I'm an advocate of student-centered teaching and have had years of experience developing and refining my teaching practices to reflect this pedagogical approach.
Courses taught as Instructor or Lecturer (including full curriculum development)
Broadcast General Biology Lecture (distance learning)– Utah State University---------------------------Spring 2017
Non-majors General Biology Lecture (in-person lectures) – Utah State University------------------------Spring 2017
Herpetology Lab (in-person labs) – Utah State University-------------------------------------------------------------2014-2015
Guest lectures
Principles of Evolution – University of Nebraska, Lincoln--------------------------------------------------------2018-2020
Life Sciences Research: Big Questions – University of Nebraska, Lincoln---------------------------------------------2018
Human Physiology (cardiovascular physiology) – Utah State University----------------------------------------2014-2016
Herpetology (snake evolution and radiation) – Utah State University--------------------------------------------------2015
Comparative Animal Physiology Lab (snake physiology) – Utah State University-----------------------------------2015
Biology (evolution of dinosaurs) – Venture Academy (high school)-----------------------------------------------------2014
Evolution (snake evolution and phylogenetics) – Old Dominion University--------------------------------------------2010
Ecology (frog diversity in Costa Rica) – Northern VA Community College----------------------------------------------2006
Courses taught as Graduate Teaching Assistant
Human Physiology Lab – Utah State University--------------------------------------------------------------------2013-2016
Evolutionary Biology (science writing) – Utah State University---------------------------------------------------2012-2016
Human Anatomy Cadaver Lab – Utah State University------------------------------------------------------------2012-2013
General Biology Lab - Utah State University-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2011