I have taught and designed graduate undergraduate courses at both the university and community college level and in a multitude of modalities (asynchronous, synchronous, in-person) for both large enrollment and traditionally sized classrooms.

I was first introduced to instructional design by Dr. T. V. Joe Layng and have had the opportunity to learn under his tutelage. I utilize instructional design from a behavioral perspective and incorporate evidence-based practices in my teaching to ensure desired performance outcomes and student success. My goal is to spark interest and inspire students with the science of psychology and behavior analysis. I do so by sharing relatable examples of concepts as well as incredible research findings that contradict common sense assumptions. My ultimate outcome for my students is to be scientifically oriented, by engaging in critical thinking and skepticism throughout their lives. My teaching philosophy focuses on promoting desired student outcomes via a variety of learning channels while using inclusive practices.

For online courses, I incorporate a variety of active student engagement practices, which can often be a barrier to distance education. This includes pioneering dyadic interteaching exercises, fluency drills, and small group discussion and activity. I pride myself on maximizing technology to create an effective online course that eliminates barriers of relocating or leaving a full-time job, in order to disseminate behavior analysis to a wider range of students that may not have the privilege to attend a brick-and-mortar university. For in-person courses, I emphasize learning objectives and direct practice in order to master critical skills of a behavior analytic repertoire. Within an assessment or interventions course, I have incorporated presentations, writing and reading reports and/or creating intervention programs for a hypothetical client. For a concepts and principles course, I have focused on building precision of terms and conceptual framework by practicing interpreting the world from a functional perspective.

 I have taught several courses in the areas of concepts and principles, behavioral intervention, assessment, ethics, organizational behavior management, introduction to statistics for behavior analysts, autism spectrum disorder, behavior analysis and intellectual disabilities, and the experimental analysis of behavior.