As an educator, it is important to me to create an environment in and outside of the classroom that facilitates learning.
I am also a passionate teacher and have particular liking to involve undergraduates in hands-on research so that they would get a deeper understanding of science and society.
It is my duty to give back to society the gift of knowledge that I have received.
Study Abroad:
I take undergraduate students (honors and non-honors) from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to Neotropics to teach them Tropical Ecology. The main topics that I cover are related to Tropical biology, Ecology, Ornithology, Herpetology.
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- Belize – Coastal Caribbean Biology (May Inter-session 2018, 2017, 2019):
- A week-long course in Tropical Caribbean Biology.
- Responsible for students from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
- Watch me Catch Black-tailed Indigo snake while canoeing down Macal River. The snake was used to teach students about its Natural history, Taxonomy, ecology.
- Belize – Coastal Caribbean Biology (May Inter-session 2018, 2017, 2019):
- Trinidad and Tobago (May 2018)
- Week long course in Tropical Biology.
- It is a course open to alumni of Coastal Caribbean Biology Course, wherein we build on the principles learned in Belize.
Lecture Based Course:
- Organismal Biology and Ecology (Fall 2020):
- Lecturer, Division of Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Principles of Biology (Summer Session 2019)
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
- Responsibilities:
- Responsible for setting up my own course syllabus/curriculum
- Conduct lectures
- Setup and administer Exams/Assignments
Guest Lecture:
- Cell and Molecular Biology (Spring 2020)
Lab based Courses:
- Microbiology
- Fall 2019 – Rating of 5.0/5.0
- Spring 2019 -Rating of 5.0/5.0
- Fall 2018 – Rating of 4.94/5.0
- Human Physiology
- Spring 2018 – Rating of 5.0/5.0
- Fall 2017 – Rating of 5.0/5.0
- Human Anatomy
- Summer 2018 -Rating of 5.0/5.0
- Spring 2017 – Rating of 4.67/5.0
- Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014
- Principles of Biology
- Spring 2014, Fall 2013
As a Teaching Assistant in Department of the Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas, I am responsible for:
- Responsible for conducting ~3 hours long labs twice per week.
- Responsible for designing and delivering my talk for the lab being taught.
- Responsible for setting up, conducting and grading the exams
High-School, Undergraduate and Graduate students guided:
- Currently guiding a graduate student (University of Arkansas) in completing his master’s thesis after sudden demise of his degree advisor.
- Currently guiding 7 undergraduate students from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in conducting various ecology related projects
- Guided one undergraduate student from University of Arkansas, Fort Smith on developing a research project on snake venom and its bio-medical applications.
- Currently guiding two undergraduate students from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville on use of Marasmiusfor nest building in Neotropics.
- Currently guiding one High-School student conduct a study on heat conducting properties in Marasmius
- Currently guiding two of my students from Physiology in to developing a research paper on stability and hearing capabilities.
- Have successfully guided a student from University of Arkansas, Fort-Smith on Swainson’s Thrush foraging ecology. The work was published in Arkansas Academy of Sciences.
- PhD student (2015), had taught a PhD student (CCMB-CSIR), field biology techniques and guidance on setting up field sites.
- Have guided multiple graduate students with analyzing their data with various statistical methods such as Multivariate Statistics, GLM, GLMR, Random Forest, GIS etc.
A few special memories (teaching) captured:
Student Evaluations:
Course and TA evaluations: Course Evaluations 2017- 2019