Teaching

Teaching is not merely about disseminating knowledge, 

but also about sparking curiosity and critical thinking

Courses as a Teaching Assistant, UC Santa Barbara

• Earth 102C: Metamorphic Petrology, Instructor: Roberta Rudnick (2021S, 2023S)

• Earth 104A: Field Studies in Geological Methods, Instructor: Matt Rioux (2022S)

• Earth 114: Geomaterials, Instructor: Roberta Rudnick or Matt Rioux (2019F, 2020F, 2021F, 2022F)

• Earth 115: Analytical Methods in Geomaterials, Instructor: Matt Rioux (2021W)

• Earth 124IG: Introduction to Geochemistry, Instructor: Roberta Rudnick (2020W)

• Earth 177: Ore Deposits, Instructor: John Cottle (2022W)

Courses as a Guest Lecturer, UC Santa Barbara

• Earth 102C: Metamorphic Petrology, Content: Phase diagram (2025S)

• Earth 114: Geomaterials, Content: Crystallography (2021F)

Jacquie Hoot, co-supervised with Roberta Rudnick, UC Santa Barbara, 2021–2022

Undergraduate senior thesis: Detrital zircons in glacial diamictites: heterogeneous or not? Panamint        Mountains, Death Valley, California, USA 

Ruben Underwood-Aguilar, co-supervised with Roberta Rudnick, UC Santa Barbara, 2023–2024

Undergraduate senior thesis: Halogen behavior during prograde metamorphism: A study of the Onawa contact     aureole, Maine, USA

Madison Huising, co-supervised with Roberta Rudnick, UC Santa Barbara, 2023–2024

Undergraduate senior thesis: Behavior of halogens (F, Cl, Br, and I) during medium- to high-grade      metamorphism: Evidence from the Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Italian Alps

2023 Volunteer, Science Night, Hollister Elementary School, Santa Barbara, CA

2022–2023 Undergrad Mentor, Geoscience Enrichment & Mentoring for Students by Students, UC Santa Barbara

2021–2022 Undergrad Mentor, Free Pizza and Free TAs study sessions, UC Santa Barbara