Conservation Biology - OEB 65
I was the lead instructor for a discussion section of OEB 65 at Harvard in Fall 2024. I prepared and delivered weekly mini-presentations to review material learned in lecture, facilitated discussions on various conservation-related topics, including mass extinction indicators, drivers of biodiversity, overharvesting, marine conservation, invasive species, climate change, disturbance, ex-situ conservation, conservation genetics, use of AI and remote sensing in conservation, etc. I coordinated a guest lecture with Dr. Ben Mirin from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, who spoke about the complicated history and implications of the illegal Indonesian songbird trade. I co-facilitated a field trip to the Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA to teach students about land use change and climate change in Massachusetts.
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My course evaluations can be found here.
Guest lecture - Dr. Ben Mirin
Observation tower, Harvard Forest
Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA
Biology and Diversity of Birds - OEB 190
I was the lead instructor for two lab sections of OEB 190 at Harvard during Spring 2022. I designed hands-on labs and delivered weekly mini-lectures on many topics in bird biology, including paleontology, anatomy & physiology, sensory biology, plumage & coloration, mating systems & sexual selection, migration ecology, systematics, and more. I co-led field trips in Massachusetts and southern Texas and guided students on field surveys and final projects.
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I received a Certificate of Distinction in Teaching for this course. My course evaluations can be found here.
Specimen-based review session to connect external morphology with diet and life history traits
Guest lecturing on mating systems and sexual selection
Delivering a mini-lecture on feather morphology, structural coloration, and pigmentation
Dissection demo in the prep lab
Molecular Ecology and Evolution - OEB 125
I was the lead instructor for two lab sections of OEB 125 at Harvard in Fall 2020. This cross-listed course was taught remotely to a mix of undergraduate and graduate students. I prepared and delivered weekly mini-lectures on fundamental topics in molecular evolution, including sequence alignment, phylogenetic reconstruction using coalescent and maximum likelihood methods, detecting signatures of selection, estimating genetic diversity, and species delimitation. I designed lab activities, coding tutorials, and taught students how to access and use the computing cluster for homework and final projects.
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I received a Certificate of Distinction in Teaching for this course. My course evaluations can be found here.
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