Teaching & Learning

Special Study: Ecology Research in Local Waterways (Instructor, BIOL 2984): Spring 2024 & Fall 2024. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. 

Ecology (Instructor, BIOL 2804): 2017-Present. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. [Spring semesters only]

Interfaces of Global Change 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Graduate Seminars (Lead Instructor & Co-Instructor, GRAD 5134): 2020-2023. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. [More information about the IGC curriculum]

Stream Ecology (Instructor, BIOL 5074): 2018. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. 

The Science and Policy of Invasions (Co-Instructor, GRAD 6984): 2017. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Short Course: Methods and Models for Estimating Aquatic Ecosystem Metabolism (Instructor): 2015. Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. [Readings & course structure]

General Ecology (Graduate Teaching Assistant, LIFE 3400): 2013. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA. [In charge of teaching and assessment for two course units: Ecosystem Ecology; Nutrient Cycling]

Limnology Laboratory (Co-Instructor, ZOO 4430): 2012. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.

Wyoming Science Teacher Education Program (Graduate Assistant, WySTEP): 2007-2010. NSF Wyoming EPSCoR, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.

General Biology (Graduate Teaching Assistant, LIFE 1010): 2005-2011. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.

Animal Biology (Graduate Teaching Assistant, LIFE 2022): 2006-2008. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.

Environmental Science (Instructor): 2005. High Trails Outdoor Science School, San Bernardino National Forest, CA, USA.

Conservation Biology and Biodiversity (Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, ENVS/BIO 345): 2003. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Environmental Science (Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, BIO 111): 2002. Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford, GA, USA.

Photo of students sampling in a creek near Laramie, Wyoming