Teaching, Mentorship, and Workshops
University Teaching
I began my work in university-level teaching as a teaching assistant in my 3rd year of undergraduate, continued to do so throughout my M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs, and have since worked as an instructor of record for multiple courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
I have taught a variety of subjects, most of which have emphasized experiential learning through hands-on lab or field based exercises. In addition to teaching, many of these courses involved the re-design of lab and lecture content. Courses taught include those focused on palaeontology, ecology and evolution, geology and stratigraphy, zoology and biodiversity, field methods and mapping, natural history, palaeoclimate, and research methods.
I have taught a variety of subjects, most of which have emphasized experiential learning through hands-on lab or field based exercises. In addition to teaching, many of these courses involved the re-design of lab and lecture content. Courses taught include those focused on palaeontology, ecology and evolution, geology and stratigraphy, zoology and biodiversity, field methods and mapping, natural history, palaeoclimate, and research methods.
Student Mentorship & Supervision
I am currently supervising multiple graduate and undergrad students as primary supervisor, and am currently serving (and have previously served) on the advisory committees of students at several institutions. During my time as a postdoc and graduate student, I acted as supervisor for multiple undergraduate honours projects, and also supervised summer interns, volunteers. The majority of these supervised research projects have been published in peer-reviewed journals with students as lead or co-authors, or are in the process of being prepared for publication. I am also a peer-mentor through the Multi-Institution Paleosciences Peer Mentor Program (PPMP).
Workshop Organization & Museum-Based Teaching
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Since my time as a graduate student, I have assisted in the organization and implementation of multiple technical workshops focused on particular analytical and laboratory methods, including those focused on osteohistology, morphometrics, isotopic analysis, numerical ecology, and multivariate statistics + R coding.
I've also assisted on multiple occasions with teaching/training involving museum collection resources, integrating these materials into formal courses as well as more informal training opportunities for students. |
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