Teaching
I’ve had the pleasure of teaching language and linguistics to Pre-K through adult students in four countries. Here is a list of my teaching experiences starting with the most recent.
University instruction
SGIS-S300 Research Forward (Instructor, with Kevin Meskill, Indiana University)
Instructor of Record, co-taught with Kevin Meskill
IU Grant-funded “Layered-Learning Program for Undergraduate Researchers”
Student also work in lab teams with faculty PIs
Semesters taught: Fall 2025, (Spring 2026, forthcoming)
FYS-F100 First Year Seminar (First Year Seminar Faculty Fellow, Indiana University)
Instructor of Record, 1st 8 weeks
Semester taught: Fall 2025
SGIS-S152 Engaging with Research
Instructor of Record, Research-based Career Readiness course pilot
Semesters Taught: Spring 2025, (Spring 2026, forthcoming)
SGIS-S150 SGIS Seminar (Instructor, with Isak Asare, Indiana University
Instructor of Record, co-taught with Isak Nti Asare
Semesters Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025
LING-L308 Morphology (Assistant Instructor, Indiana University)
Instructor of Record, responsible for syllabus, assignments, exams, and lecture materials.
Online, synchronous/asynchronous.
Semester Taught: Spring 2021
APLN-504 Graduate Syntax (Adjunct Instructor, Montclair State University)
Instructor of Record, responsible for syllabus, assignments, exams, and lecture materials.
Online, synchronous.
Semester Taught: Fall 2020
CLLC-L120 Linguistics of Rap (Assistant Instructor, Indiana University)
Instructor of Record, responsible for syllabus, assignments, exams, and lecture materials
Course designed and proposed for Collins Living Learning Center’s Politics, Identity, and Resistanceseries.
Semester Taught: Fall 2019
COLL-C103 Language and Religion (Assistant Instructor, Indiana University)
Responsible for two discussion sections, maintained Canvas site
Semester Taught: Spring 2019
LING-L654 Field Methods in Linguistics 2 (Instructor’s aid, Indiana University)
Mentored students, working with them closely on individual projects (in Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax) on Hakha Chin and Lautu, which is currently undescribed.
Semester Taught: Spring 2018
LING-L653 Field Methods in Linguistics 1 (Instructor’s aid, Indiana University)
Responsible for discussion and elicitation in one of the two sections. Instructed students on proper elicitatation, data management, and analysis of an under-described language (Hakha Chin)
Semester Taught: Spring 2018
COLL-P155 Public Oral Communication (Assitant Instructor, Indiana University)
Discussion section instructor of record, responsible for discussions, activities, grading, and all in-person communications with students (lectures and assignments presented to students online)
Semesters Taught (3): Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Summer 2017 (6 weeks):
COLL-C103 Language and Religion (Instructor’s aid, Indiana University)
Responsible for curating Canvas site, including assignments, scheduling, and test proctoring; hosted in-class discussions with students.
Semester Taught: Summer 2016 (6 weeks)
LING-L203 Intro to Linguistic Analysis (Assistant Instructor, Indiana University)
Instructor of Record, responsible for syllabus, assignments, exams, and lecture materials
Semesters Taught (4): Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016 (4 weeks), Fall 2017
Other teaching experiences
2025: Hamilton Lugar School “Building Academic Posters” and “Poster Workshop”
2025: Spanish & Portuguese Dept. Graduate Seminar “How to be Okay.”
2025: HLS Living-Learning Center “Conferences Q & A”
2025: Hamilton Lugar Day Micro-Lessons “How to Learn Languages”
2024, 2025: Hamilton Lugar School: “How to Ask a Question”
2023, 2024: HLS Living-Learning Center “Ask a Linguist”
2021: Linguistics AI Workshop “Instructors and Students as Resources: Defining Your Role in the Classroom”
2020: Classroom Climate Workshop “Cultivating Active Learning Environments in On-Campus and Online Classrooms”
2019 (Fall): Graduate Student Professionalization Workshop “Building Academic Posters”
2019 (Spring): Graduate Student Professionalization Workshop “Building Posters for Academic Conferences”
2018: Science Sprouts: Speech science for Pre-K, (4 sessions at the WonderLab)
2018: Classroom Climate Workshop “Becoming Comfortable with our Instructor Role”
2018: Linguistics AI Workshop “Becoming Comfortable with our Instructor Role”
2017: Classroom Climate Workshop “AIs and Students as Co-Learners”
2017: Linguistics AI Workshop “A Student-Centered Approach to Linguistic Pedagogy”
2017: Linguistics AI Workshop (with Ann Bunger) “Designing a Syllabus”
2011-2013: English Language Teacher, Hoecheon Elementary, Boseong, S. Korea
2011 (Summer): Bu Ting Xi Kung Fu Academy children’s class instructor
2011: Volunteer at Trung Tam Bao Tro Tre Em Duong Pho Orphanage
2010-2011: English Language Teacher, Fisher’s SuperKids, Danang, Vietnam
2010 (September 18-October 8): TESOL Certification 120hr Course, Phuket, Thailand
2008-2010: Native English Teacher Program Coordinator, E. Bo-Young’s Talking Club, Changwon, S. Korea
2004-2005: English Language Assistant, Lycée J.B. Delambre, Amiens, France
2003-2004: English Language Partner Program
Relevant work experiences
2018 Summer: Hakha Chin Research Assistant for Dr. Kelly Berkson
2014-2018: IU East Asian Studies Center, Program Assistant, Bloomington, IN
2015, 2016 Summer: IU Phonetics & Phonology Lab, Graduate Student Lab Manager