Teaching

I have benefited from fantastic mentors who supported an open exchange of ideas, shared their own thrill of discovery, and encouraged me to push my own boundaries. In all my teaching, I aim to pass on that mentoring to my own students. Accordingly, my teaching philosophy is based in the idea that through strong mentorship, students can push their own boundaries to become independent thinkers and scientists. Grounded in the liberal arts, I seek to improve students' abilities to interpret scientific data, and effectively communicate their ideas.

Courses Taught
Environmental Geology: GEO 170
Department of Earth Sciences, Binghamton University, SUNY 45 students, 4 credit hours
Hydrology and Hydrogeology: GEOL 229
Department of Geology and Geography, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Spring 2025, 16 students, 4 credit hours

Hydrogeology (graduate and undergraduate students): GEOSCI 587
Department of Earth Geographic and Climate Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Spring 2023, 18 students, 5 credit hours

The Earth: GEOSCI 101
Department of Earth Geographic and Climate Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Fall 2022, 20 students, 1 credit hour

Teaching Areas
Hydrology
Geomorphology
Sedimentology
Climate and Weather
Water Pollution/Aqueous Geochemistry
Natural Hazards and Disasters