Teaching

I taught undergraduate classes at the University of Colorado during the majority of my graduate studies. I find teaching rewarding, and I have received two teaching awards from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (in Spring 2015 and 2016). I have been a teaching assistant for Animal Behavior labs, General Biology labs, and Genetics Recitations. I was co-instructor for Animal Behavior lectures, as one of two primary instructors for this ~100 person course. I was also an instructor for the Ants of the Southwest undergrad and grad level field course in summer 2016, and I have developed curricula and guest lectures for several additional lab and lecture courses.

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Outreach

I enjoy reaching out to the community by visiting schools and programs outside the classroom. For three years I was co-chair of the University of Colorado's Science Outreach Committee, organizing annual workshops about teaching contentious topics - including evolution and climate change - for Colorado middle and high school teachers, celebrating “Darwin Day,” and leading other activities. These have been some of the most rewarding scientific experiences for me, and I keep looking forward to the next event!