Teaching physics combines two of my passions: physics and helping people learn. For as long as I can remember, I have been involved in a variety of teaching, mentoring, and outreach experiences. I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to effectively help students connect their current knowledge to new ideas, as well as the excitement that comes from supporting others in discovering their own interests and appreciation for how the world works.

Here at Mines, I am particularly excited about introducing students to the field of physics and helping them engage in authentic physics practices as early as possible. I believe that every student is capable of learning physics, and I try to emphasize this to my students and TAs. I want students to see how knowledge and skills related to physics can be relevant to their lives or future careers.

My career trajectory has included research in a variety of areas ranging from quantum imaging to experimental atomic physics to physics education research. A large part of my work in physics education research has focused on student experiences with quantum experiments, investigating what unique benefits complex experiments may provide and what learning outcomes may be able to be attained in less resource-intensive ways. I have also worked on projects investigating a variety of other important learning outcomes including teamwork, modeling, and views about the connection between experiment and theory.

I am excited to investigate similar or other education research topics at Mines and to iteratively evaluate and improve the courses I teach. If you are a Mines undergraduate student interested in doing a physics education research project that may align with my interests for senior design or hourly work during the semester or summer, please come talk to me!

Teaching physics combines two of my passions: physics and helping people learn. For as long as I can remember, I have been involved in a variety of teaching, mentoring, and outreach experiences. I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to effectively help students connect their current knowledge to new ideas, as well as the excitement that comes from supporting others in discovering their own interests and appreciation for how the world works.

Here at Mines, I am particularly excited about introducing students to the field of physics and helping them engage in authentic physics practices as early as possible. I believe that every student is capable of learning physics, and I try to emphasize this to my students and TAs. I want students to see how knowledge and skills related to physics can be relevant to their lives or future careers.

My career trajectory has included research in a variety of areas ranging from quantum imaging to experimental atomic physics to physics education research. A large part of my work in physics education research has focused on student experiences with quantum experiments, investigating what unique benefits complex experiments may provide and what learning outcomes may be able to be attained in less resource-intensive ways. I have also worked on projects investigating a variety of other important learning outcomes including teamwork, modeling, and views about the connection between experiment and theory.

I am excited to investigate similar or other education research topics at Mines and to iteratively evaluate and improve the courses I teach. If you are a Mines undergraduate student interested in doing a physics education research project that may align with my interests for senior design or hourly work during the semester or summer, please come talk to me!