I have taught psychology at the undergraduate level for nearly two decades and mentor students from high school through graduate school in research on the brain and mental health.
Teaching
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology
Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI
2012 – present · Introduction to Psychology; Psychology of Substance Abuse (online); Tests and Measurements (online)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2005 – 2007 · Cognitive Neuroscience; EEG and MEG Research in Psychology; Psychology of Learning; Cognitive Psychology
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology
Athens Technical College, Athens, GA
2006 – 2007 · Introduction to Psychology
Instructor
The Princeton Review, Athens, GA
2005 – 2006 · Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) preparation courses
Mentoring Roles
Mentor, University of Georgia Mentor Program
2022 – present
Career Program Consultant, Eden Prairie High School Senior Intern Program
2021 – present · Also gave an invited talk, “Careers in Neuroscience and Aging Research,” to the EPHS International Youth Neuroscience Association (2022)
Directed Student Research
Analyzing AI’s Accuracy in Predicting Final Scores of Sports Games
Eden Prairie High School student, Research & Design Capstone Course
Spring 2025
Feasibility of Running a Neuromodulation Study Aimed at Reducing Suicide in High-Risk Psychiatric Inpatient Veterans
Brooke Bjerke, University of Minnesota Department of Psychology
Winter 2024 – Spring 2025 · Presented as a poster at the UMN Neuromodulation Symposium and Minneapolis VA Research Day
Impulsivity in Veterans with Mild TBI: Associations Between MMPI-2-RF Scores and the BIS-11
Christopher Hollowell, Minneapolis VA
Spring 2015
The Assessment of Internalizing Problems in Veterans with Mild TBI: Associations Between MMPI-2-RF Scores and the DASS-21
Joshua Raven, Minneapolis VA
Spring 2015
The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injuries on Cognition in Veterans
Connie Du, Minneapolis VA
Spring 2014
