Teaching
Philosophy in brief
I have extensive, diverse teaching experiences with a variety of undergraduate cognitive science courses. I have taught class sizes ranging from very small (<5) to very large (>200) and use a wide array of class activities, including lectures, in-class discussions, in-class experiments, written assignments, and video projects to teach cognitive science principles.Â
To me, cognitive science is fundamentally a study of intelligence: both from the perspective of what intelligence is, as well as from the angle of how intelligent systems work. A cognitive science training program is thus inherently and necessarily interdisciplinary and collaborative.
Given this inherently interdisciplinary nature, an education in cognitive science is strongest when it is able to draw from a diversity of student backgrounds and experiences, and fostering this diversity is ultimately imperative to reaching the full potential of such a highly collaborative field. It thus becomes an imperative for instructors of cognitive science to apply this same diversity of thinking in how we support our students.
Courses taught
Foundations of Neurolinguistics, COGS 25001
Instructor Autumn 2024
Prediction in Language Comprehension, COGS 24001
Instructor Spring 2024
Mind, Brain, & Meaning, COGS 20001
Instructor Winter 2024, Spring 2024
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, PSYC 224
Teaching assistant Fall 2016, Fall 2018
Instructor (in-person) Summer 2018, Summer 2019
Designer/lecturer (online) Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Introduction to Brain & Cognitive Science, BCOG 100
Instructor Fall 2022
Cognitive Psychology Laboratory, PSYC 331
Instructor Spring 2018
Introduction to Psychology, PSYC 100
Instructor Fall 2017