I am passionate about teaching any kind of linguistics class but have particularly enjoyed being the instructor of record for Syntactic Structures, Semantics 1, and Language and Mind at UCSC. Helping students understand course material is one of the most gratifying parts of being a teacher, and I appreciate the perspective I gain by revisiting familiar concepts and thinking of new ways to explain them to other people. I’m always looking for new ways to approach complex topics in the hopes of enhancing my personal understanding and the understanding of current and future students.

Primary Instructor

• 2021-2022
  • Semantics 1 (Winter 2022 [Online])
  • Language & Mind (Fall 2021 [Online])
• 2020-2021
  • Semantics 1 (Fall 2020 [Online])
    Supervisor: Adrian Brasoveanu.
  • Semantics 1 (Winter 2020 [Online])
    Supervisor: Jess H.K. Law.
• 2019-2020
  • Syntactic Structures (Spring 2020 [Online])
    Supervisor: Matt Wagers.
• 2018-2019
  • TA Training (Fall 2018-Winter 2019)
    Supervisor: Matt Wagers.

Teaching assistant

• 2020–2021
  • Invented languages (Spring 2021)
    Instructor: Pranav Anand. Co-TAs: Andrew Angeles, Lalitha Balachandran, Richard Bibbs, Jack Duff, Lisa Hofmann, and Anelia Kudin.
• 2019-2020
  • Semantics 1 (Summer 2020, Session 1)
    Instructor: Adrian Brasoveanu.
  • Syntactic Structures (Winter 2020)
    Instructor: Matt Wagers. Co-TA: Max Kaplan.
  • Language & Social Identity (Fall 2019)
    Instructor: Jed Pizarro-Guevara.
• 2018-2019
  • Semantics 1 (Summer 2019, Session 1)
    Instructor: Adrian Brasoveanu.
  • Phonology 1 (Spring 2019)
    Instructor: Maho Morimoto. Co-TAs: Netta Ben-Meir and Jed Pizarro-Guevara.
  • Syntax 1 (Fall 2018)
    Instructor: Jorge Hankamer. Co-TA: Ben Eischens.
• 2017-2018
  • Semantics 1 (Summer 2018, Session 2)
    Instructor: Hitomi Hirayama.
  • Syntax 2 (Spring 2018)
    Instructor: Jorge Hankamer. Co-TA: Hitomi Hirayama.
  • Introduction to Linguistics (Winter 2018)
    Instructor: Ryan Bennett. Co-TA: Nick Van Handel.
  • Semantics 1 (Fall 2017)
    Instructor: Donka Farkas. Co-TA: Kelsey Sasaki.
• 2016-2017
  • Semantics 1 (Summer 2017, Session 1)
    Instructor: Adrian Brasoveanu
  • Phonology 1 (Winter 2017)
    Instructor: Brian Smith. Co-TA: Jed Pizarro-Guevara.
  • Syntax 1 (Fall 2016)
    Instructor: Jorge Hankamer. Co-TA: Deniz Rudin.