Certifications & Teaching Experience
Certifications
2015 Core GSTEP from Miami University: Graduate Student Teaching Enhancement Program. Orients graduate students to basic, practical issues related to college teaching, scholarship and service, and how these faculty roles are affected by institutional context.
2015 Core GSTEP from Miami University: Graduate Student Teaching Enhancement Program. Orients graduate students to basic, practical issues related to college teaching, scholarship and service, and how these faculty roles are affected by institutional context.
Lecture Sections
Data Analysis – (BIOL8001C, University of Cincinnati) – Instructor of Record (Fall 2021)
Animal Movement – (BIOL 3042, University of Cincinnati) – Guest Lecturer (Spring 2020, 2021)
Environmental Biology (BIO 121, Miami University) – Instructor of Record (Spring 2019)
Data Analysis – (BIOL8001C, University of Cincinnati) – Instructor of Record (Fall 2021)
- Designed lectures with emphasis on Program ‘R’ in data management, cleaning, and statistical analysis (biometrics) for graduate students.
- Covered critical evaluation of statistical output, development of research questions, and experimental design for question assessment.
- Developed course materials to assess coding proficiency and retention.
Animal Movement – (BIOL 3042, University of Cincinnati) – Guest Lecturer (Spring 2020, 2021)
- Developed and delivered lecture on monitoring animal movement under field conditions.
- Lecture Titles: “Morphological Adaptations for Movement: Principle and Practice”; “Physiology and Migration: There and Back Again”
Environmental Biology (BIO 121, Miami University) – Instructor of Record (Spring 2019)
- Designed and delivered lectures three times a week.
- Designed, coordinated, administered, and assessed student class activities.
- Covered local, regional, and global environmental issues examined in the context of ecological theory and principles of resource use and management.
Seminars
Animal Biotelemetry and Environmental Monitoring (EFB797, SUNY-ESF) - Instructor. (Spring 2023)
R Interface & Data Exploration (BIO 710, Miami University) – Instructor. (Fall 2015)
Animal Biotelemetry and Environmental Monitoring (EFB797, SUNY-ESF) - Instructor. (Spring 2023)
- Designed graduate seminar for students to understand the inner workings on microcontrollers and environmental monitoring devices.
- Provided modules to understand computer code, identify and resolve coding errors, and conceptualize use of microcontrollers in applied wildlife and conservation projects.
R Interface & Data Exploration (BIO 710, Miami University) – Instructor. (Fall 2015)
- Designed and led an introductory seminar for program R for graduate students and faculty to learn the basics of data management, statistics (parametric & non-parametric), coding, and plotting graphs.
- Assessed progress using data-driven, biological case study assignments.
Laboratory Sections (Part Lecture – Part Laboratory)
Animal Behavior (BIO 465, Miami University) – Lab TA Instructor (Spring 2015)
Advanced Human Physiology (BIO 305, Miami University) – Lab TA Instructor / Head Lab TA Instructor (Spring/Fall 2017, Spring/Fall 2018)
Human Physiology Lab (BIO 161, Miami University) – Lab TA Instructor (Fall 2014, Spring 2016)
Biological Concepts: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, and Diversity Lab (BIO 115, Miami University) – Lab TA Instructor (Fall 2013)
Animal Behavior (BIO 465, Miami University) – Lab TA Instructor (Spring 2015)
- Covered ethograms, parametric & non-parametric statistics, and behavioural experiment design; assessed student progress through full lab reports of experimental outcomes.
- Provided feedback on grant-style proposals for 20 independent capstone projects; gave individual feedback on assignments and managed research experience.
Advanced Human Physiology (BIO 305, Miami University) – Lab TA Instructor / Head Lab TA Instructor (Spring/Fall 2017, Spring/Fall 2018)
- Modified and maintained prelab lectures that emphasized major physiological concepts.
- Maintained equipment and prelab lectures for weekly labs: nervous system, skeletal muscle physiology, pulmonary ventilation and metabolism, and cardiac physiology.
Human Physiology Lab (BIO 161, Miami University) – Lab TA Instructor (Fall 2014, Spring 2016)
- Taught non-major students fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology in pre-laboratory lecture.
- Assessed student progress with current event assignments, biopotential data collection, and utilized culturally responsive teaching to highlight the scope and linkage between physiology and socioeconomic situations.
Biological Concepts: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, and Diversity Lab (BIO 115, Miami University) – Lab TA Instructor (Fall 2013)
- Gave pre-lab lectures on the applied experiments related to lecture course material.
- Assisted with student-led experiments and provided one-on-one guidance and support.
- Assessed student progress using lab practical and full lab reports.
Workshops
NYS Master Teacher Program – STEAM Scaffolding (November 1 & 8, 2022)
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Pedagogy Outreach
Turtles and Telemetry Program (October 2017 – Current; Batavia, OH)
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High School Movement Ecology Unit (Jan. 2019 – Current; Batavia, OH)
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