My teaching pedagogy is grounded in place-based and experiential learning, designed to connect students' lived experiences with broader societal and environmental issues. I have over six years of teaching experience, including both in-person and online formats. As a Kovener Teaching Fellow at Indiana University, I have honed an inclusive and equity-centered teaching approach that emphasizes critical inquiry, reflective learning, and real-world application. I strive to create a classroom environment where all students, particularly those from historically marginalized backgrounds, feel valued and empowered to engage deeply with complex topics such as migration, geopolitics, sustainability, and social and environmental justice. Through a combination of innovative assignments, open dialogue, and interdisciplinary methods, I prepare students to critically analyze global challenges and contribute meaningfully to solutions.
Courses Taught
2018-2024 Department of Geography, Indiana University
Instructor of Record – G120: Regions of the World (online)
Course Description:
This course challenges students to rethink how we divide and categorize the world, revealing that regions are not natural or fixed but human constructs shaped by power, history, and perspective. Using a traditional approach to regionalization, we explore environmental, political, cultural, and societal dynamics across major world regions while critically examining pressing global issues such as conflict, globalization, and ecological change. Through interactive modules and diverse media, students engage with the fluidity of regions and the forces that define them, gaining tools to question and analyze the world’s interconnected complexities.
I taught this course in full-semester formats across four semesters and in six-week accelerated formats for three semesters.
Teaching Assistant/Associate Instructor - G208: Environment and Society
I assisted in teaching both in-person and online versions of the course alongside Dr. Mike Dwyer (Fall 2019–Spring 2020), Dr. Kurt Waldman (Fall 2021), and Dr. Julio Postigo (Spring 2021).
2012– 2013 Teaching Assistant, BRAC Development Institute, BRAC University Bangladesh
I assisted in developing and teaching three graduate-level courses on land acquisition, resettlement, and rehabilitation. These courses were taught as part of the Master of Development Studies program. I worked with Dr. Ferdous Jahan to develop and teach these courses. I also assisted Dr. Afsan Chowdhury in teaching Leadership, Communication, and Negotiation for Sustainable Development.