In an increasingly information-saturated world, I believe learning in a group offers an opportunity to hash out together what we know, what we can empirically support, and what we should dig into further moving forward. My primary goal is to cultivate a sense of shared responsibility in any group I work with — I view them as partners in the learning process rather than simply consumers of course or workshop material.
I developed my passion for teaching research methods—qualitative, quantitative, and spatial—through the use of multiple methods in my own research. For years I’ve worked as a group facilitator running research methods workshops among peers and colleagues. I also developed and taught many courses as an assistant professor at Grinnell College
During my time as an educator, I focused on students creating their own research projects in my classes and I was committed to increasing students’ familiarity working with empirical data and applying research methods.
Here are a few examples –
Teaching Data Skills in Sociology
Teaching Excel Basics with 2016 Police Lethal Force Data: A Resource for Methods