Teaching with Purpose.

My teaching philosophy centers around critical thinking as well as content. I believe learning is most effective when material is applied to meaningful real-world examples, especially in students' own personal lives. Psychology has much to teach the world. I attempt to serve as a bridging catalyst between the knowledge of history and present with the minds of tomorrow's great thinkers and change-makers.
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Vita available upon request. 

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Experience
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Washington State Patrol Academy

Trainings & Workshops:
Tactical Resilience for First-Responsers
Suicide Prevention and Postvention for Law Enforcement
Transcending Subconscious Bias
Conducting Empathic and Effective Death Notifications
Responding to Community Members in Psychological Distress
Grit, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth for First-Responders

Air University

Lectures & Invited Presentations:
Resilience Promotion, Burnout Prevention, and Happiness
Suicide Prevention and Postvention for Commanders and Leaders
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Resilience and Readiness
Emotional and Social Intelligence for Military Leaders
Better Practices for Disaster Mental Health Responses
Spotting and Subverting Vicarious Trauma

University of Akron

Courses:
Doctoral Counseling Practicum
Professional Psychology Issues
Introduction to Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Quantitative Research Methods

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Course:
Foundations of Clinical Medicine - ​Clinical Interviewing and Bedside Manner for Medical Providers

Cleveland State University

CE Programs:
Improving Cultural Competency regarding Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation
Clinical Tools for Promoting Health, Happiness, and Motivation

Center for ​Brain Health

Workshops:
​​Hardwiring Happy Brains
Gender, Sex, and the Brain
Overcoming Psychological Tricks & Traps
Meaning, Purpose, Happiness, and the Evolving Brain

​"His speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought.” 
- John Steinbeck