Though my passion truly lies in working with children, adult education provides an opportunity to teach in new and exciting ways. 

I find adult education to be uniquely collaborative​, in that adults often have a clear sense of their interests, passions, and skills which can then be integrated into my teaching.

Adult education brings many challenges as well, and as an area with which I am less familiar, I consider adult education to be a learning edge for myself- a point of potential growth. 

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Residential Learning Community Facilitator (Resident Advisor)

During my undergraduate studies at Santa Clara University I served as a Community Facilitator (SCU's version of an RA) in one of the on campus Residential Learning Communities. 

My responsibilities included planning and facilitating community events, creating educational materials, and serving as a mentor and role model to residents. 

I received training and gained experience in responding a wide array of incidents, from conflict management to mental health emergencies. 

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Yoga Instruction (RYT 200)

Much of my experience in working with adult learners has come through my experience as a yoga instructor. I participated in my 200 hour training through CorePower yoga in the Bay Area, teaching one hour classes to groups ranging from 10-40 participants.

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Research

My undergraduate research centered around positive effects of shared story book reading on the adult learning.

I had the honor of presenting my findings at the Association for Psychological Science international conference in May of 2018.