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ENVP U6111 - Principles of Ecology
ENVP U6112 - Urban Ecology
Teaching Assistant, Summer 2020
Columbia University
School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
Graduate Level
Courses led by Dr. Matthew Palmer
Columbia University
School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
Graduate Level
Courses led by Dr. Matthew Palmer
- Co-TAed in a team of 3 in courses designed for all first year graduate students in environmental policy, assuming non-background and background in ecology and the environmental sciences
- Topics included evolutionary and organismal biology, population and community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and urban socio-ecological systems
- Graded lab reports on a weekly basis, as well as additional assignments
- Created rubrics for assignments
- Created assignment "Ecosystem Ecology Debate: Mangroves and Ecosystem Services in Sri Lanka"
- Maintained 2 hours worth of office hours each week, and kept open line of communication/transparency with students
- Delivered over Zoom tele-conferencing
EEEB UN2002 - Environmental Biology II: Organisms to the Biosphere
Teaching Assistant, Spring 2020
Columbia University
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (E3B)
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES)
Undergraduate Level Lab
Course led by Dr. Paul Olsen, Dr. Matthew Palmer, and Dr. Kevin Griffin
Columbia University
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (E3B)
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES)
Undergraduate Level Lab
Course led by Dr. Paul Olsen, Dr. Matthew Palmer, and Dr. Kevin Griffin
- Led lab section of 13 undergraduates in science and non-science programs; required course for E3B and DEES undergraduate students
- Topics included evolutionary and organismal biology, population and community ecology, and ecosystem ecology
- Delivered introductory lecture, and demonstrated data collection and analysis
- Graded lab reports on a weekly basis
- Maintained 2 hours worth of office hours each week, and kept open line of communication/transparency with students
- Taught lab both in-person, and over Zoom tele-conferencing