Teaching

Hands-on experience is the only way to truly learn the scientific process. My extensive teaching experience has allowed me to guide students through the process of experiential learning in both the lab and the field.

Select teaching experience:
Ecology, Northeastern University       
Experimental Design in Marine Ecology, Three Seas Program, Northeastern University

Class experiments in action

Students surveying an experimental site

Mentoring

Preparing students for successful careers in STEM is an integral part of my research program. I mentor students through involvement in my own research and advising them in their independent projects.

Through these experiences, my mentees learn the basics of experimental design, deployment, data collection, quality control, and effective communication. And I hope they have fun while doing it!

Those oysters won't tag themselves! SERC REU intern Yamilla Samara Chacon hard at work labeling oysters so we can track individual growth.

SERC intern Chloe Gehret happily feeds our experimental barnacles to look at effects of environmental conditions on reproduction and its consequences for marine invasions. Photo credit: fellow intern Catherine Bubser

Experiment set-up: none of it would be possible without my undergrads!