Teaching
My teaching focuses on making biology relevant, engaging, and accessible to students with a wide range of backgrounds and academic preparation. I use active and collaborative learning, real-world case studies, hands-on laboratory experiences, and interdisciplinary approaches to help students connect biological concepts to their lives and the world around them.
I design and teach courses across multiple formats, including in-person, online, accelerated online, and competency-based learning. I have developed online courses and laboratories in general biology, environmental biology, and interdisciplinary general education, and I am particularly interested in creating well-structured learning experiences that help students navigate challenging material while developing greater independence as learners.
Across these formats, I use thoughtful course design, open educational resources, regular feedback, reflection, and evidence-based teaching practices to support student learning. Field experiences, teamwork, and authentic scientific inquiry provide opportunities for students to apply what they are learning beyond a traditional classroom setting.
My teaching continues to evolve in response to student input, learning outcomes, and research on how students learn. Ultimately, I want students to leave my courses with greater scientific literacy, curiosity, confidence, and the ability to use what they have learned in new contexts.
I design and teach courses across multiple formats, including in-person, online, accelerated online, and competency-based learning. I have developed online courses and laboratories in general biology, environmental biology, and interdisciplinary general education, and I am particularly interested in creating well-structured learning experiences that help students navigate challenging material while developing greater independence as learners.
Across these formats, I use thoughtful course design, open educational resources, regular feedback, reflection, and evidence-based teaching practices to support student learning. Field experiences, teamwork, and authentic scientific inquiry provide opportunities for students to apply what they are learning beyond a traditional classroom setting.
My teaching continues to evolve in response to student input, learning outcomes, and research on how students learn. Ultimately, I want students to leave my courses with greater scientific literacy, curiosity, confidence, and the ability to use what they have learned in new contexts.
