consultant (GSIC), University of Michigan, Fall 2020 - Present. Selected by the University’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) to serve as a consultant for fellow graduate student instructors (GSIs) in any of the Graduate School’s Ph.D. programs and masters programs. Duties include observing GSI’s class sessions, speaking with their students, and delivering advice and feedback to the GSI based on observations. You can learn more about this work here.
Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy (HCSPiP), Co-Instructor, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York. Summer 2019. Co-taught (with Ann J. Cahill, Elon College) a course titled “Aftermath and Backlash: Challenging Conversations about Race and Gender-based Violence”. The course met for 1.5-hours 5x/week for two consecutive weeks. This course emphasized a metacognitive approach to cultivating discussion skills. You can learn more about the program here and about the specific course here. I also wrote about the experience for Daily Nous here.
Philosophy Department Graduate Teaching Mentor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fall 2019 — Nominated by the Department of Philosophy’s Graduate Student Instructor Training and Evaluation Committee to serve as a mentor for fellow GSIs in the philosophy department. Responsibilities include: discussing teaching issues with Philosophy GSIs, holding office hours for philosophy GSIs, observing Philosophy GSI’s class sessions, and delivering feedback and advice to the GSI based on observations. You can learn more about this here.
Michigan High School Ethics Bowl, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. High school ethics coach and volunteer, Fall 2015- Spring 2021. Led discussions of case studies written by members of the community about moral issues that arise in their daily lives. I have also helped organize three annual events the Kickoff, the Bowl, and the Symposium.
American Association of Philosophy Teachers Teaching and Learning Workshop of Greater Boston, Participant, Salem, MA., Spring 2017. Weekend pedagogy workshop focused on teacher-centered vs. learner-centered teaching, transparent alignment, and fixed vs. growth mindset. Here are my notes from the workshop.