I have extensive experience with teaching and curriculum design throughout a wide variety of venues and audience types.  Since 2006 I have taught university level courses, from small seminars to large lecture halls, and am an expert in successfully designing and delivering engaging content to both youth and adult learners.  I am familiar with a variety of learning management systems including Blackboard, Canvas, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Moodle.  I am comfortable with teaching in-person, online, or hybrid.  I also have designed unique assessment tools to revise curriculum content and implementation. I’ve used surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, and rubrics to gain tailored insights. I am constantly seeking how to improve teaching and facilitation to better serve students and meet today’s challenges.

I approach educating people as a facilitator, rather than as the leader or sole expert in the room.  Cultivating knowledge and growth is a community practice, and all people must feel included and invested in the conversation for the process to work.

Examples of my work in these areas are below.

Awards

  • Most Promising New Textbook Award for Understanding Racism, Textbook and Academic Authors Association, 2022
  • Joseph B. Gittler Award, SSSP, 2018, (For significant scholarly achievement that a SSSP member has made in contributing to the ethical resolution of social problems.
  • Education Freedom Award, NAACP, Coastal Carolina University Chapter, 2015
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences Small Teaching Grant, College of Charleston, 2013
  • Sage/Pine Forge Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award, 2010
  • North Central Sociological Association/Midwest Sociological Society Future Faculty Certificate, 2010
  • UVa Lantern Society Recognition for Teaching & Service, 2008
Editor Positions

Samples of Previous Work

College/University Courses

History of Social Action
Curriculum Description: This course examines the history, legacy and resistance to oppression of various social groups and individuals. A range of topics will be covered in the course, which may include feminist, anti-racist, labor, LGBTQ, and global justice. The course will address both theoretical and practical perspectives on social action and encourage students to think critically about the past and current conditions of the social world.

Race & Ethnicity
Curriculum Description: Racial and ethnic conflict and change in an historical context. Emphasis on the United States, but a comparative, global perspective will be developed. Specific topics include: racial and ethnic ideologies and public policy; race and class relations; ethnic mobility and the assimilation process; social scientific controversies in racial and ethnic studies; and strategies for change.

Race and Housing
Curriculum Description: This course will look at the intersections of housing and race, specifically the ways in which access to safe and affordable housing is shaped by racism. Sociological approaches will be bridged with critical race theory to evaluate the contemporary state of housing conditions.

Systems of Inequality
​Curriculum Description: An overview of the theories, structures, and statistics of inequality with a focus toward race,
class, and gender. The course also looks at policy creation and implementation as well as
contemporary inequality in various institutions.
Mentoring and Advising*
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  • Advisor, Women’s Empowerment Club, Manhattanville College, 2021-2022.
  • Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Board Member, Manhattanville College, 2018-2022.
  • Guest Lecture, “How to Publish on Teaching and Pedagogy” Hosted by Prof. Estefan, University of California – San Diego, 2021.
  • Center for Inclusion Advisory Board Member, Manhattanville College, 2017-2021.
  • Race & Ethnicity Teaching Mentor, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2021.
  • Organizer and Presider, “Unique Strategies to Reach Students in Race and Ethnicity Courses.”  Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, 2018.
  • Chair, Teaching Social Problems Division of SSSP, 2013-2016.
  • American Sociological Association Pre-Teaching Conference Planning Committee, 2012-2013.
  • Member, Social Justice Research Initiative, Coastal Carolina University, 2013 – 2015.
  • Advisor, University of Virginia, Queer and Allied Activism (QuAA), 2006-2012.
  • Advisor, University of Virginia, Sexual Assault Facts & Education (SAFE), 2008-09.