As an Assistant Teaching Professor at UC San Diego, I have designed and now teach multiple courses about neurobiology and coding, as well as several Master’s courses on critical thinking & presentation in science. I’m passionate about developing approaches to create realistic, engaging laboratory experiences that invite underrepresented students into neuroscience. I’m also deeply invested in determining and strengthening the skills needed in the next generation of neuroscientists, such as working with open access data, coding, and data visualization.

Teaching Materials

• Neurobiology Laboratory Class [Website][GitHub]
• Neural Data Science [GitHub]
• Introduction to Python for Biologists [GitHub]
• Allen Institute Data Lesson Plans [Website]

Outreach Experience

I also love teaching in unusual places. Most recently, I’ve organized events with San Diego Science Storytelling Y’all, which trains local scientists to bring their stories to the stage. In 2018, I performed neuroscience-themed standup as a part of The Symposium, and improv as a part of Unteachables (both at Caveat in NYC). As an invited neuroscientist for Guerilla Science, I co-hosted neuroscience-inspired events at the Oregon Eclipse Festival, The Attraction Lab  (NYC), and the Sweet Shoppe (NYC). In college, I worked with the women of Northampton County Prison and Santa Cruz County Jail, bringing music, art, and book classes into their spaces.

As a graduate student, I helped develop sustainable curricula for K-12 teachers to implement in their own classrooms through both the UCSD Outreach Teaching Training Program and as an NSF GK-12 Socrates Fellow.