Science Club for Girls (SCFG) (2009-2010)

I teach 6th grade girls about “Magic Science” as part of the Edwards Middle School apprenticeship program. The girls do experiments with dry ice, acids, bases, dyes and polymers to explore the amazing magic-like characteristics of science.  SCFG is a non-profit organization with sites throughout MA.

Women-In-Science Chats at the Center for Astrophysics (2009 - 2012)

I co-organized this forum in which successful women scientists discuss their career and work-life balance with graduate students and post-docs. The schedule is posted on the WIS-Chat Homepage.

Academic Jobs Panel at the Institute for Theory and Computation (2010, 2011)

I organize a panel discussion for post-docs and grad students pursuing an academic career. Panelist discuss the application process, institutional requirements, start-up bargaining,  and strategies for successfully obtaining an academic job.

Prison University Project (PUP) at San Quentin (2004, 2006, 2007)

I taught basic math and algebra as part of this accredited college program for prison inmates. PUP is a non-profit organization. It was founded and run until 2006 solely by volunteers.

Expanding Your Horizons (EYH)  (2008)

As part of this middle school program for girls, I helped students build their own AM radio.

WorldWide Telescope (WWT) Ambassador (2009 - present)

I use WWT to create online public tours about stars and planets. I also use this program to teach astronomy concepts to middle schoolers in the classroom and the general public at various science fairs. You can view my tours using your browser or WWT:

The Birth of Our Sun

The Life Cycle of Stars

Scales of the Universe

Our Lonely Sun

Institute for Theory and Computation Colloquium Committee (2010 - 2012)

I co-organized three weekly talks held in the ITC.

Interstellar Medium,  Yale University, Guest Lecturer (2012)

I delivered a lecture on “Numerical Star Formation,”  in this graduate level course.

Principles of Physics,  Harvard Summer School (2011)

I co-taught this introductory Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism course with Dr. Tim French. This course encompassed two full semesters of physics in seven weeks and included a weekly laboratory. In class, we used  “clickers” daily.

Fundamentals of Contemporary Astronomy,  Harvard Summer School (2011)

I co-taught this introductory astronomy-research focused course with Dr. Rosanne Di Stefano. I integrated the World Wide Telescope, Think-Pair-Share questions, and 1-minute papers into the course. Among other topics, I gave lectures on parallax, stars, planets, star formation and cosmology.

Interstellar Medium and Star Formation,  Harvard University, Guest Lecturer (2011)

I delivered a lecture on how numerical simulations are used to study star formation in this graduate level class.

Fundamentals of Contemporary Astronomy,  Harvard Summer School (2010)

I informally co-taught this introductory astronomy-research focused course with Dr. Rosanne Di Stefano. I integrated the World Wide Telescope and Think-Pair-Share questions into the lectures. I prepared lessons on star formation and cosmology and assisted with exam preparation and student group projects.

Electricity & Magnetism, UC Berkeley (2003)

I served as a graduate student instructor for this introductory physics class for engineering students. I lectured, supervised student laboratories, and graded assignments.

Institute for Theory and Computation Pizza Lunch Organizer (Spring 2012)

I co-organized weekly talks on “Star Formation and Dynamics.”

Physical Processes in Astronomy,  Yale University, Guest Lecturer (2013)

I delivered a lecture on radiative processes in the context of star formation for this undergraduate course.

Interstellar Medium and Star Formation,  Harvard University, Guest Lecturer (2013)

I delivered a lecture on “Numerical Star Formation,” which covered the methodology of codes used to study star formation and lessons learned from recent numerical work.