Teaching

California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA (2017-present), Department of Environmental Studies: Lecturer

Courses Taught:

• ENVS 135, Water and Society (Spring 2021)
• ENVS 144, Sustainability Science and Policy (Fall 2021)
• ENVS 10: Introduction to Environmental Science (Spring 2022), Human Development and Population Module
• ENVS 190: Senior Thesis Advisor (Fall 2021-Spring 2022)
• ENVS 195: Environmental Internship (Fall 2022)

Earlham College, Tanzania and Richmond, Indiana (2009), Adjunct Professor and East Africa Program co-leader

Courses Taught:

• Urban and Rural Development
• Ecology and Animal Behavior

George Mason University, Fairfax Virginia, Adjunct Professor, Department of Public and International Affairs

Courses Taught:

• GOVT 300: Research Methods (undergraduate, 4 semesters)

Student Advising:

• Riley Currey, Fall 2023. California Institute for Water Resources Student Employee. Sacramento State Dept. of Environmental Studies.
• Alma Romo, Spring 2023. Sacramento State Dept. of Environmental Studies Senior Thesis Course. Co-instructor and thesis advisor.
• Hailey Reese Burke, Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “An observation of climate change and its potential impact on Atlantic hurricanes between the years 1980-2016”. Fall 2021.
• Broderick Whitford, Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “Sources of E. coli and Mitigation of E. coli in the American River”. Fall 2021.
• Lynnea Palecki, Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “Biodynamic Agriculture: Towards a Sustainable Future, The Nexus Between Biodynamic Agriculture and Sustainability”. Fall 2021.
• Jonathan Schliessman, Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “Stressors of Delta Smelt in the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta and the San Francisco Estuary”. Fall 2021.
• Matteson Cunningham. Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “The Role of Urban Agriculture in the Food Access Crisis”. Fall 2021.
• Madison Wilson. Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “Climate Change and Urban Forestry in California.” Spring 2022.
• Matthew DiLoreto. Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “Hydropower and Renewable Energy Goals in California.” Spring 2022.
• Tate Zahn. Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “An Environmental and Economic Analysis on the Sustainability of Water Desalination.” Fall 2022.
• Kelsey Hicks. Sacramento State Environmental Studies Senior Thesis, “Sites Reservoir”. Fall 2022.

UCLA Environmental Science Undergraduate Practicum (March-May 2021).

• Project Technical Advisor. “Upper Tana Nairobi Water Fund project”. Client: IBM, the Nature Conservancy, and the Water Fund in Kenya. (UCLA undergraduate engineering and environmental science students).

Office of Water Programs at Sacramento State (2017-2023)

• Patrick Maloney. Sacramento State (November 2019 - present). Project advisor, “Economic and Environmental Effects of Water Conservation.” Engineering student researcher. Office of Water Programs at Sacramento State.
• David Babchanik. Sacramento State (July 2019 - present). Project advisor, “Costs of Stormwater Management in California.” Engineering student researcher. Office of Water Programs at Sacramento State. Award Winner: Second Prize, Sacramento State 2021 Student Research & Creative Activity Spring Symposium (Engineering, Science, and Math).
• John Heltzel. Sacramento State (2018). Master’s thesis reader, “Modeling Low Impact Development (LID) in an Urban Retrofit Scenario: A Case Study at Davis Manor.” Fall 2018. Engineer-in-Training. Office of Water Programs at Sacramento State.

UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (2014-2017)

• Joshua Derenski. UCLA (2015-17). Directed research studying energy efficiency in Los Angeles schools (Derenski et al, 2017, “Spatial and temporal analysis of energy use data in Los Angeles public schools.” Applied Energy. 11.2.) Doctoral Student, University of Southern California.
• Claire Hirashiki. UCLA (2016-18). Advised in developing an online web platform, the LA Water Hub, for visualizing and understanding water management in Los Angeles. Researcher. UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
• Paul Cleland. UCLA (2016-17). Directed research tasks related to water governance analysis in Los Angeles as part of an NSF grant (Award #1204235). Engineer-in-Training. Colorado.
• Erika Kidera. UCLA (2016-17). Directed research tasks on turf replacement programs in Los Angeles as part of an NSF grant (Award #1204235). Partnerships Manager, Google, San Francisco, CA.
• Janet Rodriguez. UCLA (2015-17). Directed research on energy-water nexus in Los Angeles (Award #1204235). Urban Planner, Los Angeles, CA.