TEACHING
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA
Class: Thermodynamics (Iowa State ME 231)
Graded student homework and exams and provided feedback for improvement
Attended class every day and assisted the professor in managing a class size of 70 students
Reviewed common issues and challenging topics in class
Developed homework problems and in-class practice problems
January 2019 - May 2019
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PEER MENTOR | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA
April 2018 - December 2018
​Class: Mechanical Engineering Learning Teams (Iowa State ME 190)
Facilitated a class of 24 freshmen students in Mechanical Engineering twice a week
Acted as a mentor and a guide to Iowa State and the Mechanical Engineering curriculum
Advised students in 1-1 meetings with issues pertaining to academics, social life, and personal health
Encouraged students to take leadership positions and get involved in organizations
Wrote letters of recommendation for students
WISE UNIVERSITY PEER MENTOR | WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA
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Led a week-long summer camp for girls in high school to experience engineering
Lived alongside the visiting students for a week, organized engineering activities, and took them to faculty talks
Shared my experiences as a woman in engineering and helped encourage young women to pursue a degree in engineering
May 2018 - July 2018
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA
August 2017 - January 2018
Class: Manufacturing Lab (Iowa State ME 324L)
Facilitated lessons and taught mechanical engineering students manufacturing processes
Managed a lab class of 20 students and reported back to instructors
Graded lab reports and provided feedback to students on writing professional reports
Restructured the lab report format to improve grading efficiency and provide clarity for student expectations
Processes include machining, welding, casting, metrology, heat treatment, and material testing
FIRST-YEAR HONORS PROGRAM LEADER | IOWA STATE HONORS PROGRAM
March 2016 - December 2016
Class: Honors Seminar (Iowa State Hon 121)
Co-led a class of 13 freshmen honors students
Created and organized 16 weeks of lesson plans centralized around a theme
Mentored students to take on leadership roles and excel in their academics
SWING DANCING INSTRUCTOR
April 2017 - Present
Teach lindy hop, charleston, east coast, west coast, and solo jazz to class sizes of 2-100 people
Organize lessons and help plan regional swing dancing events
Taught for two years at Iowa State and one year in Des Moines, Iowa
Compete at regional dance competitions in individual and team competitions