Teaching Approach
I design my courses to balance conceptual understanding, hands-on problem solving, and collaborative learning. I emphasize inclusive pedagogy and strive to make statistics and mathematics accessible for students from all backgrounds.
My teaching focuses on fostering critical thinking, encouraging active participation, and connecting statistical and mathematical concepts to real-world applications. I aim to help students not only perform calculations but also interpret and communicate results effectively.
I incorporate a variety of instructional strategies, including think-pair-share, group projects, modeling, and data-driven exercises, to engage students with diverse learning styles and to support equity in the classroom.
Selected Courses & Roles
University of Washington – Teaching Assistant
- Basic Educational Statistics: Assisted with grading, exams, and course communication; taught sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and linear regression.
- Fundamentals of Psychological Research: Guided students in research methodology, hypothesis testing, experimental design, and scientific writing.
California State University, Long Beach – Lecturer & Graduate Teaching Associate
- Statistics for Everyday Life: Taught large lectures and activity sections; developed collaborative and hands-on lessons for pre-healthcare and STEM students.
- Essential Algebra B & The Power of Mathematics: Designed and implemented lessons connecting algebra and geometry concepts to real-world applications for diverse student populations.
Supplemental Instruction Mentor
- Led sections for Business Calculus and Calculus I, supervising peer instructors and providing additional support to students through group work, structured activities, and office hours.
Full Teaching Record
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Teaching Assistant, University of Washington
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology; College of Education - Educational Psychology
Basic Educational Statistics
- Held weekly office hours and assisted with grading and administering exams and quizzes. Responsible for managing course gradebook and assisting with course communication. Course content covers measurement scales, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, 1- and 2-group z/t/chi-square tests, and simple linear regression.
Fundamentals of Psychological Research
- Taught up to 100 undergraduate students per quarter. Students enrolled in this course are either applying into the psychology major or preparing to undertake research within the department. Topics include hypothesis testing, experimental design, research strategies, scientific writing, literature evaluation, and ethical issues in research.
Lecturer, California State University, Long Beach
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Statistics for Everyday Life*
- Taught large lecture and 1 activity section. Collaborated with a team of lecturers and professors to update course material and discuss learning objectives. Covered exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics, probability, binomial and normal distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, contingency tables.
Graduate Teaching Associate, California State University, Long Beach
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Statistics for Everyday Life
- Wrote weekly lesson plans and solutions for all STAT 108 activity sections. Lesson plans included think-pair-share, modeling, individual, and group work designed to extend student understanding of lecture content and introduce new statistical concepts. Taught 5 activity sections with 30 undergraduate students per section. Students primarily pre-healthcare majors. Attended lecture twice per week and held 2 hours of office hours weekly.
Essential Algebra B
- Assisted with development and implementation during the first semester of the course. Developed lesson plans connecting Geometry taught in activity sections to Algebra concepts in large lecture. Lessons included think-pair-share, modeling, individual, and group work. Taught 4-5 activity sections per semester with 25-30 undergraduate students per section, primarily STEM majors. Attended lecture twice per week and held 2 hours of office hours weekly.
The Power of Mathematics*
- Assisted with development and implementation during the first semester of the course. Wrote weekly quizzes and lesson plans focusing on think-pair-share and group work to demonstrate real-world applications. Taught 4-5 activity sections per semester with 25-30 undergraduate students per section, primarily non-STEM majors. Held 2 hours of office hours weekly.
Mentor Supplemental Instructor, California State University, Long Beach
Business Calculus*
- Taught 1 supplemental instruction section. Wrote and implemented lesson plans reinforcing and extending lecture material. Supervised a group of 5 supplemental instructors and held bi-weekly training sessions on content, classroom management, and teaching techniques. Held weekly office hours by appointment and attended weekly lecture. Lessons primarily focused on group work.
Calculus I*
- Taught 1 supplemental instruction section. Wrote and implemented lesson plans reinforcing and extending lecture material. Held weekly office hours by appointment and attended weekly lecture. Lessons were primarily lecture-focused with limited group work.
* Instructor of Record