Associate Professor of Instruction, Associate Department Chair
Department of Astronomy

I teach at all levels, including non-science major AST301: Introduction to Astronomy and AST309: Star and Planet Formation, upper-division NSC109 Research Ethics, and graduate AST398T: Supervised Teaching in Astronomy.

Faculty Director for Instructor Development
STEM Education Excellence (STEMx)

In STEMx I work with departments, faculty, and students across our College of Natural Sciences (CNS) on teaching professional development and support, curriculum improvements and other education efforts in support of undergraduate education./p>

K-12 Teacher Workshop Facilitator
McDonald Observatory

At McDonald Observatory I work with our K-12 education and outreach team on K-12 teacher and student programs.

Additional Resources

Two teachers working and discussing classroom activities at a table.

Additional
Teacher
Resources

Click above to access additional resources for teachers from our McDonald Teacher Workshops.

The words Dark Energy Explorers on top of a lensed galaxy field.

Dark Energy Explorers

Led by my graduate student Lindsay House, we are using citizen science to enable the HETDEX survey.

Image of observatory.

Past Teacher Workshops

Images and activities from past McDonald Observatory Teacher Workshops

Students in a telescope control room.

Past K-12 Student Experiences

High School Students participating in HETDEX Student Pilot Project