Teaching and Students

The courses I teach focus broadly on food systems, food sovereignty and security, and environment with interest in developing and teaching courses focused on: social-ecological components of food security and sovereignty; Indigenous food and seed systems; and community based research methods for environmental studies.

While I have taught in the traditional setting of the academic classroom, my teaching experience has also extended outside the classroom to informal settings of extension education with communities. This includes instructing adults and youth from Native American communities and leading extension education programs during farmer field days in Kenya.

Courses at Penn State

Co-instructor with Dr. Bronwen Powell: GEOG 530, Seminar in critical perspectives on Diet and Food Systems
Exploring Sustainability in Local Food Systems: CED 297

University of Victoria

Ecological Processes, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria. Primary instructor for labs.
Ethnoecology, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria. Teaching Assistant

Ohio Northern University

Plant Systematics, Biology Department. Ohio Northern University. Teaching Assistant

Community workshops

Investigating biological resilience in mushrooms, mosses, and ferns. Orleans Elementary School. Orleans, CA
Spring workshop at the UC-Jepson Herbaria to expand our collection skills and the Karuk Herbarium. Berkeley, CA
An introduction to plant pressing. Karuk Youth Culture Camp. Happy Camp, CA
Ethnobotany and herbarium collections. Yurok Language Immersion Camp. Tully Creek, CA
An introduction to plant pressing. Orleans Elementary after school program. Happy Camp, CA

Graduate and undergraduate students

Please contact me if you are interested in engaging in research or have ideas for co-development. I work with numerous students in various institutions as a mentor and co-supervisor. I prioritize supporting Indigenous students and Indigenous researchers.