Teaching
At UCLA, I'm working on my Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy. As part of this, I'm a teaching fellow with the Freshman Clusters program, and will be teaching a new seminar I've developed this spring called "Astrobiology in Science Journalism." I am also involved in the CIRTL STAR program, which focuses on evidence-based pedagogy and teaching as research.
I have also developed and taught TA Training workshops for UCLA's CAT (Center for Advancement of Teaching), and previously led my department's TA training course for first year grad students (Physics 495).
List of courses:
UCLA Cluster 70 Seminar (Astrobiology in Science Journalism) — Spring 2022 (upcoming)
UCLA English Composition 495M/N (TA Training, Clusters Program) — Fall 2021/Winter 2022 (upcoming)
UCLA Cluster 70 Seminar (Astrobiology in Science Journalism) — Spring 2021
UCLA Cluster 70 (Evolution of Life and the Universe) — Fall 2020/Winter 2021
UCLA Physics 495 (TA Training, Physics and Astronomy) — Fall 2019
UCLA Astronomy 5 (Life in the Universe) — Spring 2019
UCLA Astronomy 3 (Nature of the Universe) — Winter 2019
UCLA Physics 5AL (Physics for Life Sciences) — Fall 2018
I have also developed and taught TA Training workshops for UCLA's CAT (Center for Advancement of Teaching), and previously led my department's TA training course for first year grad students (Physics 495).
List of courses:
UCLA Cluster 70 Seminar (Astrobiology in Science Journalism) — Spring 2022 (upcoming)
UCLA English Composition 495M/N (TA Training, Clusters Program) — Fall 2021/Winter 2022 (upcoming)
UCLA Cluster 70 Seminar (Astrobiology in Science Journalism) — Spring 2021
UCLA Cluster 70 (Evolution of Life and the Universe) — Fall 2020/Winter 2021
UCLA Physics 495 (TA Training, Physics and Astronomy) — Fall 2019
UCLA Astronomy 5 (Life in the Universe) — Spring 2019
UCLA Astronomy 3 (Nature of the Universe) — Winter 2019
UCLA Physics 5AL (Physics for Life Sciences) — Fall 2018
Public Outreach and Volunteering
UCLA Planetarium
As a graduate student at UCLA, I volunteer with Astronomy Live!, a program that brings science demonstrations, including a mobile planetarium, to underserved schools in the Los Angeles area. I also give planetarium shows, with night sky tours and science talks, for the weekly general public shows and for private school groups. Since 2019, I've also been working as a coordinator for the UCLA Planetarium.
Astrobites
I'm a regular writer for Astrobites, which presents daily paper summaries meant to be accessible to undergraduates interested in science. You can check out all my articles here. I've also written many Beyond bites, covering accessibility and equity in astronomy, the dangers of reopening universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and how to use Twitter in your scientific career!
ComSciCon
After attending the 2019 ComSciCon flagship, I served on the 2020 Flagship Program Organizing Committee (and lead a workshop on using zines for science!) and am now organizing the inaugural ComSciCon Los Angeles chapter. More info on this effort coming soon!
Science Olympiad Coaching
When I was in high school, I loved competing in Science Olympiad, and it's how I started learning about astronomy. For a few years, I gave back by serving as a coach in the Astronomy (Division C) and Solar System (Division B) events for the teams at Canyon High School and El Rancho Middle School.
Other Outreach Efforts
I love taking part in outreach efforts where I get to directly interact with people - whether that's giving a public talk, writing letters to my Letters to a Pre-Scientist pen pal, talking to my family and friends about what my job is really like, or answering questions from a class through Skype a Scientist.
