teaching

teaching activities.

Between my time and CMU and Maryland, I was a course developer for 2 courses and provided teaching assistance for 4 courses. I also completed the CMU Future Faculty Program.


Carnegie Mellon University 🤖

Future Faculty Program

Carnegie Mellon University, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation

  • Completed the Eberly Center’s Future Faculty Program, a program designed for developing and documenting teaching skills for a faculty career.
  • Future Faculty Program involvement included learning effective course design and pedagogy through eight seminars, two individual teaching consultations, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a course design project.


15-920: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Computer Science and Society” (Fall 2021)

Course Developer
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science

  • Course co-developer for 15-920, a six-week, expanded version of the 15-996 pilot (held Spring 2021).


15-996: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Computer Science and Society” (Spring 2021)

Course Developer and Discussion Moderator
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science

  • Course co-developer for 15-996, a 3-week pilot course in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for first-year Ph.D. in Computer Science students. This mandatory course was designed entirely from the ground up by Ph.D. students, for Ph.D. students. The course was designed for DEI topics to be accessible, personally meaningful, and actionable for all students from all backgrounds, thereby improving inclusivity and belonging within the computer science community.
  • Held in Spring 2021, 15-996 was a pilot for an expanded version of the course to occur in following years.
  • Facilitated 15-996 peer group discussions and provided feedback to student homeworks as discussion moderator.
  • Presented an invited talk entitled “The Impostor Phenomenon,” February 21, 2021.
  • The 15-996 pilot was part of the CS-JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Computer Science) initiative. For more information, please see the CS-JEDI paper that describes CS-JEDI’s motivation, goals, and impact.


16-740: “Learning for Manipulation” (Fall 2020)

Teaching Assistant
Carnegie Mellon University, The Robotics Institute

  • Continued software development and hardware maintenance of LoCoBot robot platforms used in Spring 2019 offering of “Robot Autonomy” to provide students with hands-on experience with robot learning.
  • Designed tutorials and homeworks to facilitate student technical learning goals.


16-662: “Robot Autonomy” (Spring 2019)

Teaching Assistant
Carnegie Mellon University, The Robotics Institute

  • Led the procurement, assembly, and maintenance of ten LoCoBot robot platforms, one per student group, for student hands-on learning of robot algorithms and capabilities.
  • Designed homeworks and in-class laboratories to facilitate student technical learning goals.


University of Maryland, College Park 🐢

ENES 100: “Introduction to Engineering Design” (Spring 2007)

Teaching Fellow
University of Maryland, A. James Clark School of Engineering

  • Assisted with lectures and provided project oversight to promote understanding of engineering fundamentals for 38 students enrolled in “Introduction to Engineering Design,” the first-year engineering class.


EDCP 470: “Introduction to Student Personnel” (Spring 2006)

Teaching Assistant
University of Maryland, Department of Resident Life

  • Led recitation sections with two co-instructors for 20 enrolled students in the training class for Resident Assistants.
  • Facilitated discussions on community development, diversity, leadership, conflict management, and peer mediation.