Education

Doctorate
Teachers College, Columbia University
Program
Curriculum and Teaching
Graduated
2022
Masters
University of Turku

Fulbright Scholar

Program
Education
Graduated
2018
Bachelors
University of Illinois
Program
Elementary Education
Graduated
2013

Current Work Experience

Trust-M: Designing Inclusive & Trustworthy Digital Public Services for Migrants in Finland
Aalto University

Post Doctoral Researcher

April 2023-present

  • Developed theoretical and conceptual understandings of trust based on literature and empirical data to serve as a foundation for the project team of 35 members.
  • Designed ethnographic research plans that engaged with participants in multimodal methods including observations, interviews, focus groups, walking tours and artifact elicitation to gain material understandings of their experiences and perceptions of trust.
  • Collaborated with researchers from design, computer science and social science and with city officials working with migrants to share findings, insights and create interdisciplinary research plans.
  • Created presentations and facilitated interactive workshops on qualitative methods for researchers of varying backgrounds to guide research across the consortium.

Previous Work Experience

Media and the politics of difference course
Swedish school of Social Science University of Helsinki

Teaching Assistant-part time

March-May 2022, March 2023

  • Planned and delivered guest lecture for 20 multicultural students on conviviality and the media that incorporated active learning pedagogies.
  • Assessed student responses to reflective assignments and provided feedback on their analytic reasoning and argumentation.
Graduate Writing Center
Teachers College, Columbia University

Writing Consultant

October 2018-December 2021

  • Guided and enabled affiliates of Teachers College to assist them in improving their writing and writing process, including APA formatting, drafting and brainstorming in individual client sessions.
  • Provided feedback to clients on their writing, including parts of their dissertations, masters theses, conference proposals and PhD and scholarship applications.
  • Designed and led interactive workshops on Academic Writing, Academic Reading, Literature Reviews and Conference Proposals for graduate students that involved a variety of activities and collaborative structures.
  • Created brief online webinars on grammar and writing skills to address common client needs and to expand the GWC resource offerings.
Theory and Inquiry in Curriculum and Teaching ii
Teachers College, Columbia University

Part time teaching assistant

September 2019-December 2019

  • Worked with the course professor to plan lessons each week for an advanced doctoral level seminar on methodology that incorporated discussions and activities to allow students to construct knowledge from the readings.
  • Facilitated small group discussions in class that bridged theoretical concepts with actual research practices.
  • Led parts or most of some class session to give multiple perspectives on understanding research paradigms and methodology.
multicultural education in early childhood Course
Teachers College, Columbia University

Course assistant

January 2019-May 2019

  • Conducted class session activities for a master’s level course on multicultural education in early childhood that connected identities or preservice teachers and the future communities they will work in.
  • Facilitated small group discussions by directing conversations toward course concepts and providing personal experiences to supplement and push student ideas.
Elementary School Teacher
Urbana IL and Rantoul IL, USA

5th and 3rd grade teacher

August 2014-April 2016

  • Taught ethnically, linguistically and socioeconomically diverse students in two different elementary school classrooms.
  • Designed integrative lessons and units to encourage students to make connections and develop skills across subject areas.
  • Incorporated multiple outside resources and community members to enhance quality of instruction.
  • Managed student progress reports and maintained regular communication with parents to create a cooperative learning environment between home and school.
Seth MR. Jaipuria SchooL
Lucknow India

Visiting Teacher

September 2013-April 2014

  • Taught English grammar and literature instruction to one section of 45 5th graders and another of 44 6th graders in an urban school.
  • Created new activities to supplement the instruction provided by teachers and coordinated these ideas with other English teachers.
  • Differentiated instruction for 4 low income pre-kindergarteners by giving specialized attention within the classroom.
  • Guided three groups of sixth graders in researching, writing and performing a play on a historical Indian hero.
  • Mentored 44 8th graders for presentations on topics they chose to be given to a jury and parent audience.
  • Led two workshops to bring changes in existing instructional patterns that were attended by 36 and 12 teachers respectively.
  • Developed 5 new reading curriculum, including objectives, lesson plans and assessments that teachers successfully used in their teaching.

Leadership

C&T Graduate Student Association
Teachers College, Columbia University

Board member

September 2020-December 2022

  • Served on conference planning committee for the Curriculum and Teaching departmental graduate association to plan and execute annual conference for masters and doctoral students with 30-40 participants.
  • Reviewed conference proposals for academic merit and to determine those that adhered to departmental ethical and methodological values.
  • Organized departmental-wide events to foster community building within the department.
Center for the Professional Development of Teachers
Teachers College, Columbia University

Zankel Fellow

September 2019-June 2020

  • Developed coaching activities that centered on being Culturally Sustaining in teaching practice for the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers at Teaches College.
  • Co-facilitated workshops for groups of 30 New York City teachers on activities to engage students in reading and writing.
  • Worked with four teachers at a public school in New York to gather and collect qualitative and quantitative assessments of their middle performing students to help them on state tests.
  • Coached small groups of 3rd-5th graders using data-informed lessons.
  • Attended meetings on how to teach adults and best coaching practices and how to negotiate one’s role as an academic and coach.