Teaching
Bowling Green State University
Graduate Teaching Assistantship
2020 – 2021 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (PSYC 3100; 3 undergraduate course sections, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021)
Instructors of Record: Meagan Docherty, Ph.D. (Fall 2020); Yiwei Chen, Ph.D. (Spring 2021); LaNaya M. Anderson, M.S. (Spring 2021)
- Responsibilities: monitoring chat boards during scheduled lecture; grading; leading group sessions on course content; uploading assignment content into Canvas.
2020 Psychology of Adult Development and Aging (PSYC 3090; 1 undergraduate course section, Fall 2020)
Instructor of Record: Yiwei Chen, Ph.D.
- Responsibilities: monitoring student discussion board on Canvas; grading.
Guest Lectures
2023 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PSYC 3090; 1 undergraduate course section, Spring 2023)
Instructor: Abby L. Braden, Ph.D.
- Responsibilities: guest lecturer on topics related to eating disorders in LGBTQ+ people, including an overview of sociocultural and minority stress theories.
2021 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (PSYC 3100; 1 undergraduate course section, Spring 2021)
Instructor: LaNaya M. Anderson, M.S.
- Responsibilities: guest lecturer on topics related to adult life, particularly emerging adulthood.
2020 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (PSYC 4050; 1 undergraduate course section, Fall 2020)
Instructor: Amy K. Jordan, M.S.
- Responsibilities: guest lecturer on topics related to disability and health, including an overview of models of health and health promotion efforts.
2020 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (PSYC 3100; 1 undergraduate course section, Fall 2020)
Instructor of Record: Meagan Docherty, Ph.D.
- Responsibilities: guest lecturer on topics related to eating disorders in adolescence, including a focus on the biopsychosocial approach to body image and disordered eating; and designed exam content on presented lecture.
The Ohio State University
Guest Lectures
2015 – 2016 Abnormal Psychology (PSYCH 3331; 2 undergraduate course sections, Spring 2015 and 2016)
Instructors of Record: Janice N. McLean, Ph.D., Melissa T. Buelow, Ph.D.
- Responsibilities: guest lecturer for the eating disorder content of the course, presenting recent research on neurobiological, cognitive, and psychophysiological research underlying etiology and maintenance of eating disorders; and designed exam content on presented lectures.
Mentoring & Tutoring
2016 Psychology Tutor, Tutoring Center
Advisor: Julie M. Hupp, Ph.D.
- Responsibilities: assisted students in producing scientifically sound (APA 6th edition) writing; provided students with techniques in effective test taking and studying; and tutored students in introductory psychology courses.
2015 Research Methods in Psychology (PSYCH 2300; 2 undergraduate course sections, Autumn 2015)
Advisor: Melissa T. Buelow, Ph.D.
- Responsibilities: met weekly with students to provide feedback on written paper drafts (APA 6th edition); provided techniques on effectively presenting psychological research (oral and written presentations); and worked with students to produce scientifically sound writing.
2015 Peer Writing Consultant, The Writer’s Studio
Advisor: Daniel Keller, Ph.D.
- Responsibilities: tutored citation methods to undergraduate students; collaborated with Peer Writing Consultants to develop writing workshops on various topics; and met with students individually to provide interdisciplinary writing tutorials.
Senior Honors Thesis Co-Advisor
Senior Honors Thesis Co-Advisor (Advisor: Abby L. Braden, Ph.D.)
2022 – Present Bethany D. Durkin, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University
Title: What Factors Impact Empathy in Undergraduates in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic?: Understanding the Role of Population Density
Honors level: Cum Laude
2022 – Present Keira N. Mills, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University
Title: What Factors Impact Empathy in Undergraduates in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic?: Understanding the Role of Political Ideology
Honors level: Summa Cum Laude
2022 – Present Kaylee A. Ries, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University
Title: What Factors Impact Empathy in Undergraduates in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic?: Understanding the Role of Vaccination Status
Honors level: Summa Cum Laude
Research Assistants
Mentored independent research project(s)
Name, University, Subsequent Position
Fall 2021 Francesca A. Marino, Bowling Green State University, Doctoral program, Sociology, Bowling Green State University
Fall 2021 Sarah Meyer, Bowling Green State University, Post-graduate employment
Fall 2021 Anika R. Kaufman, Bowling Green State University, Post-graduate employment
Fall 2021 Caroline C. Born, Bowling Green State University, Master of Arts program, Clinical Psychology, University of Dayton
Spring 2020 Ellysia Price, Bowling Green State University, Master of Social Work program, University of Denver
2019 – 2020 Marissa N. Williams, Bowling Green State University, Post-graduate employment
Wesley R. Barnhart, M.A. 