As a former organizer and adult educator, I often return to bell hooks and Paulo Freire to guide my teaching pedagogy. I view teaching as a collaborative process where students can critically interrogate the world and imagine new possibilities. I am passionate about mentoring students and building deep relationships with local community organizations and unions to both better inform course content and offer opportunities for students to pursue community-engaged learning and research.
I always strive to foster agency (or, as one student described in my teaching evaluations, “give students the locus of control”) and cultivate a culture of empathy, hope, and curiosity in the classroom.
Below is a sample syllabus adapted from a course I taught in 2024.
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