Teaching
Science, self-determination, and equity in the classroom.
I relish the opportunity to engage students via the vehicle of psychological science. Throughout my 8 years in the classroom, I have taught a wide variety of courses, including Social Psychology, Personality Psychology, Health Psychology, and Quantitative Methods. Having taught in a diverse range of environments, cultural-responsiveness, equity, and anti-racism are critical components of my pedagogical approach, and I make efforts to ensure every aspect of my syllabus, course delivery, and assignments are equitable and inclusive. Finally, as a motivation researcher, I draw on insights from self-determination theory to try to foster student autonomous motivation, and support their needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness in the classroom.
Overview of Courses I have taught.
2023: University of Auckland
Psych 203, Social Psychology
Psych 311, Advanced Topics in Social Psychology
2018 – 2019: Clackamas Community College
Psyc 101, Human Relations (2 times)
Psyc 205, Psychology as a Social Science (5 times)
Psyc 215, Developmental Psychology (2 times)
2015 – 2017: California Lutheran University
Psyc 312, Research Design and Statistics I (2 times)
Psyc 325, Theories of Personality (4 times)
Psyc 345, Health Psychology (2 times)
Psyc 401, Social Psychology (2 times)
Psyc 412, Advanced Research Design and Statistics (2 times)
2012 – 2015: Kent State University
Psyc 216, Quantitative Methods in Psychology I (1 time)
Psyc 315, Social Psychology (1 time)
Psyc 316, Quantitative Methods in Psychology II (3 times)