Teaching

Univeristy of Connecticut:

  • Mimulus functional genomic summer course (2022 Summer), Co-instructor.

Harvard University (TF = Teaching Fellow; Q = Student evaluation):

  • Biology of Plants (Spring 2021): TF. Q = 5.0/5.0.

  • Biology of Plants (Spring 2020): TF. No Q due to COVID teaching policy change.

  • Plant Development and Differentiation (Fall 2019): TF & Co-lecturer. Q = 5.0/5.0.

  • Biology of Plants (Spring 2018): TF. Q = 5.0/5.0.

  • Genetics and Genomics (Fall 2016): TF. Q = 4.9/5.0.

Mentoring

Senior honor’s thesis:

Bunn I. J. (Harvard College, ’16; co-author for peer reviewed publication)

Independent research projects:

Dewane M. K. (Harvard College, ’21); Sanders U. R. (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, ’19); Xiang Y. Z. (Fudan University, ’19).

PLANTS program mentor (NSF founded program enhancing diversity at the Botanical Society of America conferences):

Motta C. S. (University of California-Santa Barbara, ’21); Felton J. (Colorado College, ’22)

 Outreach & Art

  • Featured in BSA Spotlight Series, which highlights early career scientists in the BSA community (Oc.t 2022)

  • Social media manager for the UConn EEB Greenhouses. Co-organizer and co-host of outreach events for the greenhouses.

  • “Let’s talk about academic conferences and professional societies.” Presentation for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) students at the OEB department (July 2020)

  • Exhibition at Windows of Harvard: Art from our Community (May 2020)

  • Exhibition at Harvard Integrated Life Sciences Gallery (May – Aug. 2019)

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  • Designer of OEB G4 symposium poster/program at Harvard University (May 2019)

  • Guild for student groups from Harvard Center Shanghai at the Arnold Arboretum (Feb. 2019)

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  • Flower development matters. Featured in Stories in Science (Feb. 2019)

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  • Host Carnivorous Plants booth at I ♥ Science Festival at Harvard Museum of Natural History (Feb. 2019)

    (in the photo from left: Kadeem, Zac, Emi)

 
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  • Plant morphogenesis, science-art piece published on Ecdysis magazine (Nov. 2018)

  • Exhibition at Harvard Integrated Life Sciences Gallery (Apr. – Aug. 2018)

  • Guild for Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (May 2018)

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  • Host Carnivorous Plants booth at I ♥ Science Festival at Harvard Museum of Natural History (Feb. 2018)

    (with Kadeem)

 

  • Designer of Team Tardigrade label at I ♥ Science Festival at Harvard Museum of Natural History (Feb. 2018)

  • Museum guild for event Darwin’s backyard at Harvard Museum of Natural History (Sept. 2017)

  • Guild for Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (May 2017)

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  • “Artist of the month” – Featured by Science in the News, Harvard University (Apr. 2017)

 

  • Microscope art exhibition at Harvard Integrated Life Sciences Gallery (Jan. – Apr. 2017)

  • Museum guild for event Darwin’s finches at Harvard Museum of Natural History (Feb. 2016)