Teaching
Today is an exciting time to teach anthropology as it is more important than ever for students to understand the relevance of our shared human history to understanding contemporary issues. My teaching style is driven by a commitment to provide students with the conceptual and practical skills to help move them achieve their life goals, whether these goals involve archaeology and anthropology or not. In my experience, the fields of archaeology and anthropology not only provide an effective venue to learn and refine critical job skills but they also provide the opportunity to develop an appreciation for how the human past can inform challenges of the present.
I am fortunate to have gained valuable teaching experience in a diverse range of educational settings. I most recently served as a lecturer and supervisor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. As a post-doctoral fellow at UCLA, I developed and taught the courses Genetics and Human History and Environmental Archaeology. As a graduate student at the University of Washington, I also independently instructed two introductory archaeology courses (The Human Past and Principles of Archaeology) and served as a teaching assistant for many others. I also served as the Archaeology Public Outreach Coordinator at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture where I organized outreach projects and developed curriculum for traveling education kits ("Burke Boxes").
Today is an exciting time to teach anthropology as it is more important than ever for students to understand the relevance of our shared human history to understanding contemporary issues. My teaching style is driven by a commitment to provide students with the conceptual and practical skills to help move them achieve their life goals, whether these goals involve archaeology and anthropology or not. In my experience, the fields of archaeology and anthropology not only provide an effective venue to learn and refine critical job skills but they also provide the opportunity to develop an appreciation for how the human past can inform challenges of the present.
I am fortunate to have gained valuable teaching experience in a diverse range of educational settings. I most recently served as a lecturer and supervisor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. As a post-doctoral fellow at UCLA, I developed and taught the courses Genetics and Human History and Environmental Archaeology. As a graduate student at the University of Washington, I also independently instructed two introductory archaeology courses (The Human Past and Principles of Archaeology) and served as a teaching assistant for many others. I also served as the Archaeology Public Outreach Coordinator at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture where I organized outreach projects and developed curriculum for traveling education kits ("Burke Boxes").
