Teaching
I have a zero-appointment to the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute at the University of Groningen. As part of that, I teach an elective master's course on dwarf galaxies. The course focuses on developing writing skills, in addition to the scientific content.In the past, I had teaching experience while a graduate student at Cornell University, including designing a teaching portfolio. You can find more information below.
I have served as a teaching assistant for the introductory astronomy courses at Cornell, Astronomy 1101: The Nature of the Universe and Astronomy 1102: Our Solar System. I have also taken the course ALS 6015: The Practice of Teaching in Higher Education and attened a Center for Astronomy Education workshop in order to develop my teaching skills. Through these experiences I have solidified the belief that the classroom should be a learning experience and focused on the students. For more details, you can follow the links on the right or below to explore my teaching philosophy and different sections of my teaching portfolio.