Teaching

As a teacher my aim is to help students develop skills and outlook to learn about nature and engage respectfully with the multiple ways of knowing it. I center my pedagogy on interdisciplinary and applied teaching that integrates diverse histories, geographies, and languages to cultivate knowledge that connects, celebrates diversity, and fosters interdisciplinary research and community partnerships. My pedagogical strategy includes:

1. To help students develop skills and acquire knowledge that builds connections with environment and society.

2.To provide learning spaces that is inclusive, celebrated diversity, and multiple ways of knowing.

3. To train students to conduct ethical interdisciplinary research through community collaborations, and knowledge co-productions.

Classes Taught

Global Indigenous Policy | Masters in Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA), University of British Columbia

Developed the syllabus and instructed a class of 12 graduate students
This course considers global, regional and domestic issues for implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples including historical, political, legal and policy aspects. Students will examine the challenges and opportunities for implementing Indigenous rights in international organizations, as well as national and regional legal and policy frameworks, and consider the roles of non-governmental organizations as well as Indigenous communities and movements.

SCIE 113- First Year Seminar in Science | University of British Columbia

Received the highest Student Experience of Instruction (SEI) score in the Faculty of Science for the course
Instructed a class of 20 undergraduate students
An interactive course where classes involved debates, discussions, and other activities to get students thinking, talking, reading, and writing about what science is, how it is done, and how it impacts their daily life.

Guest Lectures

RES 505 Qualitative Methods in Interdisciplinary Contexts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
ENVR 448 Socio-Ecological Systems Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
GEOS 303 Tropical Ecosystems in a Changing World
SOCI 220 Contemporary Indigeneity