I consider teaching to be any opportunity I have to engage with undergraduate students in a mentorship role. I have had numerous opportunities to serve in this capacity.

At the Campus Archaeology Program, I worked with Lynne Goldstein to develop a semesterly undergraduate internship program. So far, we have worked with seven undergraduate students, each having put together a research project and presented it at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. This has provided an opportunity for me to teach these students about archaeological research and methods, and also to prepare them for their next steps in the field. I have also been able to serve as a guest lecturer in many classes on archaeology, history, and preservation.

With the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention Program, where I have worked for the past two years, I have served as a mentor for the undergraduate Peer Educators who lead the workshops. This interaction has been steady mentorship throughout the year, in addition to 32 hours of facilitated training by myself and other coworkers from MSU. Additionally, I began an internship program, where I have helped to mentor two students a semester who have helped with the day to day operations of the program development.

This spring, I will be taking a class on pedagogy, where I will have the opportunity to develop basic college teaching skills, develop a teaching philosophy, and come up with some sample syllabi, all which will be available here. As I begin teaching, this space will be used for links to the course web pages. Follow the category Teaching for more.