Teaching is certainly one of the most rewarding aspects of my professional life. I have taught a variety of courses, both as a lecturer and as a teaching assistant. In August of 2012, I moved to Boston and began teaching as a visiting lecturer. In Fall 2012, I taught Social Theory (25 students) at Worcester State University and Introduction to Sociology (30 students) at Framingham State University. Currently, I am teaching Women in Society at Framingham State for the Spring 2013 semester.
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I taught two courses as the instructor of record: Sociology of Gender and Classical Sociological Theory. In my earlier years of graduate school I was a teaching assistant for several courses, leading discussion sections to complement professors’ lectures. These courses include: Criminal Justice in America; Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies; Survey of Sociology (introductory course); Ethnic Movements in the United States; and Latin American Politics (Political Science Department).
In April 2011, I was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by the Department of Sociology, based on high student evaluations of my performance as a teaching assistant. This award is given annually to one teaching assistant out of a total of approximately 35 T.A.s employed each semester by the department.
Statement of teaching philosophy, in pdf format:
Syllabus for my Sociology of Gender course, in pdf format: