Teaching
For me, teaching is all about working closely with students to develop their critical thinking skills, disciplinary and substantive knowledge, and self-confidence as budding scholars and young professionals. And in my experience, these things build on each other. Students that come away from a course with greater subject matter expertise tend to have more confidence in the analytical capabilities they honed throughout the semester. Likewise, students that gain confidence in their ability to approach complex, technical questions often exercise their critical thinking skills more often when engaging with the subject matter. Seeing students learn and grow in this way is one of the most rewarding parts of the academic profession. If you'd like to learn more, check out the course descriptions and syllabi from my teaching record below.