History Ph.D. candidate | Public scholar
Teaching interests: American history/studies, gender history/studies, history of sexuality/sexuality studies, California history, social history, cultural history, social movement history, queer theory, feminist theory, digital humanities, oral history, public history
Students learn best when their course material is accessible, diverse, and when they feel connected to it. It was not until I began taking more advanced courses where the focus was not on so-called “top-down” histories of leaders and wars, and instead on everyday people, that I began to truly enjoy the field; I felt the same way when I began learning about intersectional Feminist Theory as opposed to standard White Feminism. I have witnessed similar feelings among my students as an instructor and as a teaching assistant. When students see themselves reflected in their course material, when they are encouraged to examine the lives of everyday people and analyze events’ effects on the general population, they are far more enthusiastic and likely to engage. Therefore, I always strive to include histories, theories, and perspectives that do not align with ‘traditional’ narratives students might have been told in their high school courses.
Instead, I center the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class quite explicitly, asking students how power relations have changed over time; this has made recent class discussions about topics such as the history of reproductive rights in the United States much more engaging and impactful for students. Bringing in examples, I often show my students how things we take for granted – such as safety regulations – are written in blood, such as drawing a connection between the fact that our classroom door opens outward and the horrors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. My student evaluations often speak of how much the students enjoyed the content of the courses I teach, with one student writing that I “encouraged [them] to view [history] through a more critical lens.”
Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program, 2024-2025
California State University Pre-Professor Program, Fall 2023
California Community College Internship Program, 2023-2024
Summer Teaching Apprentice Program, Summer 2023
Inclusive Hybrid Teaching, Summer 2021
Inclusive Excellence, Winter 2021
Humanities Pedagogy, Fall 2020
Humanities Teaching Assistant Professional Development Program, Summer 2020
Associate Faculty
History 21: American History Since the Civil War, Spring 2025 (online, asynchronous)
History 51H: Women in American History Honors, Spring 2025
History 51H: Women in American History Honors, Spring 2025
Lecturer
Associate Instructor
History 40B: 19th Century US: Crisis & Expansion, Summer II 2025 (online)
History 12: Orange County Queer History, Summer I 2024 (online)
History 40C: Modern American Culture & Power, Summer II 2023 (hybrid)
Teaching Assistant
Humanities 95: Professional Development, Winter 2025
History 40B: 19th Century US: Crisis & Expansion, Winter 2025
Gender & Sexuality Studies 50A: Gender & Feminism in Everyday Life, Fall 2024
History 15F: What to Eat: Immigration and the Transformation of American Foodways (Spring 2024)
Gender & Sexuality Studies 20A: Introduction to Queer Studies, Winter 2024
Gender & Sexuality Studies 50A: Gender & Feminism in Everyday Life, Fall 2023
Gender & Sexuality Studies 20A: Introduction to Queer Studies, Winter 2023
History 70C: African American History to 1877, Fall 2022 (hybrid)
History 70C: Latinx Feminist Imaginaries, Spring 2021 (online)
History 40B: 19th Century US: Crisis & Expansion, Winter 2021 (online)
History 40A: Colonial America: New Worlds, Fall 2020 (online)