Teaching and Mentoring

Teaching Evaluations

Teaching Experience

Instructor of Record

Introduction to Social Psychology, CU Boulder (Fall 2023)

• Designed and taught a 40-student course independently. 

• Developed course assessments and exams, facilitated student discussion, and evaluated student comprehension and work. 

• Emphasized active learning, community engagement, and open science practice.

• Covered the self, social perception, emotion, attitudes and persuasion, social influence, relationships, stereotyping and prejudice, group processes, altruism, and cooperation, and emphasized applications of social psychology theory to everyday issues. 

Lab Instructor

*denotes course was taught virtually that semester 

Psychological Science I: Statistics, CU Boulder (*Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024)

• Instructed two lab sections per semester (40–50 students each). 

• Facilitated applied statistical exercises, supported students during lectures, coordinated academic accommodations, and evaluated assignments and exams. 

• Covered hypothesis testing, central tendency, normal distributions, z-scoring, distribution of sample means, variance, one/two-sample and repeated samples t-tests, correlation, regression, one/two-way ANOVA, and chi-squared testing. 

Psychological Science II: Research Methods, CU Boulder (Fall 2019)

• Taught two laboratory sections (50 students total). 

• Participated in weekly curriculum-planning meetings across sections to coordinate instruction and collaboratively address instructional challenges. 

• Collaborated in grading 3 exams, weekly assignments, and final papers. 

• Guided students through literature reviews, CITI training, Qualtrics survey creation, R-based data analysis, and APA-style writing. 

Advanced Judgment and Decision-Making Seminar, CU Boulder (*Fall 2020)

• Taught two lab sections (45 students total). 

• Collaborated with fellow instructor through reciprocal classroom observations and weekly discussions to exchange feedback, identify learning challenges, and refine instruction. 

• Graded exams, weekly assignments, final papers, and presentations. 

• Delivered lectures and supported student learning of Bayesian reasoning, conditional probability, heuristics and biases, and Prospect Theory. 

Advanced Research Methods in Social Psychology, CU Boulder (*Spring 2020)

• Instructed two laboratory sections (50 students total) and graded major written assignments. 

• Participated in weekly curriculum-planning meetings with faculty and graduate instructors to coordinate instruction across sections and collaboratively address instructional challenges. 

• Guided students through literature reviews, CITI training, Qualtrics survey creation, R-based data analysis, APA-style writing, and science communication. 

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Introduction to Social Psychology, CU Boulder (Spring 2021, Spring 2023)

• Supported course instruction, held two hours of weekly office hours, coordinated and proctored accommodated exams, and evaluated written assignments applying social psychological concepts to everyday life. 

Introduction to Behavioral Genetics, CU Boulder (Spring 2021, Spring 2023)

• Supported course instruction, held office hours, coordinated and proctored exams, and evaluated written assignments applying behavioral genetics to everyday life. 

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Biological Psychology, CU Boulder (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

• Mentored and tutored students across two semesters (250 students total), facilitated structured learning activities and peer mentoring. 

• Participated in weekly curriculum-planning meetings with faculty and learning assistants to coordinate instruction and collaboratively address instructional challenges. 

Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences, Bunker Hill Community College (Spring 2017)

• Assisted a class of 30 students through in-class group activities, exam review sessions, office hours, and exam proctoring.

Mentoring Experience

Ph.D. Student Research Mentor, U-M SEAS

Responsibilities: Provide guidance on dissertation research design, survey development, preregistration, grant and award applications, and manuscript preparation.

• Caroline Beckman (2025–Present)

• Analisa Vivosa (2026–Present)

• Ye-Eun Sim (2026–Present)

Master’s Student Research Mentor, U-M SEAS

Responsibilities: Supervise 10 hours of weekly research activities, including literature reviews, preregistration development, data collection and cleaning, statistical analysis, journal article reviewing, manuscript preparation, and conference submissions.

• Lucy Vaughan (2026–Present)

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Mentor, CU Boulder

Responsibilities: Provide 1–2 hours of weekly mentorship on research design, data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation, and honors thesis defense.

• Jack Colvin (2020–2021)

Undergraduate Student Research Mentor, CU Boulder

Responsibilities: Mentored undergraduate researchers for an average of 1–2 hours per week, providing guidance on study design, data collection, conference poster preparation, and graduate school applications.

• Tim Barrette (2024–2025, currently applying to PhD programs in developmental psychology)

• Don Lyle (2024–2025, MFT, Alliant University)

• Harshith Amarala (2024–2025, currently applying to medical school)

• Jennifer Kim (2024–2025)

• Jack Levine (2022–2023, Mental Health Therapist for Therapy Resources, Morris County, NJ)

• Ashlyn Lee (2022–2023, MA in philosophy, CU Boulder)

• Kylie Cisney (2022–2023)

• Kyley Moriarity (2022–2023)

• Katlyn Blacksten (2022)

• Morgan Slaski (2022)

• Scott Uhlman (2020–2021, MA in social psychology, CU Colorado Springs)

• Ayurda Pathak (2020–2021, PhD in counseling psychology, University of North Texas)

Project SHORT Mentor, CU Boulder (website)

Responsibilities: Guide undergraduate applicants through graduate application process, including program selection, preparation and reviewing application materials, and regular goal setting and progress check-ins.

• Julia Rodrigues (2026–Present)

• Raya Arafah (2026–Present)

• Shixi Lin (2026–Present)

Graduate Student Peer Mentor, CU Boulder

Responsibilities: 1–2 hours per week for check-ins to discuss common struggles as well as offered advice and encouragement for a successful first year of graduate school.

• Justy Gluck (2023–2024)

• Liza Sprout (2023–2024)

• Ashley Master (2021–2022)

NextGen Psychology Scholar Program Mentor (website)

Responsibilities: Assisted mentee with understanding graduate school paths in psychology, undergraduate experiences that prepare individuals for graduate school, and the graduate school application preparation with bi-monthly check-ins and goal setting.

• Brey Leigh Smith (2025)

Senior Achievement, Cultural competency, Engagement (ACE) Mentor, BHCC (2016–2017; website)

Responsibilities: Supported a cohort of 8 ACE mentors through 2 semesters. Assisted in hiring and recruitment of 30 mentors and facilitated bi-weekly training meetings. Prepared and co-presented “Cultural inclusion: How to communicate effectively” to ACE mentor training and a Learning Community Seminar.

ACE Mentor: Introduction to Computer Science, BHCC (2015–2016)

Responsibilities: Assisted 3 semesters of classes (~25 students each) with homework and in-class activities. Connecting students to financial aid resources, and tutoring assistance.