Teaching

Future Professoriate Certificate (August 2021)

Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Graduate School

Coursework, Virginia Tech, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

Spring 2021- TS: Teaching in Forest Operations (FREC 5884)

  • Responsibilities:
    • Co-taught FREC 4714/5714G Harvesting Systems Evaluation, an upper-level undergraduate and graduate forest operations class
    • Prepared and delivered lectures on a variety of topics related to forest harvesting and harvesting systems evaluation
    • Prepared and administered quizzes on material from lectures
    • Collected data from three forest harvesting operations for use in a final operations analysis project for the class
    • Assisted in the creation, administration, and final grading of the aforementioned final project
    • Assisted with the modification of the class structure and material made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

Summer 2021- Forest Fiber Supply (Industry Tour) (FREC 3734)

Fall 2020- Intro to Land and Field Measurements (FREC 2214)

Spring 2020- Field Experiences in Forest Resources (FREC 2414)

Fall 2019- Dendrology Laboratory (FREC 2324)

Fall 2018- Intro to Land and Field Measurements (FREC 2214)

  • Responsibilities:
    • Prepared for and administered labs
    • Taught/led lab groups
    • Was available for student consultations
    • Administered and graded tests, quizzes, and lab assignments
    • Participated in weekly class and lab planning meetings
    • Assisted in transportation of students to/from field sites

Coursework, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Graduate School

Fall 2020- Preparing the Future Professoriate (GRAD 5104)

Fall 2020- Contemporary Pedagogy (GRAD 5114)

  • Course Topics:
    • Higher education in the U.S. as well as globally
    • Diversity and inclusion
    • Research and teaching ethics
    • Roles and responsibilities of faculty
    • Technology in higher education
    • How to facilitate effective learning
    • Determining who we are as teachers
    • Case-based pedagogy
    • Problem-based learning

Oral Presentations/Lectures

  • Evaluating the Productivity and Costs of Five Energywood Harvesting Operations in the Lower Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S. Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) & International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization (FORMEC) 2021 Joint Annual Meeting. Virtual.
  • Evaluating the Productivity and Costs of Five Energywood Harvesting Operations in the Lower Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S. COFE Southeast Annual Meeting. Auburn, AL.
  • Analyzing Logging Residue Harvesting Operations and Markets in the Lower Mid-Atlantic. Virginia Tech. FREC 4374/5374G: Forested Wetlands.
  • Thinning Systems. Virginia Tech. FREC 3714: Forest Harvesting.
  • Forest Road Design and Maintenance. Virginia Tech. FREC 3714: Forest Harvesting.
  • Harvest Planning. Virginia Tech. FREC 3714: Forest Harvesting.
  • Soil Disturbance Effects from Tethered Forwarding on Steep Slopes in Brazilian Eucalyptus Plantations. Virginia Tech. FREC 3724: Forest Boundaries and Roads.
  • Soil Disturbance Effects from Tethered Forwarding on Steep Slopes in Brazilian Eucalyptus Plantations. Virginia Tech. FOR 4114/5114G: Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management.
  • Tethered (Cable-Assisted) Logging. Virginia Tech. FREC 4714/5714G: Advanced Harvesting Systems Evaluation.