Teaching Philosophy
My teaching philosophy is centered around encouraging students to ask: how we know what we know about the social world. This involves two components: growing a student's practical knowledge about how to measure and describe the social world, and engaging them to think critically about how those tools are applied. Students I teach learn how to ask critical questions about statistics, and other social “evidences” wherever they encounter them whether in research or in daily life. I firmly believe that no sociology course is ever only about substantive theoretical discussions or only about methods but that integrating the two is vital. I am committed to providing a challenging and supportive learning environment to all students.
Experience
I have lectured on topics related to my areas of interest including sex work, human trafficking and gender. I am particularly experienced teaching social science methods with an emphasis on statistics at both the undergraduate and graduate level. I have also led projects that involve a community-based participatory research model which engages members from a disadvantaged community in the research process. These experiences involve teaching methods to my fellow project supervisors while simultaneously learning from their own lived experience and expertise to shape research projects.