Teaching
As a graduate student I have had the opportunity to teach as an Instructor of Record for two undergraduate introductory cultural anthropology courses (summer 2024 and fall 2024), Instructor of Record for a Newberry Library seminar, Teaching Assistant (TA) leading undergraduate discussion sections, grading TA for undergraduate anthropology courses, and in an instructional team in an local high school English Language Learner classroom for an academic year.
In addition to my experience with online courses, I have experience teaching in-person in a diverse set of contexts. For example, I recently taught a seminar titled “Race-making in the Americas: From Columbus to the 1893 World’s Fair” via the Newberry Library Adult Education Program. Additionally, I have facilitated discussion sections for the in-person Anthropology 270 Language in Culture course where I made the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their students by the UIUC Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL). Further, through the UIUC Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program, I had the opportunity to assist two Anthropology faculty in teaching with The Diaspora and Border Racial Justice Youth Project in a high school English Language Learners (ELL) classroom during the 2021 - 2022 academic year. In this role, I co-designed teaching materials and assignments that connected social justice thematics and creative practices for students to engage with. With continued care to my pedagogical practice, I was awarded the Master Course in Online Teaching Certificate in 2024 from the CITL and am in progress on a CITL Certificate in the Foundations of Teaching.
In connection with my teaching, mentorship has been critical to my own professional development and in my pedagogical practice. At UIUC, I am currently a peer mentor with the Doctoral Research Support Program since 2020, mentored with the undergraduate Illinois Promise Scholar Program from 2019 - 2023, and was awarded the UIUC Graduate College Mentoring Certificate in 2023.
Experience
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Fall 2024
Instructor of Record. ANTH 103: Anthropology in a Changing World. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Summer 2024
Instructor of Record. Race-Making in the Americas: From Columbus to the 1893 World’s Fair. The Newberry Library.
Instructor of Record. ANTH 103: Anthropology in a Changing World. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Fall 2023
Teaching Assistant. ANTH 103: Anthropology in a Changing World. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Teaching Assistant. ANTH 101: Introduction to Anthropology. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
AY 2022 - 2023
Teaching Assistant. ANTH 103: Anthropology in a Changing World. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Spring 2023
Teaching Assistant. ANTH 101: Introduction to Anthropology. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Fall 2022
Teaching Assistant. ANTH 101: Introduction to Anthropology. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Spring 2022
Teaching Assistant. ANTH 270: Language in Culture. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Selected for the Teachers Ranked as Excellent list*
AY 2021 – 2022
Teaching and Research Assistant. The Diaspora and Border Racial Justice Youth Project. Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
AY 2019 – 2020
Teaching Assistant. ANTH 103: Anthropology in a Changing World. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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2020 – Present
Peer-Mentor. Doctoral Research Support Program. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2019 – 2023
Mentor. Illinois Promise Program. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
2015 - 2017
Undergraduate Coordinator. My Brother and Sister’s Keeper Mentoring Program. Residential College of the Arts & Humanities at Michigan State University.
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Awarded the Master Course in Online Teaching Certificate in spring 2024 from the UIUC Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL).
Completed the Disability Ally Program training held by the UIUC Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES) during fall 2023.
Completed the 'Writing Across the Curriculum TA Seminar' by the UIUC Center for Writing Studies during winter 2022.
Completed the Workshop 'Mentoring: Developing Your Philosophy & Approach' by the Illinois Graduate College during spring 2021.
Completed the Workshop 'Mentoring: Starting Off Strong' by the Illinois Graduate College during spring 2021.
Completed the Workshop 'Navigating & Troubleshooting the Mentoring Relationship' by the Illinois Graduate College during spring 2021.
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During the 2023 - 2024 academic year, I collaborated with the UIUC Office of Minority Student Affairs to organize the panel 'Educational Journeys: Towards Higher Education'. In addition to the panel, I collaborated with my fellow panelist on a "Guide for Graduate School Applications" for undergraduate students.