I am interested in learning and teaching science at the college level. I strive to teach basic concepts, relate concepts to everyday life, and encourage students to think critically about biological issues they encounter in their lives and communities.

I have taught a variety of lab, discussion, and seminar sections in several departments at the University of Georgia and Washington University in St. Louis. Additionally, I helped revise the lab curriculum for the Introduction to Plant Biology Lab course at UGA. I served as a TA Mentor for the UGA Center for Teaching and Learning's Future Faculty Program for the 2004-2005 academic year.

My teaching portfolio materials are available upon request.

► Learning to Learn - Instructor, Adjunct Seminar
► Plant Taxonomy - Teaching Assistant and Lab Coordinator, Lab
► Introduction to Plant Biology - Teaching Intern, Ecology and Evolution
► High school student/teacher outreach - Organizer and guest instructor
► Curriculum development - Inquiry-based lab presented at 2007 ABLE meeting

Graduate students conducted field research in teams for a semester-long class project that culminated in a paper on the spatial distribution of Plantago lanceolata in Plant Variation and Evolution