Teaching & Learning

My Teaching Emphases

Theology-psychology integration, particularly utilizing resonance (Brown, 2004), tradition-based integration (Strawn, Wright, & Jones, 2014), and liturgical (Smith, 2009) frameworks, which are applied to the methods and process of each course

Collaborative research with undergraduate students, including course-embedded research, McNair mentorship, and my extracurricular Love Lab research group

Service learning and community engagement, including embedding mentorship projects at a local elementary school within two courses and applying psychological skills to community-based interventions and research in two courses

Cross-cultural engagement, such as the Costa Rica travel course I developed for Psychology majors

Immersive learning experiences, such as counseling/therapy role play projects and intercultural classmate interview projects

Intercultural responsiveness, such as an Abnormal Psychology project that invites students to recognize injustices, research their contexts, and apply psychological thinking to paths for reconciliation related to mental health issues

Collaboration with university-wide high impact practices, especially those oriented toward diverse and traditionally underrepresented students, such as teaching in the Honors Learning Community and mentoring McNair scholars

Pedagogical innovation, through the use of problem-based learning, project-based learning, group-based learning, and other engaging teaching practices

Relational engagement, through facilitating opportunities for students to integrate learning outside of the classroom in fun ways, such as through Psi Chi-sponsored movie and discussion nights