Teaching

Academic Teaching Positions
SP 2019 BioE 140L Synthetic Biology Lab | Graduate Student Instructor Berkeley
SP 2015 20.111J Physical Chemistry of Biomolecular Systems | Tutor & Grader MIT
FA 2014 Seminar XL ESG.7012 Introductory Biology | Facilitator MIT
FA 2013 20.110J Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems | Tutor & Grader MIT
Educational Outreach
Spokes America | Treasurer & Presenter
San Francisco, CA - Washington, DC | 05/2014-08/2014
Fundraised and managed a $40 000 budget for a 7 member cross-country cycling trip lasting 60 days. Organized and visited 10 established teaching stops with collaborating community organizations in 13 States and Washington DC. Reached over 200 students, teachers, and community members in full-day sessions of exploring engineering and science through hands-on, tinkering activities.
Funding Sources: Priscilla King Gray Public Service Leadership Council Grant · MITFCU People Helping People Service Award · Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center Expedition Grant Finalist
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Four Weeks for America | Teaching Assistant
Mission, SD | 01/2014
Collaborated with a Teach For America Alum to create calculus curriculum suitable for students in her school. Tutored students in Algebra I, Algebra II, Pre-calulus, and Calculus in before- and after-school sessions. Substituted and led lessons and exercises as an instructor.
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Academic Teaching Initiative | SAT I Math Teacher
Cambridge, MA | 02/2012-10/2013
Taught over 250 students across five independent semester-long SAT I Mathematics sections and raised the performance of 83% of students. Designed a SAT I Mathematics review curriculum specifically geared towards establishing basic algebra skills in students with a practice score of between of 200-400 out of 800 (~15th percentile)
Women’s Initiative | Student Presenter
Murphy, SC | 01/2013
Introduced STEM as a future career option and dispelled common misconceptions on engineers in presentations reaching over 400 primary and secondary school-aged girls. Instructed and encouraged students to explore scientific theories hands-on, design-based projects. Collaborated with local educators on brainstorming and executing new methods to expose students to engineering subjects.