I strive to create an equitable, inclusive, and welcoming classroom and research group. Student wellness, safety, and sense of belonging are top priorities. I seek to enable students to become lifelong learners with a strong foundation in the scientific method and hypothesis-driven research, the practical and intellectual skills necessary for employment or continued education, and the ability to ask sound questions, think critically, synthesize information, and reach evidence-based conclusions.
I love teaching! Please reach out if you would like me to give a guest lecture (in person, online, or pre-recorded).
Previous teaching experience at UC Santa Barbara (2016-2023):
EEMB 106 – Biology of Fishes (Fall quarter)
This undergraduate course has both a lecture and lab component. We cover the evolution, ecology, and physiology of fishes. Students learn how fish are able to live, reproduce, and interact with a huge diversity of habitats.
EEMB 157B – Animal Physiology (Winter quarter)
This lecture-based undergraduate course examines the fundamentals of animal physiology. We cover the major systems including sensory, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, ion and water balance, digestion and energy metabolism, locomotion, and thermal physiology with an emphasis on animal diversity.
EEMB 507 – Introduction to Graduate Research (Fall quarter)
This graduate course introduces incoming EEMB graduate students to the ‘hidden curriculum’ in graduate school. We explore topics such as finding your research passion, communication, tackling the literature, giving and receiving criticism, ethics, JEDI in academia.
EEMB 595EP – Advanced Topics in Ecological Physiology (Fall quarter)
This graduate student seminar explores advanced topics in Ecological Physiology. Course content is driven by graduate student interests and involves discussing both core, foundational literature and current, leading ideas.
