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Experience

I am a proud former history teacher in the vibrant East San Jose community in the Bay. Now, I support the field experiences of teacher candidates. I am passionate about supporting humanizing, sustaining, and community-rooted pedagogies, curriculum and instruction.

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My research interests include refugee narratives, collective memory, community organizing and action, healing justice, and notions of belonging. 

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Below are recent experiences that I have had in teaching, professional development, and research. Please see my CV for a more comprehensive look at my experience. 

Education

2017-2022

Teachers College 

Columbia University

Doctor of Philosophy

Program in the Teaching of Social Studies 

  • Provost Doctoral Dissertation Grant

  • Student Affairs Research Dissertation Fellowship

  • Vice President’s Student Research in Diversity Grant

  • Dean’s Grant for Student Research

  • Arthur Zankel Urban Fellowship

  • Arts & Humanities Department Fellow

  • Minority Scholarship

2013-2014

Stanford Graduate School of Education

Master of Arts in Education 

Stanford Teacher Education Program 

  • Clear California Single Subject Teaching Credential in History/Social Science with English Learner Authorization

2009-2013

Stanford University

Bachelor of Arts with Honors in History 

Concentration: Public History and Public Service 

  • Public Service Scholars Honors Program

  • Stanford Asian American Community Research Award

  • Major Grant Recipient for Undergraduate Research

  • Chappell Lougee Undergraduate Research Award

Teaching

2021-2023

San José State University

Courses taught: 

  • LSTP139: Education and (In)equality (Undergraduate, Fall 2021 & Spring 2023)

  • LSTP185: Fieldwork for the Humanities (Undergraduate, Fall 2021 & Spring 2022)

  • LSTP85A: Fieldwork in the Humanities – The Work of Teachers (Undergraduate, Fall 2021 & Spring 2022)

  • LSTP85C: Fieldwork in the Humanities – Ethnography of the Classroom (Undergraduate, Fall 2021 & Spring 2022)

  • LSTP85B: Fieldwork in the Humanities – Diversity in the Classroom (Undergraduate, Spring 2022)

2020-2022

Hunter College

City University of New York

Courses taught: 

  • QSTA4128 – Section 1 & 2: Elementary Social Studies Methods (Undergraduate, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, & Spring 2022)

  • QSTP301 – Section 1 & 2: Fieldwork (Undergraduate, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, & Spring 2022)

  • CEDC706 & CEDC722: Elementary Social Studies Methods (Graduate, Spring 2021 & Summer 2021)

  • CED715FW: Fieldwork (Graduate, Spring 2021)

2019-2021

Teachers College 

Columbia University

Courses taught: 

  • A&HW5199: Sketching History: Tracing Memory and Identity Through Graphic Novels (Graduate, Summer 2019 & Summer 2020)

  • A&HW5199: Ethnic Studies & Education (Graduate, Summer 2021) 

In addition to the above teaching experiences, I have also taught courses at Brown University and the University of Mary Washington. 

Professional Development

2022-2023

Center to Support Excellence in Teaching

Stanford Graduate

School of Education

Instructional Coach

Hollyhock Fellowship 

Design professional learning experiences for early career educators to deepen content-specific instructional practices and create equitable access and opportunities for all learners in classrooms. 

2017-2021

Teachers College

Columbia University

Field Supervisor

Program in Teaching Social Studies, Office of Teacher Education

Conducting field observations and piloted video observation; Support and provide feedback to Teacher Candidates on instruction, curriculum, and pedagogy; Facilitate reflective praxis cycles with a focus on student engagement and classroom community. 

2023-present

Lurie College of Education

San José State 

University

Assistant Director of Field Experience

Office of Field Experience 

Support field supervisors in developing learning experiences for teacher candidates to thrive in the field. 

Research

2022-2023

Stanford Graduate School of Education

Postdoctoral Fellow

Graduate School of Education and the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching 

Mentors: Janet Carlson and Sarah Levine

2020-2021

Hunter College

City University of New York

Research Assistant

Department of Curriculum and Teaching

Supervisor: Debbie Sonu

Conduct focus group interviews for phase of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded research on teacher education and notions of childhood. 

2017-2020

Teachers College

Columbia University

Graduate Assistant

Supervisor: Sandra Schmidt

Spencer Foundation Small Grant funded research on belonging and engagement with West African immigrant youth in NYC; Contribute to analysis process. 

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