Haleigh Marcello

History Ph.D. candidate | Public scholar

Teaching interests: American history, gender history, history of sexuality, California history, social history, cultural history, social movement history, queer theory, feminist theory, digital humanities, oral history, public history

Philosophy

Students learn best when they are engaged with the material. First and foremost, I think that the most important histories in the undergraduate classroom are those that are either underrepresented or not often taught. Through both my teaching and personal experience, I have seen that students are far more interested in history when they can see themselves represented in it. Additionally, I have found active learning techniques to be particularly useful, especially in smaller classrooms. I am also a strong advocate of using primary sources to teach course content － I often rely on them more than secondary literature when assigning reading to students.

Training

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Irvine Valley College

University of California, Irvine

Experience & Student Feedback

Irvine Valley College

Associate Faculty

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Lecturer

University of California, Irvine

Associate Instructor

Teaching Assistant