Teaching philosophy

As an Assistant Professor in the Geography Department at Durham University, I teach on undergraduate modules for students in levels 1-3. Durham practices team teaching in almost every course, which means that I teach various sections of larger modules staffed by several faculty members. Teaching continually challenges me to envision geography a lens for seeing and understanding the world that translates across diverse subject matter. Teaching different types of geography requires different teaching styles, classroom management strategies, and pedagogical techniques: for example, physical geography discussion sections mimic a laboratory set-up, whereas human geography courses allow for film clips, discussions, small-group activities, and in-class writing assignments. My teaching experience continues to inform my research and understanding of geography, just as my research experience contributes to the breadth of my teaching abilities. 

Courses taught:

Instructor of Record:
Feminist Geographies of Intimacy, 2017 & 2018, Durham University

• 40-60 student course involving lectures, seminars and workshops. Co-designer and co-instructor.

Geographies of Development, 2016 & 2017-18, Durham University

• 120-student course involving lectures and seminars. Taught 25% of course (4 lectures and accompanying seminars)

Social Research in Geography, 2016 & 2017-18, Durham University

• 120-student course involving lectures, fieldtrips, and seminars. Taught visual methods module (40 students, 4 lectures and seminars) and fieldtrip component (40 students, 4 lectures and 5-day field course).

Geographies of Crisis, 2017-18, Durham University

• 120-student course involving lectures and seminars. 

​Geographies of Difference and Identity, 2017-18, Durham University

• 70-student course involving lectures and seminars. 
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Teaching Assistant
Global Political Economy, 2010, Syracuse University, Teaching Assistant

• 60-student course. Taught weekly seminars (3 of 20+ students each).

Human Geography, 2009, Syracuse University, Teaching Assistant

• 120-student course. Taught weekly seminars (3 of 20+ students each).

The Natural Environment, 2008 and 2009, Syracuse University, Teaching Assistant

• 120-student course. Taught weekly seminars (3 of 20+ students each).

World Geography, 2007, Syracuse University, Teaching Assistant

• 120-student course. Taught weekly seminars (3 of 20+ students each and taught one guest lecture.