Teaching Statement
My approach to teaching is fundamentally grounded in a careful balance of theoretical foundations and applied practice, with a strong emphasis on relationships. First, having worked for almost two decades at a professional school, I carefully consider the professional readiness skills pre-service professionals require for working in the education sector. In this way, I set high expectations for students and challenge them to move beyond what they think they know, or assume, about a given topic or field. This culminates in coursework that is both reflective and applied.
Courses I teach
Counseling Practicum: Reflection and application in practice
Inventing the Future: Building connections between school and career
Advancing Student Wellbeing and Success: Designing equitable counseling and support systems
Issues in School Counseling
Counseling Seminar
Supporting Adolescents in Schools: Integrated academic and social emotional supports for students
K-16 Transitions: Developmental perspectives on college and career readiness (online course)​
Adolescent and College Student Development
College Counseling in Schools
Advanced Counseling Practicum
Mentoring
I take great pride in my role as mentor to doctoral students and former master’s students who have gone on to forge their own paths in the field of education. While there are too many to name, I encourage you to check out some former mentees' work below.
Doctoral Dissertation Committees
EdLD Capstone Committee
Orals or Doctoral Qualifying Paper Committees
Master’s Degree Advisees
Check out what some of my former students are working on.
Becca Spindel Bassett
Tara Nicola
Steve Desir
Pei Pei Liu
Danielle Duarte