Teaching & Mentorship

Growing up, I stumbled through questions about my body, health, and future simply because the information wasn’t accessible—or I didn’t see myself represented in it. Now, as an educator and mentor, I’m committed to changing that. I prioritize mentorship that makes the hidden curriculum visible, open science that extends learning beyond the classroom, and inclusive research that reflects the diversity of both the scientists and the communities we study. My goal is to ensure that the next generation can navigate their paths with clarity, confidence, and curiosity.

University of California, Santa Barbara

Instructor

2025                                                         Behavioral Endocrinology (PSY137)

Teaching Assistant

2024                                                         Development and Aging (PSY 151)

2022                                                         Behavioral Endocrinology (PSY 137)

Middlebury College

Visiting Neuroscience Instructor

2024                                                     Hormones and Cognition (NSCI 1023)

University of California, Santa Barbara

Gradate Mentor & Instructor

2021-Present                                      Applying to Graduate School Success Series

                                                                     Part I: Applications

                                                                     Part II: Interviews

                                                                     Part III: Q & A with Professors

                                                                     Part IV: To Gap Year or Not?

May 2024     ‘Biological rhythms and the brain’

Behavioral Endocrinology (PSY 137, Dr. Emily Jacobs)

                                              University of California, Santa Barbara

May 2024                           ‘Disrupted endocrine rhythms’ 

          Behavioral Endocrinology (PSY 137, Dr. Emily Jacobs)

                                               University of California, Santa Barbara

May 2024                            ‘Endocrine disruptors’  

   Hormones and Cognition (PSY 163, Dr. Caitlin Taylor)

                                                 University of California, Santa Barbara

May 2024                            ‘Biomedicine’s sex bias & the ignorance of women’s health in medicine’

                                                 Health and Equity Alliance

                                                 University of California, Santa Barbara

May 2024                            ‘What are the neural changes that unfold with reproductive aging?’

                                                 Development and Aging (PSY 151, Dr. Nicole Albada)

                                                 University of California, Santa Barbara

January 2024                    ‘Representation of women’s health in neuroscience’

          Topics in Reproductive Medicine (BIOL 0450, Dr. Catherine Combelles)

                                                 Middlebury College 

May 2023                            ‘What Happens when the endocrine system malfunctions?’

   Behavioral Endocrinology (PSY 137, Dr. Emily Jacobs)

                                                 University of California, Santa Barbara

May 2023                            ‘Reproductive aging’

   TIME Initiative

                                                 University of California, Santa Barbara

April 2023                          ‘Women’s representation in healthcare and science’

   Health and Equity Alliance                                            

   University of California, Santa Barbara

May 2022                            ‘Learning and memory’

  Behavioral Endocrinology (PSY 137, Dr. Emily Jacobs)

                                                 University of California, Santa Barbara