Teaching

My teaching experience ranges from introducing students to the basics of writing and development theory in the classroom to modelling research methods and wilderness-travel skills in the backcountry. I have developed and taught a range of university courses and served as an expedition leader and naturalist for off-campus seminars in the U.S. and abroad. My experience includes mentoring students and research assistants in field-based data collection, facilitating "serious" games for NGO staff, and hosting workshops for Andean farmers on topics as diverse as hydrology, water law, and composting toilets. At the heart of my teaching is a commitment to fostering engagement with issues of sustainability and justice and cultivating understanding of the complex connections inherent to our world and of our roles in far-reaching processes of global change.