Experience

Westchester Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professor

  • Aug 2005 - Present

  Coordinator for introductory astronomy courses at WCC. Manages a teaching load of 15+ contact hours per semester, plus 5 weekly office hours and other student outreach. Developed curricula for and taught the following courses: Astronomy, College Physics, Life in the Universe (astrobiology), Physical Science, Principles of Energy. Has taught the following laboratory sections: College Physics, Astronomy, Earth Science (geology), Oceanography. Faculty advisor for the Geology & Astronomy Club. Served as co-chair of the Faculty Senate Assessment Committee. Served as Faculty Fellow for General Education Assessment. Serves on the Faculty Senate Shared Governance Committee. Participates in the Student Mentoring Program. Faculty mentor for science students enrolled in courses at the Cambridge University International Summer School. Show less



Montana State University

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

  Taught an astronomy course entitled "The Night & Daytime Sky for Teachers" for the Master of Science in Science Education (MSSE) for the Inter-college Programs in Science Education department. Course was primarily for practicing K-14 science teachers. Taught an astronomy course entitled "The Night & Daytime Sky for Teachers" for the Master of Science in Science Education (MSSE) for the Inter-college Programs in Science Education department. Course was primarily for practicing K-14 science teachers.



University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Jun 2005 - Jul 2005

  Taught a summer session of introductory astronomy for non-science majors.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2003 - May 2005

  Facilitated instruction for many introductory astronomy laboratory classes. Sections met once a week. Served for one-year as the Head Teaching Assistant. Coordinated and managed the lab set-up and the teaching schedules of nearly a dozen teaching assistants. Managed the schedules for weekly public observing sessions for the historic refracting telescope at the University of Minnesota.