On this page, you can find a record of my history and achievements in the realm of teaching.

2025#

2025-09: UDL for the Perfect First Day#

As part of the GTF Program, I was selected to co-host a seminar for more than one hundred new graduate teaching assistants in STEM. I created and presented a talk on fostering an inclusive classroom environment using Universal Design for Learning principles, including several active learning techniques employed within the talk itself. You can access the slides here (my part of the presentation is “UDL for the Perfect First Day;” my co-host prepared the other half).

2025-07: Accepted into the Graduate Teaching Fellows program#

The Northwestern Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching sponsors a year-long, paid professional development program called the Graduate Teaching Fellows program. Fellows are responsible for implementing an initiative in their department to support teaching and learning, and for running an interactive workshop.

2025-06: Awarded the departmental Best Teaching Assistant Award#

Awarded for going above and beyond to support students and teaching faculty in both the ECE and CS departments, giving several lectures and participating actively in the process of instruction and design.

2025-06: Reflective and Effective Teaching#

I completed Northwestern University’s Reflective and Effective Teaching certificate program. You can see my Certificate and Letter of Completion on my website. Many of my course materials were developed as part of this program.

2025-01: TA, CE346: Microcontroller System Design#

I served as the sole graduate teaching assistant for COMP_ENG 346 at Northwestern University, under Stephen Xia. My responsibilities included giving lectures, holding office hours, assisting in the running of lab sections, and helping to organize undergraduate TAs.

2020#

Awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship#

The NSF GRFP is a prestigious, highly-competitive full-funding fellowship awarded to outstanding early-career Ph.D. students. It provides three years of full funding for fellows.

UTA, EEL3744: Microprocessor Applications#

At the University of Florida, Microprocessor Applications is a natural extension of Digital Logic. The courses are run in a similar manner - I was responsible for designing and administering my own assessments for my lab section, as well as standard TA responsibilities like holding office hours and grading assessments. This wasn’t my first time designing lab assessments, but it marked my first time thinking about inclusion in my classroom and trying to implement multiple ways for students to show understanding of the material.

UTA, COP4600: Operating Systems#

This course was quite infamous for its difficulty. As such, it required quite a bit of extra time and care for the students, to ensure they understood the concepts. Responsibilities included grading, running office hours, and helping to organize the course logistics.

2019#

UTA, EEL3701: Digital Logic and Computer Systems#

I TA’ed for Digital Logic twice - once in the summer, and then again in the fall, before moving on to Microprocessor Applications in the spring. As part of this course, I led lab sections on my own, designing and administering my own assessments under the supervision of the instructor.

UTA, COP3502: Programming Fundamentals 1#

This was my first TA experience, primarily involving grading assignments, holding office hours, and running discussion sections.