Ten years building asynchronous courses, narrated lectures, and podcasts in higher education. I design so students can spend their cognitive effort on the material, not the structure around it. The case studies below show how that plays out across course design, content production, faculty collaboration, and educational media. Completing Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Minnesota; available for full-time positions immediately.
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Asynchronous Course Design

A fully asynchronous, writing-intensive sociology course built in Canvas — designed from scratch for remote delivery with consistent module architecture and scaffolded assessment.

Asynchronous Canvas LMS Backward Design
Context Online Course Dev.
Year 2020
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Lecture Design & Content Scaffolding

A detailed walkthrough of a single lecture's pedagogical arc — from historical foundation through theoretical framework to student-led discussion synthesis.

Hybrid Scaffolded Content Media Integration
Context Scaffolded Assignments
Year 2022
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Faculty Collaboration & Course Support

A decade of collaborative course support across thirteen semesters — how cross-course pattern recognition led to a concrete assignment redesign adopted by faculty, plus the operational infrastructure that keeps courses running.

Faculty Collaboration Assignment Development Learning Outcome Alignment
Context Multiple courses
Years 2014–2024
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Educational Media Production

Full-cycle podcast and editorial production for a public sociology platform — translating complex scholarship into accessible, engaging media for non-academic audiences.

Podcast Production Editorial Strategy Video
Context Public sociology
Years 2021–24
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Background
Teaching Record
13
Course-semesters
10+
Distinct courses
9
Years
4
Course levels
Intro → Capstone

Teaching assistant and instructor of record across the sociology curriculum at the University of Minnesota, 2015–2024. Courses ranged from large-enrollment introductory lectures to upper-division seminars, writing-intensive courses, and a senior capstone.

Tools & Platforms
LMS
Canvas · SpeedGrader · Gradebook · Modules
Video & Audio
OBS · Final Cut Pro · Audacity · Adobe Suite
Authoring
PowerPoint · Articulate Storyline · WordPress
Web & Frontend
HTML · CSS · Astro
Research & Data
STATA · Atlas.TI · NVivo · Tableau
Recognition
2025 CEI Thank-a-Teacher Award
Center for Educational Innovation, U of Minnesota
2025 ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship
American Council of Learned Societies
2020 Scholarly Excellence in Equity & Diversity
Summer Fellowship
2018 Outstanding Instructor Award, Runner-Up
Dept. of Sociology, U of Minnesota
2016 Outstanding Teaching Assistant of the Year
Dept. of Sociology, U of Minnesota
Core Competencies
Design Strategy
Asynchronous Architecture · Backward Design · Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Pedagogy
Scaffolded Assessment · Writing-Intensive Instruction · Adult Learning Theory
Production
Scriptwriting · Visual Storytelling · A/V Editing workflows
Consultation
Faculty Collaboration · Needs Assessment · Iterative Prototyping