Instructor of Record for Principles of Sociology (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

Course description: This course offers an introduction to sociology. We will discuss key processes and institutions (including interaction, inequality, organizations, socialization, and social change), along with core sociological concepts, methods, and theories. General goals for this course are that students learn to think sociologically, make evidence-based arguments, become aware of key sociological concepts and issues, and make connections between course materials and their lived experiences.

Instructor of Record for Jobs and Work (Spring 2021)

Course description: This course offers an introduction to the sociology of jobs and work. We will explore work and the US labor market in the context of a globalized economy, considering topics such as managerial control, flexible work, and workplace inequality. General goals for this course are that students learn to think critically and sociologically, become aware of key concepts and issues within the sociology of jobs and work, and make connections between course materials and their lived experiences.

Instructor of Record for Social Psychology (Fall 2020)

Course description: This course offers an introduction to sociological social psychology. We will examine the development of personality through social interactions and the behavior of individuals in social contexts. Likewise, we will discuss processes of learning, socialization, social perception, organization, stability and change of attitudes, norms, norm-formation and conformity, social roles and role strain, interpersonal attraction, and intergroup and intragroup relations. My general goal for this course is that you are able to understand and evaluate the reciprocal relationship between individuals and society, including the consequences of this relationship.

Instructor of Record for Social Research Methods (Spring 2020, Summer 2020)

Course description: This 4-credit course offers an introduction to social research methods. From a sociological perspective, we will consider how to design and conduct research (including the goals and ethical implications of social research), how to collect data, how to analyze data, and how to evaluate research. General goals for this course are that students will acquire the skills to critically evaluate social research, conduct their own research, and communicate research findings to others.

Lab Instructor for Research Methods in Sociology (Graduate lab; Spring 2018)

Course description: This course offers graduate students an overview of the logic and practice of sociological research. Students study the fundamental features of social research and examine their practical application through a variety of methodologies (e.g., experimentation, survey research, and ethnographic methods). In the lab component of this course, students learn about various practical concerns such as formulating research questions, designing and distributing surveys, cleaning survey data, conducting participant observation research, and coding qualitative data. 

Lab Instructor for Introductory Quantitative Analysis (Graduate lab; Fall 2017)

Course description: This course introduces graduate students to basic statistical methods used by sociologists and other social scientists, examining both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. In the lab component of this course, students are introduced to a statistical software package for the social sciences (Stata) to facilitate understanding of the statistical concepts. The lab component of this course therefore teaches students basic Stata capabilities. 

*Undergraduate courses unless otherwise noted. All teaching experience listed in this section was gained at NC State University.

“Sociological Perspectives on Mass Media” in TRAILS

This peer-reviewed teaching resource offers a set of activities for teaching students critical perspectives on mass media and links these perspectives to the three key theoretical frameworks commonly taught in introductory sociology courses. 

Teaching and Communication Certificate (2019)

I earned a Teaching and Communication Certificate from the NC State University Graduate School by completing 100 hours of approved courses and workshops, in addition to a final portfolio.

“Teaching Sociology” (2017)

I completed a graduate course on “Teaching Sociology” at NC State University. In this course, I studied teaching as a sociological phenomenon, evaluated teaching techniques, learned about best practices of teaching, and delineated a teaching philosophy. For my final project, I designed an undergraduate course.