TEACHING
When I returned to college as an undocumented student, I felt lost. I was the first in my family to attempt higher education, and I remember thinking, “I’m not even smart enough to be here.” What changed the trajectory of my life were the educators I encountered along the way—those who valued inclusive, student-centered learning and who approached the classroom with rigor, support, and active engagement.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
I foster interactive spaces of knowledge production, where students are active creators of the ideas we explore together.
INCLUSIVE • STUDENT-CENTERED • RIGOROUS • SUPPORTIVE
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
Lecturer
Department of Sociology, California State University, Fullerton
2022 - 2026
Courses Taught:
Race and Ethnic Relations (Online asynchronous modality)
Sociology of Emotions (In-person modality)
Sociology of Death and Dying (In-person, hybrid, and one asynchronous modality)
Courses Taught:
American Culture (In-person, hybrid, and one asynchronous modality)*
Statistics and Probability for Social Scientists (In-person modality)
*Writing capstone course