TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

University Teaching:

  • EAPS 12.S493: Mass Spectrometry for Organic Geochemists (MIT) – Lecture and methods course that covered the “nuts and bolts” of GC-, IR-, and HPLC-MS techniques and their application to organic geochemistry. Focused on the process of taking a sample from rock/sediment/biomass to an interpreted biomarker mass spectrum or delta value.

    • Co-Instructor (four weeks of lectures and associated activities)                     2021

  • EAPS 12.158/458: Molecular Biogeochemistry (MIT) –  Evaluation and discussion of the biosynthesis and diagnostic structural features of organic compounds with particular emphasis on those molecules which form chemical fossils that can be preserved in sediments. Structured around the biosynthetic and phylogenetic origins of recalcitrant biomolecules, the ways we analyze them, and their application as paleoenvironmental proxies.

    • Guest lecturer on the topic of general stable isotopes of H/C/O/N/S and compound-specific analyses. 2020, 2021

  • EAR 105: Earth Science (SU) – Lecture and recitation class for non-majors that emphasized tectonics, continental surfaces, and climate.

    • Primary Instructor: 150 students         2018

    • Teaching Assistant: 320 students in lecture section, 100 in recitation    2016, 2017

  • EAR 317: Sedimentary Processes and Systems (SU) – Required upper-level course for Earth Science majors with associated laboratory exercises, and field trips. Key topics included: Ancient sedimentary rocks and their modern analogs; Physical and chemical aspects of sedimentation and diagenesis; Introduction to sedimentary basins; Economic resources of sedimentary systems.

    • Primary Instructor: 10 students          2018

    • Teaching Assistant: 10 students      2016

  • EAR 111: Climate Change Past and Present (SU) – Intro-level class for non-majors. Introduction to the science of climate change with emphasis on the major drivers of global climate, measuring change, forecasting future climate, and the role of human activities in present climate.

    • Primary Instructor: 10 students          2018

K-12 Teaching:

  • Long-term Substitute/Assistant:          2013

    • Newark Central Schools, Newark NY High School Earth Science class

    • My main responsibility was preparing students for NY State Regents Exam, but also coordinated some lecture and laboratory activities

  • Substitute Teacher:             2012-2013

    • Grade levels ranged from 3 - 12

    • Subjects taught include: Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology, Math (Algebra and Calculus/Precalculus), and English