STUDENT SUPERVISION
I am currently co-supervising one thesis chapter of a University of Manchester Ph.D. student. While at Dalhousie University, I formally supervised one B.Sc. honors student, one Independent Study student, one Special Topics student, and two Experiential Learning students. I have worked with >30 undergraduate student volunteers throughout my career.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Field Studies of Marine Mammals (BIOL/MARI 3626) (2017-2019)
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
Introduction to Psychology (85-102) (2011-2013)
Cognitive Psychology (85-211) (2012)
GUEST LECTURES
2019-2020: Behavioral Ecology (Dalhousie University)
2018, 2020: Cultural Evolution (Dalhousie University)
2018: Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Mammals (Dalhousie University)
2017-2021: Marine Mammalogy (Dalhousie University)
2017-2019: Field Studies of Marine Mammals (Dalhousie University)
2017-2018: Biology (Endicott College)
I am currently co-supervising one thesis chapter of a University of Manchester Ph.D. student. While at Dalhousie University, I formally supervised one B.Sc. honors student, one Independent Study student, one Special Topics student, and two Experiential Learning students. I have worked with >30 undergraduate student volunteers throughout my career.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Field Studies of Marine Mammals (BIOL/MARI 3626) (2017-2019)
- Three years as head teaching assistant (2017, 2018, 2019); one year as field teaching assistant (2017)
- Duties included:
- Supervising students as they designed and conducted field-based research projects on marine mammals
- Assisting with necropsy set up and execution
- Organizing and transporting field gear
- Grading field notebooks, project proposals, final papers, and presentations
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
Introduction to Psychology (85-102) (2011-2013)
- Designed and taught weekly recitations for two sections of students (~20 students/section)
- Graded exams and assignments, held weekly office hours to address student questions, and led exam review sessions
- Promoted to Head TA for the Fall 2013 term (Aug - Dec 2013); promotion involved organizing the team of TAs, entering final grades for students, and attending additional weekly meetings with the course professor
Cognitive Psychology (85-211) (2012)
- Held weekly office hours to answer student questions and attended weekly meetings with the course professor
- Helped grade assignments and exams for ~200 students
GUEST LECTURES
2019-2020: Behavioral Ecology (Dalhousie University)
2018, 2020: Cultural Evolution (Dalhousie University)
2018: Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Mammals (Dalhousie University)
2017-2021: Marine Mammalogy (Dalhousie University)
2017-2019: Field Studies of Marine Mammals (Dalhousie University)
2017-2018: Biology (Endicott College)