TEACHING AND MENTORING

I have been a Teaching Fellow for a number of introductory astronomy courses: at Harvard University for Science A-35 (Spring 2002/2003) and Science A-47 (Fall 2005), and at UC Berkeley for Astronomy 10 (Fall 2000). I received numerous teaching awards and was invited to lecture at the Teaching Conference (2004, 2005) held at the Harvard Bok Center.

I also served as a Mentor for Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe, (WISHR) during 2003-2005 and was on the board of the Harvard Grad Women in Science and Engineering 2005 - 2007. Now, at Berkeley, I am a mentor with the Society for Women in the Physical Sciences .

PUBLIC OUTREACH

- Public talks, Cambridge, MA & SF Bay Area

- "Ask an Astronomer" for "Sky & Telescope Magazine" on Black Holes

- Lead a discussion on Supernovae and Supernova Remnants with local high school children in Cambridge, MA.

- NOTE: 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy and the Year of Science at UC Berkeley. In honor of it, the local UC Berkeley Astronomy department has a number of public talks and other cool events -- stay tuned!

- Video: Interview with high-school children from the Black Hole Summer Institute on supernovae and black holes: