Instructor of Record
Introduction to Social Statistics
I planned and taught Social Statistics, a required upper-division sociology course at UVa. Creating an active learning environment that integrated lecture and hands-on practice, I introduced students to the foundations of statistical analysis and challenged them to become more critical consumers of social research. In addition to two in-class exams, students completed independent research papers that analyzed data from the National Study of the Changing Workforce to answer a specific, individually developed research question. Course syllabus. (Summer 2015 Student Evaluations)
I also completed the Tomorrow’s Professor Today certificate program at the University of Virginia. As part of this program, I created a draft syllabus for an introductory class on the sociology of gender.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Summary of Student Evaluations)
I served as a graduate instructor for nine distinct undergraduate courses, including Social Statistics, Research Methods, Social Theory, Gender & Society and Sociology of the Family, and two graduate-level statistics courses. Responsiblities included planning and leading independent lab or discussion classes on a weekly basis, grading and assisting with the development of course materials.
Research Mentor
I mentored two students through the University of Virginia's Undergraduate Student Opportunities in Academic Research (USOAR) program, and I received a Double Hoo Grant through the Office of Undergraduate Research to lead a graduate-undergraduate collaborative research project.
Introduction to Social Statistics
I planned and taught Social Statistics, a required upper-division sociology course at UVa. Creating an active learning environment that integrated lecture and hands-on practice, I introduced students to the foundations of statistical analysis and challenged them to become more critical consumers of social research. In addition to two in-class exams, students completed independent research papers that analyzed data from the National Study of the Changing Workforce to answer a specific, individually developed research question. Course syllabus. (Summer 2015 Student Evaluations)
I also completed the Tomorrow’s Professor Today certificate program at the University of Virginia. As part of this program, I created a draft syllabus for an introductory class on the sociology of gender.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Summary of Student Evaluations)
I served as a graduate instructor for nine distinct undergraduate courses, including Social Statistics, Research Methods, Social Theory, Gender & Society and Sociology of the Family, and two graduate-level statistics courses. Responsiblities included planning and leading independent lab or discussion classes on a weekly basis, grading and assisting with the development of course materials.
Research Mentor
I mentored two students through the University of Virginia's Undergraduate Student Opportunities in Academic Research (USOAR) program, and I received a Double Hoo Grant through the Office of Undergraduate Research to lead a graduate-undergraduate collaborative research project.