Teaching and Mentoring

Instructor

“Introduction to Computer Science” (University of Delaware, Fall 2018)
“Introduction to Algorithms” (University of Delaware, Fall 2018)
Example projects:
Build an infographic about NP-Hard problems: Example 1, Example 2
Peer mock whiteboard interviews
“Introduction to Computational Thinking” (Virginia Tech, Fall 2016 - Spring 2018)
“Introduction to Programming in Python” (Virginia Tech, Fall 2017 - Spring 2018)

“Introduction to Computational Thinking” (Fall 2014-Spring 2016): Worked with Dr. Dennis Kafura to teach an entirely brand new course that we developed together. I assisted in running lecture and grading, beyond the normal of Graduate Teaching Assistant.

“Governor’s School for Agriculture - Computer Science elective” (Blacksburg, VA Summer 2014 and 2015): Taught a 1-week class (1 hour per day) on Computer Science to 20 high school students.
“AWC Code Jam” (Blacksburg, VA, Spring 2014): Led a session on real-time web APIs to ~35 undergraduate computer science majors.
“AWC Women in Computing Day” (Blacksburg, VA, Spring 2014): Led a session on solving real-world problems with Computer Science to ~60 middle-school girls from around Blacksburg.
“Let’s Code Blacksburg!” (Blacksburg, VA, Spring 2013 - Fall 2013): Taught 3 introductory sessions on Python and a class on Pygame to members of the Blacksburg community.

CISC-108 (University of Delaware, Spring 2012): Assisted in running lab sessions. Note: As I was doing a Senior Thesis in addition to my classes that semester, I chose to take on the smaller role as Lab Assistant.

CISC-108 (University of Delaware, Fall 2011): Ran lab sessions and graded assignments for my section. Held office hours for all students and made myself available in-person outside of office hours.

Infrastructure Committee (University of Delaware, Computer Science Department, Fall 2018)
Association for Women in Computing Webmaster (Virginia Tech, Fall 2013 - Spring 2017): Maintained and updated the AWC website, maintained and updated social media presence, organized and supported AWC events.
CS Graduate Council Webmaster (Virginia Tech, Fall 2013 - Fall 2014): Maintained and updated the Grad Council Website, administered grad council listserv, organized and supported graduate council events, introduced a new system for making graduate student pages indexable and searchable.
Senior Fellow (University of Delaware, Fall 2011 - Spring 2012): Planned and hosted a large number of community activities for Honors students. Also advised students on Honors degree progress.