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• Direct and collaborative instruction for EAS 1601: Habitable Planet, EAS 2000/8000: TA Preparation, EAS4801: Natural Disasters, and EAS4808/8808: Intro to Lab and Field Techniques. Lab coordinator for EAS1600 and.
• Managing and mentoring 12 – 16 TAs, comprised of both graduate and undergraduate students, each spring and fall semester,
• Content delivery to and support for 400 – 500 students each spring and fall,
• Assistance with student content and logistics needs,
• Substantial work testing and adapting content for best delivery during COVID-19 conditions,
• Development of lab content for EAS1600 and EAS1601 to follow lecture changes and updates,

Atlanta, GA

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, emphasis in Planetary Science: Research work focused on Dawn Framing Camera image analysis of the geomorphology of flows and landslides on dwarf planet Ceres to constrain sub-surface ice content and influence on surface evolution.

Pasadena, CA

June 2013- June 2014, Planetary Geology: Use of high-resolution Cassini ISS limb images that cross-cut ridge and trough structures on Enceladus to characterize ridge morphology and identify implications for feature origin. Particular care is taken to accurately identify features, some of which are hidden or obscured by lighting and viewing angles. June.

In-home tutor for Mathematics, English, and all sciences (Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, etc.) up through AP and first year college level.

Assist students with Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy by Prather et al. via guided questions to encourage reasoning and confidence in reasoned conclusions, as well as record observations and class responses to clicker questions. Comprehensive reports and upcoming paper detail data and analyze teaching techniques, describe successful and.

Research on Mars dark slope streaks using Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CRISM images for analysis of rate of fading. Software used was Envi+CAT. Insight into streak fading rates designed to provide insight into active surface processes as well as indicate regional and global dust fallout. Ongoing research titled Temporal Contrast Changes in Mars Dark Slope.

Customer interaction and establishing a 'third-place' experience where people can come to relax and enjoy both ordered items and the environment. Other duties included communicating relavent information to managment, coffee brewing, drink crafting, money handling, cleaning, stocking, etc. Two years were spent as a shift supervisor managing barista.

Hacienda Heights, CA

Guided and instructed individual students or small groups, ages 5-75, as an assistant instructor for over five years, including full class instruction when head instructors were absent. Teaching methods incorporated a “watch, listen, do” methodology, and I specifically focused on student understanding of underlying reasons for movements, techniques, and.

Assistance of blind students with in-class material description and interpretation during lectures, particularly images, animations, and instructor visual cues in college courses on Geology, Biology and Biology lab. After class tutoring, explanation, and review, which often required alternative or multiple approaches ranging from physical models, familiar.

Master'S Degree, Earth And Atmospheric Sciences

Activities and Societies: Planetary Society at GATechSpecializing in Space/Planetary Science and Remote Sensing

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Geology And Physics

Activities and Societies: Society of Physics Students (SPS) President (2011-2013) Physics Club Outreach and Events Coordinator (2011-2013).

Education record