Teaching to Change, Learning to Transgress

Pedagogy driven by a deep commitment to teaching critical thought, self-reflection, and application.

I ground my teaching in un-learning, critical race pedagogy, queer theory, and a critical pedagogy of neurodivergence. I center student agency, build relationships of trust, and confront colonial structures across race, gender, and neurodivergence. I help students build practical skills while practicing a pedagogy of care.

Teaching Experience

UNC Charlotte

  • ANTH 3113: Economic Anthropology (Spring 2023)

  • ANTH 1101: Intro to Four-Field Anthropology (Summer 2023)

  • ANTH 4090/WGST 4050: Feminist Anthropology: Health and Language Access in the US (Summer 2024)

  • ANTH 1101: Intro to Four-Field Anthropology (Summer 2024)

  • ANTH 4090/WGST 4050: Anthropology of Gender (Summer 2024)

  • ANTH 2161/ENGL 2050: Linguistic Anthropology (Summer 2025)

  • ANTH 4090/WGST 4050: Anthropology of Gender (Summer 2025)

  • ANTH 2121: Intro to Sociocultural Anthropology (Spring 2026)

  • ANTH 1501: Global Perspectives: an Introduction to Anthropology (Summer 2026)

  • ANTH 2121: Intro to Sociocultural Anthropology (Summer 2026)

  • ANTH 1501: Global Perspectives: an Introduction to Anthropology (Fall 2026)

Pedagogical influences: bell hooks, PhD, Sara Juengst, PhD, Lydia Light, PhD, Lenin Caro, MA, Andrea Freidus, Ph.D., MPH, Michelle Hughes Miller, PhD, Nancy Romero-Daza, PhD

University of South Florida

Teaching:

  • ANT 3610: Linguistic Anthropology (Spring 2024)

  • ANT 2410: Cultural Anthropology (Fall 2024)

  • ANT 2410: Cultural Anthropology (Spring 2025)

Course development (non-teaching):

  • ANT 4532: Anthropology of Climate Change and Health

  • ANG 6469: Professional Development in Applied Anthropology