I love teaching! I have been teaching actively since 2007, when I was a Fulbright English Language Teaching Assistant in Rosario, Argentina.
I teach in many settings, often incorporating popular education methods with lecture, as well as singing, emotionally intelligent somatic experiencing, and coaching as well. This means my classroom is trauma informed and attentive to the power dynamics in every setting. Though I thoughtfully prepare for each teaching engagement, I am a flexible pedagogue that adapts to what is emerging in the classroom and/or community learning setting. I am energized in both in-person and online teaching spaces.
In just my second semester of doctoral work, I was invited to co-teach a course on environmental grief. In response to student protests, I co-created a course called "Diversity and Knowledge of the Environment," which I taught four times. It was regularized in the curriculum of SUNY-ESF and is the flagship course at that institution for fulfilling the New York state's requirement that all students take a course related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. I effectively transferred it over to an associate professor. In my last semester I am teaching an upper level class in the Religion department at Syracuse University.
Given the following Comprehensive Exam Area Specialties, I can teach in a variety of areas:
Environmental Studies
Human Rights to Food, Nutrition, Water, and Sanitation
Environmental Decision Making in Complex Contexts
Environmental Justice
Ecological Sanitation
Religion
Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion
Ethnography
Animism
Excreta and Discard in Religious Ritual Perspectives
As a part of my matriculation through my PhDs, I am preparing an teaching philosophy statement and compiling my teaching portfolio. Until I post that here, please see my Curriculum Vitae for additional information regarding my teaching experience.