photo: Johnny Sanchez
I am passionate about teaching, and have strong skill and experience facilitating hands-on learning with K-12 students, undergraduates, graduate students, and members of the public. Over the last several years I re-developed and taught three courses in UMaine's undergraduate Sustainable Agriculture program, and was most recently a Lecturer in UMaine's Ecology and Environmental Sciences (EES) program. Although I am not teaching currently, I continue to advise undergraduates in the EES Program.
Courses Taught at UMaine
  • EES 100 (Human Populations and the Global Environment) - Spring 2020. A high-enrollment introductory course (140 students) providing an overview of human-environment interactions.
  • EES 489 (Senior Capstone) - Fall 2019.  A writing-intensive project-based seminar allowing students to demonstrate mastery of skills gained during their time in college. 
  • EES 117 (Introduction to EES) - Fall 2019.  A first year orientation course designed to prepare students for success in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences major. 
  • PSE 430 (Senior Capstone) - Spring 2019.  A seminar designed to help students put their knowledge into action through community service and research projects.
  • PSE 101 (Cropping Systems) - Spring 2018.  A team-taught writing-intensive seminar course, for which I was the lead instructor. 
  • PSE 100 (Plant Science) - Fall 2017.  An introductory lecture course with three lab sections.