My goal as an educator is to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and beliefs necessary for becoming effective educators and critical scholars. Teaching is not a politically neutral endeavor and systems of oppression (e.g., white supremacy) continue to operate in our schools and communities. Guided by dialogic, humanizing, and antiracist pedagogies, I aim to create a learning community—whether virtual or in person—where students engage in critical reflection and take collaborative action to promote social justice in education.

I design my courses to engage students in critical debates, spark creativity, and promote contextualized problem-solving with applications far beyond the classroom. My student-centered approach to teaching is guided by humanizing pedagogy and informed by my experiences as a K-12 teacher, university instructor, and professional developer.

My goal as an educator is to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and beliefs necessary for becoming effective and equitable teachers and scholars. In course evaluations, students have described me as a “patient,” “caring,” and “enthusiastic” instructor capable of pushing students to “think outside [their] comfort zone while still being productive.”