I have experience as instructor of record teaching the follow courses:
Biological Sciences (BIO) 160: General Ecology (Upper Division)
Sacramento State University, Fall 2024 & Spring 2025
Catalog description: Examination of the interrelationships among organisms and their environments. Designed for the major in Biological Sciences or related fields. Topics include the structure and function of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, population and community dynamics and human effects on ecosystems.
Biological Sciences (BIO) 1: Biodiversity, Evolution, and Ecology (Lower Division)
Sacramento State University, Fall 2024
Catalog description: Introduction to properties of life and cells leading to genetic and biological diversity. Survey of biological diversity emphasizing variation leading to natural selection; introduction to ecological concepts within an evolutionary framework; a survey of ecosystems and global climate change. Development of scientific skills will be emphasized. Designed for science majors.
I have experience as a teaching assistant in the following courses:
Teaching Assistant for Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Policy (WFC) 122: Population Dynamics and Estimation (Upper Division)
UC Davis, Spring 2016
Catalog description: Description of bird, mammal and fish population dynamics, modeling philosophy, techniques for estimation of animal abundance (e.g., mark-recapture, change-in-ratio, etc.), mathematical models of populations (e.g., Leslie matrix, logistic, dynamic pool, stock-recruitment); case histories.
Responsibilities: Leading weekly computer lab sessions, holding office hours, conducting reviews prior to exams, grading quizzes and lab assignments, giving one full lecture on fish and mammal population biology. During lab sessions I was responsible for teaching students how to use excel to perform mathematical and statistical investigations related to population dynamics and population estimation.
Teaching Assistant for Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) 100: General Ecology (Upper Division)
UC Davis, Fall 2015
Catalog description: Theoretical and experimental analysis of the distribution, growth and regulation of species populations; predator-prey and competitive interactions; and the organization of natural communities. Application of evolutionary and ecological principles to selected environmental problems.
Responsibilities: Leading weekly discussion sessions, introducing students to primary ecology literature, developing discussion session content, conducting review sessions prior to exams, writing exam questions, grading projects and exams.
Instructional Student Assistant in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics (Lower Division)
Sonoma State University, Spring 2012 – Fall 2013
Mathematics and Statistics 150: Modern Geometry
Catalog description: A study of Euclidean geometry. It will cover topics such as compass and straightedgeconstructions, proofs, parallel and perpendicular lines, triangles, circles, polygons, measurement, solids, transformations, tessellations, and the use of geometry software.
Mathematics and Statistics 111: Symmetry in the Arts and Sciences
Catalog description: This class explores the symmetries that exist in art as well as the natural world around us, and how symmetry can be described in terms of mathematics. A central theme is the contribution of mathematics to other fields, such as architecture and decorative art, engineering of mechanical devices, music and dance, evolution and anatomy, crystallography, chemical bonding and atomic structure, philosophy, and mathematical proofs.
Responsibilities: Leading weekly tutoring sessions structured as discussion sessions, writing and preparing solution manuals, maintaining gradebooks and grading homework and exams.