Teaching
Teaching is a deep source of intellectual engagement for me, and I am an eight-time recipient of Harvard's Excellence in Teaching Award. I have designed and taught courses in the Harvard English department, the General Education department, and in the Writing Program, and on topics ranging from Milton's Paradise Lost to the contemporary American novel. I currently serve as a preceptor in the Harvard College Writing Program. My course, "The Art of Shock" combines a study of "transgressive" artists and authors with an emphasis on writing pedagogy. Throughout the course, students learn to examine evidence critically, to write persuasively, and to engage with secondary sources responsibly. I also serve as the Writing Director for Humanities 10, Harvard's flagship introductory humanities course for first-year students. I design all assignments and train Teaching Fellows in writing department pedagogy.
As a teacher, I believe that sound pedagogy is our best tool for getting students from different backgrounds and degrees of preparedness on equal footing. I am therefore committed to crafting exercises and assignments that are transparent in their expectations and that introduce students to new skills gradually. My aim is to give my students the tools they need to succeed in their undergraduate careers, and ultimately, to engage meaningfully with the public sphere.
I also work as a Freshman Proctor and Academic Advisor for first-year students. This administrative position yokes together a number of responsibilities on campus. I advise students on matters of course selection and long-term academic planning, and I am their first resource when it comes to navigating the difficult transition from high school to college. This mentoring position has been a source of deep satisfaction for me and allows me to fulfill my commitment to all aspects of a liberal arts experience.
As Primary Instructor:
January 2019: "Joyce Term" (a week-long intensive course on James Joyce's Ulysses)
Fall 2017- present: Designed and taught "The Art of Shock" (freshman writing class); Harvard University
Fall 2012: Designed and taught “The English Encyclopedic Novel” (Junior Tutorial); Harvard University
As Teaching Fellow:
Spring 2017: “Humanities 10b.” (Louis Menand, Instructor); Harvard University.
Fall 2016: “Humanities 10a.” (Jay Harris, Instructor); Harvard University
Fall 2015: "English Romantic Poets." (James Engell, Instructor); Harvard University.
Spring 2014: “The American Novel.” (Philip Fisher, Instructor); Harvard University.
Spring 2013: “Enlightenment Creations of the Self, Society, and Institutions. (James Engell, Instructor); Harvard University.
Spring 2012: “Woolf, Joyce, Proust: Modernism and Aestheticism” (Philip Fisher, Instructor); Harvard University *
Fall 2011: “Narrative Poetry” (Andrew Warren, Instructor); Harvard University *
As Academic Advisor:
Fall 2012-present: First-Year Advisor for Advising Programs Office, Harvard University
Lecture Video
Guest lecture from December 1, 2015. "English Romantic Poets" (James Engell, Instructor); Harvard University.
Teaching is a deep source of intellectual engagement for me, and I am an eight-time recipient of Harvard's Excellence in Teaching Award. I have designed and taught courses in the Harvard English department, the General Education department, and in the Writing Program, and on topics ranging from Milton's Paradise Lost to the contemporary American novel. I currently serve as a preceptor in the Harvard College Writing Program. My course, "The Art of Shock" combines a study of "transgressive" artists and authors with an emphasis on writing pedagogy. Throughout the course, students learn to examine evidence critically, to write persuasively, and to engage with secondary sources responsibly. I also serve as the Writing Director for Humanities 10, Harvard's flagship introductory humanities course for first-year students. I design all assignments and train Teaching Fellows in writing department pedagogy.
As a teacher, I believe that sound pedagogy is our best tool for getting students from different backgrounds and degrees of preparedness on equal footing. I am therefore committed to crafting exercises and assignments that are transparent in their expectations and that introduce students to new skills gradually. My aim is to give my students the tools they need to succeed in their undergraduate careers, and ultimately, to engage meaningfully with the public sphere.
I also work as a Freshman Proctor and Academic Advisor for first-year students. This administrative position yokes together a number of responsibilities on campus. I advise students on matters of course selection and long-term academic planning, and I am their first resource when it comes to navigating the difficult transition from high school to college. This mentoring position has been a source of deep satisfaction for me and allows me to fulfill my commitment to all aspects of a liberal arts experience.
As Primary Instructor:
January 2019: "Joyce Term" (a week-long intensive course on James Joyce's Ulysses)
Fall 2017- present: Designed and taught "The Art of Shock" (freshman writing class); Harvard University
Fall 2012: Designed and taught “The English Encyclopedic Novel” (Junior Tutorial); Harvard University
As Teaching Fellow:
Spring 2017: “Humanities 10b.” (Louis Menand, Instructor); Harvard University.
Fall 2016: “Humanities 10a.” (Jay Harris, Instructor); Harvard University
Fall 2015: "English Romantic Poets." (James Engell, Instructor); Harvard University.
Spring 2014: “The American Novel.” (Philip Fisher, Instructor); Harvard University.
Spring 2013: “Enlightenment Creations of the Self, Society, and Institutions. (James Engell, Instructor); Harvard University.
Spring 2012: “Woolf, Joyce, Proust: Modernism and Aestheticism” (Philip Fisher, Instructor); Harvard University *
Fall 2011: “Narrative Poetry” (Andrew Warren, Instructor); Harvard University *
As Academic Advisor:
Fall 2012-present: First-Year Advisor for Advising Programs Office, Harvard University
Lecture Video
Guest lecture from December 1, 2015. "English Romantic Poets" (James Engell, Instructor); Harvard University.
