TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Rooted in social constructivism epistemology and enriched by my cross-cultural background, my teaching emphasizes knowledge as co-constructed through active engagement among instructors, students, peers, and course materials. I strive to create a supportive, inclusive, and safe learning environment that fosters critical thinking and collaborative learning. My goal is to empower students to view the world through the lens of information and to equip them with theoretical, methodological, and practical tools to serve diverse populations in local communities.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Rutgers University | Department of Library and Information Science
Instructor of Record
Graduate-level Course: Human Information Behavior (asynchronous)
Fall 2022 - Spring 2024
Teaching Assistant
Graduate-level Course: Human Information Behavior (asynchronous)
Instructors: Dr. Ross Todd, Dr. Emil Lawrence
Fall 2021 & Spring 2022
Rutgers University | School of Graduate Studies
Co-instructor
Doctoral-level Course: Introduction to Online and Hybrid Teaching
(hybrid & asynchronous)
Spring 2023 & 2024
Co-host | Alternatives to Online Discussion Boards
Offered at the Rutgers Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (RASTL)
Feb 4, 2025
Host | Active Learning
Host | Boosting Confidence as a TA/ITA in Classroom and Online Settings
Co-host | Managing Your Time as a TA
Co-host | Teaching a Summer Course
Host | Intercultural Communication in Higher Education
Panelist | Developing a Disciplinary Identity
Feb 27, 2025
Oct, 2024
Nov, 2023 & Sept, 2024
April, 2023 & 2024
Sept, 2023
Mar, 2022
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) | School of Design
Teaching Assistant
Undergraduate Course: Methods of Contextual Research (face-to-
face)
Industrial Design
Instructor: Prof. Kwela Hermanns
Spring 2018
MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Peer Mentor of 3 Doctoral Students, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Rutgers
Graduate Mentor of 3 Undergraduate Students, School of Digital Media, SCAD
2021-2024
2017-2018