-Me, second grade
Teaching is one of my favorite parts of my job. I love getting to know my students and creating a classroom where we experience research together — whether by running experiments, discussing journal articles, or picking apart graphs. My goal is for students to leave not just knowing more about the material, but thinking like psychological scientists.
Sample Courses & Syllabi
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Psychology of Bias, Misbelief, and the Self. Psy 680. St. Joseph’s University. [Syllabus]
Motivating Wisely. Psy 470. St. Joseph’s University. [Syllabus]
GRIT Lab: Fostering Passion and Perseverance. Psyc 005. University of Pennsylvania
Education Proseminar 2: Learning and Teaching. Educ 325B. Stanford University. [Syllabus]
Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis and Interpretation. Educ 200A. Stanford University
Sample Lesson Plans & Activities
My courses emphasize active learning and student engagement. Here are a few lesson plans to show what this can look like in the classroom. See something you like? Please use it & lemme know how it goes!
Psychological Needs & Self-Determination Theory. [Lesson Plan] [Slides]
Dunning-Kruger Effect. [Lesson Plan] [Slides]
Research Mentoring
As a research mentor, my goal is to equip students to be social scientists by working with them through all stages of the research process.
Here are examples of my students’ posters, presented at the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Students’ Goals Moderate the Association Between Poverty & Grades in School. Chelsea L. Leslie et al. [Poster]
Factors that Contribute to Coping for Children of Mexican Origin. Celeste Guzman et al. [Poster]