{"id":193,"date":"2017-07-11T19:03:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T19:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2025-09-02T04:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:40:44","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>I teach both lower and upper-division undergraduate courses at the University of San Diego. My courses are typically interdisciplinary, and I aim to\u00a0provide students with a learning environment that stimulates critical thinking and problem-solving. Most courses that I teach have an integrated lab component, and we\u00a0complete hands-on activities in both lab and field settings. As a\u00a0teacher, my\u00a0goals are to excite students about science and the process of learning, and teach the skills necessary for students to become successful in their scientific careers and everyday life.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">Courses taught at USD:<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\">Life in the Oceans (ENVI 121)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333300\">Organisms and Ecosystems (EOSC 123)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\">Introduction to Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences\u00a0(MARS 120\/MARS\/EOSC 220)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333300\">Tangaroa and Ocean Sciences (EOSC 294), study abroad in Auckland, NZ<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\">Research Applications in Environmental and Ocean Sciences (ENVI\/MARS 494, 494W; EOSC 301W; EOSC 301)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\">Marine Environment (MARS 300\/427)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\">Marine Community Ecology (MARS 464\/513; EOSC 432\/532; EOSC 436\/536\/437)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\">Undergraduate Research (ENVI\/MARS\/EOSC 496)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333300\">Research Synthesis (EOSC 492)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\">Senior Seminar (ENVI\/MARS\/EOSC 495)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\">Psychology and Ecology of Environmental Issues (HNRS 370\/371)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Field photos from classes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_123\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Mission-Bay-field-work.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"wp-image-123\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Mission-Bay-field-work-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Mission-Bay-field-work-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Mission-Bay-field-work-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Mission-Bay-field-work-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Mission-Bay-field-work-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mission Bay field work<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_122\" style=\"width: 339px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Measuring-snails-Cabrillo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122\" class=\"wp-image-122\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Measuring-snails-Cabrillo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Measuring snails at Cabrillo National Monument<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_121\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Kendal-Frost-class.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121\" class=\"wp-image-121\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Kendal-Frost-class-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Kendal-Frost-class-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/Kendal-Frost-class-768x576.jpg 768w, 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href=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/2016-03-10-09.53.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125\" class=\"wp-image-125\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/2016-03-10-09.53.11-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/2016-03-10-09.53.11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/2016-03-10-09.53.11-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/2016-03-10-09.53.11-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plankton sampling in Mission Bay<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_124\" style=\"width: 313px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/reynslab\/files\/2016\/10\/VanDorn-boat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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