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In my teaching, I work to support student learning through transparency and the inclusion of diverse perspectives. In addition, I am a firm believer in employing and modeling sustainable teaching practices that centers the instructor's role in creating a healthy learning environment for their students. Please see below for the various teaching experiences that have, over time, individually and collaboratively shaped my teaching philosophy and research area.
Educational Technology Specialist I joined UC Irvine's Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (DTEI) in May 2025 as an Educational Technology Specialist. Through DTEI, I develop and pilot programming and resources designed for UC Irvine faculty making decisions about incorporating generative AI into university teaching. In addition, I serve as a representative for DTEI in campuswide efforts related to generative AI, including collaborating with campus units to support faculty’s use of university-developed generative AI tools. Workshop Lead In Summer 2024, I developed and led a workshop for incoming students in the Education Ph.D. program at UC Irvine. This workshop focused on introducing new doctoral students to graduate-level academic writing and connected students with existing campus resources related to writing. University Studies 84 In Summer 2022, 2023, and 2024, I served as the Instructor of Record for University Studies 84: Bridges to University Success. These courses are a part of UC Irvine's Summer Bridge program, which is focused on helping incoming first-year undergraduate students from first-generation, low-income backgrounds transition to university learning at UC Irvine. As the Instructor of Record, I was primarily responsible for designing and leading all aspects of the course. I also hired, trained, and managed undergraduate discussion leaders to support course objectives. Pedagogical Fellow In 2023, I was accepted into the Pedagogical Fellows Program, a program under UC Irvine's Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation. As a Pedagogical Fellow, I am primarily responsible for creating and implementing a discipline-specific, professional-development program for incoming graduate student teaching assistants. As a Pedagogical Fellow, I also work to refine my teaching strategies and philosophy through participation in an interdisciplinary pedagogical community. Teaching Assistantships As a Teaching Assistant for the UC Irvine School of Education (2021-2022), I assisted with lectures, course organization, and student group projects in both lower-division and upper-division courses designed for undergraduate Education Sciences students. I also organized and led discussion sections related to culture, educational reforms, and 21st-century literacies. As a Teaching Assistant with the UC San Diego Revelle College Humanities Program (2017-2021), I helped guide undergraduate students new to college-level writing with constructing evidence-based arguments in both classroom and one-on-one settings. Through developing handouts, videos, and other interactive educational materials focused on introducing important steps in the writing process, I worked to aid students’ understanding of literary, historical, and philosophical texts in both in-person and online learning environments. |