Teaching and Mentorship Philosophy
My approach to teaching is grounded in making university classrooms inviting, equitable, and engaging spaces for all students, where differences in experience, skills, and perspective are celebrated and used as a platform for engaged, participatory learning. In my practice, this means challenging historical power dynamics of the classroom. I intentionally center historically marginalized voices (including scholars of color, indigenous scholars, disabled scholars, and LGBTQ+ scholars) in my curriculum and how I evaluate students. This includes multimodal assessments and centering individual goals and growth. I believe teaching and learning is most successful when all participants are able to bring their full self to the classroom, while simultaneously maintaining an open, respectful and generous mind towards their co-learners.
I am qualified and excited about teaching coursework in: human computer interaction, information science, qualitative methodologies, feminist and queer approaches to computing and security, media communication ecosystems, and
Teaching Experience
Media & Information 101: Lecture-based course for freshmen and sophomore students. Required for the Media & Information concentration. Centered on critically examining the historical development of modern media ecosystems. 400 enrolled students.
ALA 171: Discussion and experience-based course for freshmen students. Course focused on successful strategies, particularly for underprivileged students, for transitioning to college life and developing a critical consciousness of social issues including social identity and DEI. 15 enrolled students.