Both during my time as a graduate student and since becoming a postdoctoral scholar, I have been involved in mentoring and supervising several undergraduate students, including under institutional mentorship schemes such as SURP (Summer Undergraduate Research Program) at the Ohio State University, or the NSF-supported REU program (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) at UCLA and Vanderbilt University. Several of my supervised students have published first-author papers as a result of our collaboration and have later successfully advanced to PhD programs in physics or astronomy themselves.
I have worked as a Teaching Assistant and Teaching Associate for multiple physics and astronomy courses when I was a graduate student at UCLA. Among them were courses on general astronomy education, quantum and statistical mechanics, analytical mechanics, and modern physics laboratory experiments.
As part of my role in the RGES PIT, I have led the creation of a publicly available mini-course series of lectures on the theory and application of gravitational microlensing for exoplanet research.
I am passionate about outreach as a means to advance the science education and experiences of students from under-reprerented groups and to enhance the general public's awareness of current scientific achievements. As such, I served as one of the coordinators of the UCLA astronomy outreach group Astronomy Live! for several years, where we visit local LA schools or hold on-campus events to explain astronomy and physics concept using scientific demonstrations. I have also participated in and at times co-organized the on-campus outreach event Exploring Your Universe, which draws several thousand visitors to UCLA each year. Since joining OSU as a postdoctoral scholar, I have participated in public talks and public virtual discussions to remain involved in outreach as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic.