I have over 10 years of experience teaching courses in social and physical sciences, including Geography, Anthropology, Marine Management and Policy, Sustainability, and other interdisciplinary subjects at both undergraduate and graduate levels. I have taught for both community college and university programs.

Hawai’i Pacific University

MARS 3100- Maritime Law & Ocean Policy

MARS 3950 Marine Science Practicum (Social Science Fieldwork)

MARS 4100/6250 – Marine Resource Management: Culture and Sustainability

MARS 4902- Marine Affairs Senior Seminar

MARS 4950- Senior Research Practicum

MARS 4940/6910- Special Topics in Marine Science: Community-Engaged Research

MARS 6920 – Special Topics in Marine Science

MARS 6260 – Marine Policy


ENVS 1000- The Sustainability Challenge

ENVS 4030/6032- Applied GIS

ENVS 4060/6060 GIS Spatial Analysis

HON 2200 Plastic Fantastic?

See the HPU Catalog for descriptions

1000-2000 undergraduate lower division; 3000-4000 undergraduate upper division;

6000+ graduate courses

Apia Fish Market, Samoa

Past Teaching: SAN DIEGO State University & San Diego Community Colleges

  • Sustainable Places and Practices
  • Geography of the United States
  • Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Teaching Assistant Courses
  • Conservation Science & Policy
  • Honors Seminar: Culture & Environment
  • Hydrology and Global Environmental Change