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
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Emotions & Behaviours:
January 2025 - Concordia University of EdmontonSyllabus 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
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Positive Psychology: The Science of Wellbeing:
September 2024 - Concordia University of EdmontonSyllabus 383kb
Reflection Assignments 278kb
Review and Critical Thinking Paper 136kb
Engagement Marks & Criteria 262kb
Reading List 95kb
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Introduction to Psychology:
September 2024 - Concordia University of EdmontonSyllabus 791kb
Engagement Goals 109kb
Engagement Marks Criteria 287kb
Writing Assignments 120kb
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Nature & Wellbeing:
January 2024 - Concordia University of EdmontonSyllabus 1.1MB
Articles List 7.7MB
Assignments/Activities Details and Grading Rubrics 126kb