Teaching Experience
As both an Instructor of Record and a Teaching Assistant (TA), I have given guest lectures in Research Methods, Children's Thinking, Introduction to Psychological Statistics, and Development in Infancy. ​In 2021, I received the Psychology Department's Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
Graduate Student Instructor Positions
Psychology 1: Introduction to Psychology
Summer 2020
Introduces prospective majors to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes and also provides an overview for non-majors. Emphasizes social, cognitive, developmental, and personality psychology and their interrelations.
Psychology 106: Social and Emotional Development
Winter 2021
An examination of contemporary theory and research on social and emotional development from infancy through childhood.
Teaching Assistant Positions
Psychology 100: Research Methods
Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Winter 2018
An introduction to research methods used to investigate human psychology. Course emphasizes critical thinking, designing and conducting research, analyzing and interpreting data, and writing a professional research report.
Psychology 10: Developmental Psychology
Spring 2016, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2020
Addresses psychological development from conception through adolescence. Provides an overview of developmental psychology.
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Psychology 106: Social and Emotional Development
Fall 2019
An examination of contemporary theory and research on social and emotional development from infancy through childhood.
Psychology 115: Lifespan Developmental Psychopathology
Winter 2019
Examines theory and research on developmental psychopathology. Emphasizes the origin and longitudinal course of disordered behavior. Explores the processes underlying continuity and change in patterns of adaptation and age-related changes in manifestations of disorders.
Psychology 140: Health Psychology
Winter 2017
Course examines the psychological aspects of health, illness and healing. Focuses primarily on etiology, treatment and prevention; specific topics include stress and the immune response, social support, compliance, health beliefs, and the healing relationship. (Now course 172.)
Psychology 167: Clinical Psychology
Fall 2020
Serves as an in-depth introduction to the field of clinical psychology. Covers issues of clinical assessment, interviewing, testing, and a range of therapeutic modalities.
Psychology 170: Abnormal Psychology
Fall 2017; Winter 2016; Spring 2021
Survey of theory, research, and intervention in human psychopathology. Covers psychological, biological, developmental, and socio-cultural approaches. (Now offered as Psychopathology.)
STANFORD'S CONTINUING STUDIES PROGRAM
Psychology 99: Introduction to Health Psychology: Our Behavior, Our Health
Spring 2022
Health psychology is the scientific study of behav- iors that relate to health enhancement, disease prevention, safety, and rehabilitation. Since most serious diseases and disorders now result from people’s behavior, it is important to understand what drives our behavior. We will explore how we define and measure stress, the role stress can have on our health, and how we can better manage pain. The course will take an in-depth look at Western medicine (e.g., the American healthcare system) as well as alternative approaches (e.g., traditional Chinese medicine, meditation, chiropractic treatments). Through group discussions, students will gain an understanding about different treatments used around the world. In addition to relevant readings, student will have the opportunity to watch a short documentary in class (either on stress, the sugar industry, or cannabis) and write about it. By examining the ways that lifestyle impacts health, students will have an opportunity to apply some key course concepts to their own lives.
