Teaching

Research and mentorship play a critical role in my teaching as students learn analytical and professional skills from both interpersonal relationships and through hands-on project experience. I have served as a teaching assistant for courses in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropolgoy at UCF. In addition to this, I completed an intensive semester-long graduate training program to prepare future faculty within the Karen L. Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. This program developed evidence-based methods for “effective and engaging teaching in higher education” as well as provided space to hone lecture and content delivery skills. While at the University of Miami, I also served as an undergraduate teaching assistant for two forensic anthropology classes dedicated to human osteology and forensic field methods. These courses have also exposed me to teaching in face-to-face and online formats.

Pedagogical & Curriculum Development

• Graduate Teaching Certification
  • Karen L. Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning

University of Central Florida, Olrando, FL

• ANT2511: The Human Species (Biological Anthropology Core)
  • Instructor: Dr. Amanda Groff, Associate Lecturer; 190 Students
• ANT3158: Florida Archaeology (Archaeology Elective)
  • Instructor: Dr. Amanda Groff, Associate Lecturer; 81 Students
• ANT3302: Sex, Gender and Culture (Cultural Anthropology Elective)
  • Instructor: Dr. Amanda Groff, Associate Lecturer; 120 Students

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

• APY415: Forensic Anthropology II: Field Methods (Biological Anthropology Elective)
  • Instructor: Ms. Monica Foraldo, Associate Lecturer; 19 Students
• APY416: Forensic Anthropologyy I: Human Osteology (Biological Anthropology Elective)
  • Instructor: Ms. Monica Foraldo, Associate Lecturer; 22 Students