Designed and taught undergraduate courses on psychology, research methods, statistics, and human development. Nominated by students for University Teaching Award in 2018 and 2019. Created materials to promote active learning and data literacy in Introductory Psychology. Conducted qualitative and quantitative research in the field of cognitive science, resulting in 8 publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes and presentations to national and international audiences. Managed a team of undergraduate research assistants providing guidance on research design, data collection, data analysis and presentation development. Developed and coordinated the PsychLab program to support research and statistical literacy skills for Psychology undergraduates.

Designed and led two 8-week Psychology courses as the primary instructor and six additional courses as a teaching assistant. Awarded the Excellence in Graduate Teaching award in 2014 and the Hastorf Teaching Award in 2016.

Conducted original research on adults’ and children’s language comprehension, including designing experiments and collecting and analyzing data from thousands of adult and child participants. Synthesized findings of multiple projects at international conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals. Mentored 8 undergraduate research assistants from diverse backgrounds in the field of psychology.