TEACHING

I am part of the fourth generation of Mexican American educators in my family, and have experienced first-hand the potential that education has to effect social change at both the level of the individual and the level of the community. As such, I hold a strong conviction in the transformative and liberatory powers of education. 

As an Assistant Professor at St. Mary's University, I teach courses in both Philosophy and Mexican American Studies (MAS).

While a graduate instructor at Penn State, I taught numerous intro-level and general education courses in both the Departments of Philosophy and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I was awarded a WGSS Teaching Assistantship for the 2021-2022 academic year — a position offered on a competitive basis to a small number of advanced dual-title students. I was also a 2023 recipient of the Penn State Philosophy Graduate Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

Before starting graduate school, I worked as both a children's art instructor and an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor in southern California. I was also a peer tutor for logic in the philosophy department at CSUF. 

In terms of professional development, I have completed graduate-level coursework in college-level teaching and feminist pedagogy, as well as workshops on micro-aggressions and diversity in higher education.

All of these experiences come together to inform my approaches to teaching and mentoring.