Teaching

I have an equally strong passion for both teaching and research; indeed my career does not feel complete nor as meaningful and satisfying to me when I am primarily engaged in only one of these passions. My teaching dossier includes several upper-level undergraduate courses which I have developed, including: Emotions & Behaviour, Positive Psychology: The Science of Wellbeing, Nature & Wellbeing, The Psychology of Meaning in Life. I ground the curriculum for all of these courses in scientific evidence and theory alongside practical, applied knowledge, in-class discussions and experiential assignments. A sample of syllabi of these courses are posted below. Syllabi are updated every semester.

I am also a co-developer of the free online course Nature Connectedness: For a New Relationship With Nature out of the University of Derby.

Recent Syllabi of In-Person Courses

• Emotions & Behaviours:
  January 2025 - Concordia University of Edmonton
  Syllabus 769kb
  Emotion Dictionary Contributions 78kb
  Weekly Reflections 146kb
  Your Choice Assignment Overview 179kb
  Choose ONE of:
  Academic Option A: Emotion Illustration Assignment 1.4MB
  Academic Option B: Emotion Quote Paper 312kb
  Academic Option C: Emotions in a Children's Fiction Book 314kb
  Academic Option C: Emotion Across History and Culture 313kb
  OR Choose ONE from Section A & TWO from Section B
  Section A:
  Experiential Option A1: Sitting With Boredom 307kb
  Experiential Option A2: Emotion Regulation 282kb
  Section B:
  Experiential Option B1: Emotions in Art 283kb
  Experiential Option B2: Emotions in Music 301kb
  Experiential Option B3: Emotions in Movies 303kb
  Class Engagement 248kb
• Positive Psychology: The Science of Wellbeing:
  September 2024 - Concordia University of Edmonton
  Syllabus 383kb
  Reflection Assignments 278kb
  Review and Critical Thinking Paper 136kb
  Engagement Marks & Criteria 262kb
  Reading List 95kb
• Introduction to Psychology:
  September 2024 - Concordia University of Edmonton
  Syllabus 791kb
  Engagement Goals 109kb
  Engagement Marks Criteria 287kb
  Writing Assignments 120kb
• Nature & Wellbeing:
  January 2024 - Concordia University of Edmonton
  Syllabus 1.1MB
  Articles List 7.7MB
  Assignments/Activities Details and Grading Rubrics 126kb