Ecology of Animal Movement (instructor of record)
Co-developed and taught a quarter-long, 4-credit course on the basics and applications of animal movement ecology.
Course included quantitative lab teaching students to analyze animal movement and environment data in R.
BIOL 468, University of Washington, Spring 2022
Final poster presentations in the UW Greenhouse classroom.
Field instruction
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
The DDCSP program is a field-based leadership program designed to improve justice and equity in conservation.
As a visiting instructor during summer 2022, I developed and implemented field-based instruction on ecological field project design, statistics and writing, and professional development programming for two weeks of the summer field quarter.
I was also a DDCSP grad mentor for the entire summer field quarter in 2021.
Small Mammal Undergraduate Research in Forests (SMURF)
I coordinated the SMURF program from 2018-2020, which collected long-term small mammal monitoring data at two UC reserves. In this role I organized and ran twice-quarterly field trips and provided field instruction on animal capture and handling.
A SMURF student handling a Peromyscus californicus at the UCSC Campus Reserve.
UCSC Supercourse
I was a TA for the UCSC Supercourse, an intensive field quarter that included a 3-week field period. This involved supervising and advising student field projects, teaching fieldwork and presentation skills, and managing field safety and logistical concerns.
Helping students process a kangaroo rat for a small mammal trapping project in the Mojave Desert.
Additional teaching assistantships
Natural History of Birds and Mammals, UC Santa Cruz, COSMOS program, Summer 2019
Ecology and Society (ENVS 100), UC Santa Cruz, Winter 2017
Conservation Biology (ENVS 120), UC Santa Cruz, Fall 2016