I see teaching as a reciprocal learning process between professor and student and therefore strive to create a learning environment in which we can share unique experiences, perspectives, and understandings of the world. I include student majors, interests, and relative experiences into classroom activities to foster knowledge, critical thinking, and curiosity that incorporates and extends beyond their own fields of study. I believe both teachers and students benefit from exploring new avenues of connectivity across disciplines and multiple spatial and temporal scales.

In recognition of my teaching at CU Boulder, I was awarded the Graduate Instructor Appreciation Award in the Spring of 2021.

My teaching repertoire includes courses in anthropology, geography, and environmental studies:

Saint Louis University

Cultural Anthropology

Apocalypse: Climate Fictions and Future Imaginaries

University of Colorado Boulder

Water & Society

Anthropology of the Apocalypse – Climate Fictions and Future Imaginaries

Maritime Peoples: Seafarers and Fishers Instructor of record

Environmental Anthropology

World Regional Geography

Environment and Society

Lab in Physical Anthropology

University of Denver

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Sea Education Association

Cultural Landscapes & Seascapes: A sense of place

Maritime History & Culture

Florida International University

Ecology of South Florida Lab

Photograph: Teaching aboard the SSV Robert C. Seamans, class S288, Fall 2019.