Teaching Experience

My experience as an instructor spans varied formats, levels, class sizes (6 to 70+), and types of students. Courses I have designed and taught include:

• Adolescent Development

• Development Across the Lifespan

• Capstone in Developmental Psychology

• Foundations of Motivation in Education (in person, online, and hybrid)

• Advanced Seminar in Motivation for Education

• Seminar in Educational Psychology

• Human Development and Education

Mentorship and Advising

Mentorship

Across my career, I have supervised more than fifty research assistants, as well as dozens of independent research and/or undergraduate thesis projects.

I currently supervise three doctoral students and a postdoctoral scholar.

K-12 Teaching and Outreach 

K-12 Teaching and PD Experience:

• Instructor: Pre-Algebra/Algebra Tutorial, Literacy Tutorial, Pre-Calculus Seminar, A.P. Calculus Seminar. MATCH Charter Public High School, Boston, MA

• Instructor: Loving to Learn, Promoting Interest and Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom.Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development Summer Institute, University of Georgia.

• PD Leader: Boston Partners in Education, Boston, MA. St. Stephens and St. Agnes School, Arlington, VA. Concordia Preparatory School, Towson, MD. Designed workshops to foster motivation support in teaching and mentoring.