Teaching

I’ve been teaching and mentoring in formal and informal education spaces for most of my life. I’ve worked as a French-language camp counsellor, an outdoor environmental educator, an ESL teacher in Honduras, a geography teacher for migrant youth, a subject matter expert for teacher trainings, and as a university educator in the UK, USA and Canada. I’m deeply committed to teaching, and I’ve had formal pedagogical training at the University of Toronto, the University of Boulder-Colorado, and at San Diego State University (SDSU). In my teaching, I strive to create inclusive classroom spaces that accommodate diverse learners and needs.

Most of my courses deal with global social and environmental issues. My goal is to help students apply theory to practice, using tools such as project-based learning, community-engaged projects, participatory methods, field trips, and experiential learning. I try to infuse hope and activism into all of my courses so that students leave my classroom with ideas and tools to continue working for positive change. Perhaps reflecting my commitment to teaching, students chose me as the “Most Influential Faculty Member” in Geography and Urban Studies at SDSU in 2018, 2019 and 2021.