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Instructor in Language Arts at Brain Power Enrichment Programs (www.brainpower.ca) since 2017.

Teaching LING3220/PSYCH3290 (Psycholinguistics) in Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Summer 2023.

Taught Ling 1P94 (Introduction to General Linguistics I) in Fall 2021. Taught Ling 3P71 (Syntax) at Brock University in Winter 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Taught Ling 3C03 in Fall 2021 (Child Language Acquisition), online, and Ling 4EL3 (Experimental Laboratory in Cognitive Science of Language) in Winter 2022.

Course instructor for JLP374 (Psychology of Language) in Summer 2021 and JLP315 (Language Acquisition) in Summer 2020 and 2021. Online courses. Responsible for creating online course modules and teaching course remotely. Lectures held on Blackboard Collaborate in 2020 and Zoom in 2021.

Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, working with Dr. Keir Moulton and Dr. Ivona Kucerova.

Teaching JLP374H1 - Psychology of Language at the University of Toronto in Fall 2019.

Teaching two sections of COMM 19999 (Essential Communication Skills) in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Research Assistant for McMaster English Language Development Diploma (MELD). Responsible for data collection using the eye-tracking methodology.

I taught Linguistics 3II3 (Semantics) in Winter 2018. This is a third year course which is required for Linguistics majors. In this course, students are introduced to the study of generative semantics and they learn how meaning is derived from structure. This course is being taught using both lectures and in-class activities as well as e-learning platforms.

Worked as a part-time instructor in the Department of Communication and Literary Studies (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) at Sheridan College, teaching groups of up to 30 students.

Served as course instructor for Ling 1ZZ3 (Sentence and Communication Structure in Modern English) in Winter 2017. This is an optional introductory course on English sentence structure at McMaster. The enrolment was 360 students.

Worked as a TA for Ling 3M03 (Morphology) during the Fall 2016 semester. I was responsible for attending lectures, grading assignments and exams and supporting the professor. Professor: Dr. Ivona KucerovaWorked as a TA for Ling 3II3 (Semantics) during the Winter 2016 semester. I was responsible for attending lectures, grading assignments and exams and supporting the professor. Professor: Dr. Ivona KucerovaWorked as a TA for Ling 1A03/1AA3 (Spring/Summer 2015). During the spring, I attended 1A03 lectures and marked the final examination. I worked in a team to update the online components of 1A03 and 1AA3 to make the material more concrete and comprehensible for students. Professor: Dr. Catherine AndersonWorked as a TA for Ling 2PS3 (Fall 2014). I was responsible for attending class lectures, answering students'​ questions on the online discussion board, marking assignments/exams and providing assistance to the professor. Professor: Dr. Catherine Anderson Worked as a tutorial TA for Ling 1AA3 (Winter 2014). I was in charge of teaching two 1-hour tutorials per week, preparing for the tutorials, correcting assignments and attending class lectures. Professor: Dr. Catherine Anderson Worked as a TA for Ling 2SY3 (Fall 2013). I was in charge of marking assignments, tests and exams, responding to students'​ question on the course's online discussion board and holding drop-in hours when required (before tests and assignment due dates). Professor: Dr. Catherine Anderson Worked as a TA for Ling 2SY3 (Winter 2013). I was in charge of marking assignments and exams, holding 1-hour tutorials once per week for the students, preparing for the tutorials and answering students' questions. Professor: Dr. Maria Kyriakaki Worked as a tutorial TA for Ling 1A03 in Fall 2012. I was in charge of teaching two 1-hour tutorials per week, preparing for the tutorials, correcting assignments and attending class lectures. Professor: Dr. Catherine Anderson

Taught Ling 2SY3 during the Fall 2015 semester. Duties included preparing course materials, teaching lectures, assigning problem sets, invigilating tests and exams, providing feedback on student work and meeting with students, as required. This course is an obligatory course for students majoring in Linguistics or Cognitive Science of Language at McMaster. The enrolment is capped at 75 students.

I worked as a part-time French/English tutor at Achieve Learning Centre. I was responsible for conducting French/English reading assessments to determine individual students' reading levels from K-8. I designed lesson plans directed at each student's level and helped them to succeed academically. I also provided language and math homework support depending on individual student needs.

I worked as a research assistant for Dr. Eric Mathieu at the University of Ottawa for the summer of 2012. My work involved reviewing essays prior to publication to ensure that they met the style standards of the journal, proceedings, etc., preparing an ethics application for a project on wh-in-situ in French, designing stimuli for this experiment as well as coming up with a research design. This project is ongoing.

I worked as a TA for LIN 1310 for Fall 2011 and Winter 2012. My work included leading weekly tutorials, meeting with and answering student emails, correcting assignments and exams and attending course lectures.Professor: Dr. Robert Truswell