Teaching Experience
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Courses at Columbia University
Cognition: From lab to life!
Instructor of Record, Fall 2023
- 12-student upper-level undergraduate psychology seminar, in-person
- Designed the syllabus and curriculum for the course
- Applied and appointed as a Teaching Scholar for the Psychology Department, thus being the Instructor of Record for this class (only 25 students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are appointed to this position)
- Instruct students and facilitate discussions on how cognition research can be applied to real-world situations
- Assess students’ preparation, engagement, presentation skills, and writing skills using self-created rubrics
- Provide feedback for engagement, presentations, and the scaffolded assignments for the final paper
- Official evaluations will be conducted at the end of the semester
How-To’s of Research
Co-Instructor, Spring 2023
- 30-student intermediate psychology course, in-person
- Updated the pre-existing curriculum
- Designed and instructed classes as part of a teaching team
- Created content matter slide decks, assessments, and in-class activities
- Provided feedback on scaffolded assignments, and graded assessments
- Average effectiveness rating of 4.83/5 (median = 5.00)
Research Methods: Cognition and Decision Making
Lab Section Instructor, Fall 2021
- 70-student upper-level undergraduate psychology course, hybrid
- Led a weekly lab section with 15 students
- Updated existing lesson plan for each lab section
- Created content matter slide decks, and assignment rubrics
- Graded assignments (including problem sets in R, literature review write-up, project proposal, final project write-up)
- Average effectiveness rating of 4.09/5 (median = 4.00)
Statistics for Behavioral Scientists
Lab Section Instructor, Spring 2021
- 60-student upper-level undergraduate psychology course, virtual
- Led a weekly lab section of 15 students
- Created weekly review slides, and assignment rubrics
- Graded assignments (including problem sets in R, weekly written assignments, and 3 projects)
- Average effectiveness rating of 4.60/5 (median = 5.00)
The Science of Psychology
Teaching assistant, Fall 2019
- 120-student introductory undergraduate psychology course, in-person
- Designed and taught two guest lectures covering the topic of memory
- Created multiple-choice and short-answer exam questions
- Graded multiple-choice questions, essay questions, and 2-page papers
- No evaluations conducted this semester due to admin error
Mind, Brain, and Behavior
Teaching assistant, Spring 2019
- 120-student introductory undergraduate psychology course, in-person
- Moderated online discussion boards for course-related content
- Graded multiple-choice questions, essay questions, and 2-page final papers
- Average effectiveness rating of 4.11/5 (median = 4.00)
Workshops at Columbia University
Summer Internship Program in Psychological Sciences (SIPPS)
SIPPS is a 10-week summer internship program that formalizes training for psychological research through a practical, hands-on, and immersive experience. The SIPPS curriculum consists of two components: 1) multiple weekly workshops on R programming, research skills, professional development, and/or journal club and 2) a mentored research experience where trainees are paired with postdoc and grad student mentors from the Psychology department. This is a completely volunteer-led and volunteer-run program.
Since 2021, I have been a foundingteam member for SIPPS. I have co-developed the workshop curriculum, co-managed the team of mentors, mentees, and workshop instructors, and co-organized a SIPPS research mini-conference at the end of each summer.
Below are some of the highlights of my pedagogical contribution over the past 3 summers.
Summer 2023 (click to expand)
- 20 students, held virtually (zoom)
- Revamped the curriculum to create a flipped classroom setup for the R programming and Research Skills workshops.
- Created flipped classroom materials for 3 workshops and taught 5 workshops in-person
Summer 2022 (click to expand)
- 30 students, in-person
- Created and taught 4 workshops: How to read a paper, Organizing your research and using bash, CVs and Resumes, and Research Ethics
- Analyzed the efficacy of SIPPS this summer using pre- and post-program questionnaires
Summer 2021 (click to expand)
- 30-60 students(depending on the workshop), virtual/zoom
- Served both domestic and international students.
- Taught four workshops: R Programming Fundamentals, Data Cleaning in R, Correlations and basic visualization in R, Introduction to Regression
- Analyzed the efficacy of SIPPS this summer using pre- and post-program questionnaires
Other workshops developed and instructed
Columbia Psychology Symposium, 2021 (click to expand)
- 15 students, virtual/zoom
- Workshop taught: how to make the most of your RA experience
Columbia Psychology Scientific Computing, 2020-2021 (click to expand)
- 15-students, in-person
- Workshops taught: Introduction to R programming, Python programming fundamentals for R Users
Prior Teaching Experience
Al Noor Training Center for Children with Special Needs, Dubai, U.A.E.
Volunteer Teaching Assistant, 2013-2014
- Educational curriculum was designed to teach basic life skills to severely-disabled children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down’s syndrome
- Assisted the teachers with educational activities designed for the students
- Helped the children during mealtimes
Physics Measurement Techniques Lab, BITS Pilani, Dubai, U.A.E.
Lab Section Assistant, Fall 2011
- 30-student intermediate-level undergraduate laboratory course, in-person
- Assisted students set up and troubleshoot experiments in a physics laboratory