Teach 170+ middle school students STEM topics using an engineering and design-thinking approach. Create curricula with hands-on activities on topics such as simple machines, biomimicry, and AI. Foster iterative creativity through game design and engineering prototyping challenges. Teach coding and computer competency topics across varied experience levels, including Python, Scratch, binary, robotics, typing, and digital literacy.

Head Teacher and Location Manager at Penguin Coding School

August 1, 2022 - September 30, 2024

Wrote curricula in Python, Roblox (Lua), and Minecraft Education for students ages 6–18. Created specialized 1-on-1 lessons based on students’ needs and learning styles. Taught 300+ students with high retention rates (82–95%) over five semesters. Managed teaching staff, handled customer communications, and supported location operations.

Graduate Research Assistant at Ball State University

August 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022

Designed and ran an eye-tracking study with 150+ participants on eyewitness racial bias. Performed content analyses, created surveys, and coded data on three professor-led research projects. Co-authored, compiled, and interpreted data and copy-edited a 16-page academic chapter about race representation in injustice narratives featured in true crime podcasts (ISBN: 9781003225638).