Teaching · Higher education
Higher Education
At Rutgers University–New Brunswick I support first-year students through their transition to college, train and supervise peer instructors, and coach students one-on-one.
- 2024–nowProgram Coordinator, First-Year Interest Group SeminarsOffice of Career Exploration & Success
- 2025–2026Coadjutant Instructor, Peer Instructor Education01:090:320 · Spring 2025, Spring 2026
- 2024–nowAcademic CoachRutgers Learning Centers
- 2026Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Drama in Education07:965:200
- 2022–2024Peer InstructorFirst-Year Interest Group Seminars; International Student Transition Seminars
FIGS · Rutgers University
Program Coordinator
The First-Year Interest Group Seminars reach more than 1,600 incoming students each year through 70+ sections of a career-focused seminar course.
- Ten peer instructorssupervised each year through weekly group advising, one-on-one meetings, performance documentation and classroom support
- 300+ candidatesreviewed in Peer Instructor recruitment, where I serve as a lead interviewer
- 70+ sectionssupported with curriculum delivery, scheduling and course administration in Canvas
Rutgers Learning Centers
Academic Coach
I design individualized coaching plans for undergraduates working on time management, metacognition, study skills and goal-setting, and lead group workshops on the same skills.
I meet regularly with learning center faculty and staff to build coaching skills and pedagogy.
Undergraduate courses
Courses taught at Rutgers
Instructor · 01:090:320
Peer Instructor Education
A 3-credit, 15-week course that prepares FIGS peer instructors to design and teach their own seminar sections: lesson planning, teaching philosophy, facilitation and teaching demonstrations.
Peer Instructor · 01:090:120
FIGS: Exploring Theater
A one-credit seminar I designed as a peer instructor to help first-year students explore theater as an academic discipline and connect campus opportunities to career goals.
Guest Lecturer · 07:965:200
Introduction to Drama in Education
Guest lectures for drama education students: designing inclusive drama classrooms, and lesson planning aligned with New Jersey standards.
Peer Instructor · 01:090:124 & 01:090:227
International Student Transition
Peer-led courses supporting international students in their first semester: RU-FIT: First-Year International Transition, and Academic Coaching for International Students.
Teaching philosophy
“I believe students learn most effectively when they have control over their own learning and when the environment functions as a collaborative space for inquiry, reflection, and constructing meaning.”