Teaching
Instructor of Record
University of California, Santa Barbara
- COMM191: Applying Communication to Internships in Organizations (Winter 2026)
An upper-division internship course designed to help students connect communication theory with workplace experiences and organizational life. The course emphasized experiential learning, organizational communication, professional development, and career preparation through reflective discussion posts, e-portfolios, LinkedIn analysis, negotiation activities, and job-crafting projects. Students applied communication research and theory to analyze organizational culture, socialization, workplace diversity, and professional identity development.
- COMM185: Communication Technology and Relationship (Summer 2025)
An upper-division course examining how communication technologies shape interpersonal, group, and organizational relationships in mediated contexts. The course introduced major theories of computer-mediated communication and explored topics including impression formation, online dating, social support, online hate, AI-mediated communication, and social media influence. Students engaged critically with theoretical readings and developed applications of communication theory to contemporary digital communication phenomena.
- COMM1: Introduction to Communication (Summer 2024)
An introductory communication course covering fundamental theories and contexts of human communication, including verbal, nonverbal, interpersonal, group, organizational, intercultural, mediated, and persuasive communication. The course emphasized applying communication concepts to everyday life through analytical writing assignments, discussion sections, and activities focused on communication in digital and organizational environments.
Teaching Assistant
University of California, Santa Barbara
- COMM89: Theories of Communication (Spring 2026, Spring 2024)
- COMM113: Media Effects on Individuals (Fall 2025)
- COMM160OH: Online Hate Speech (Winter 2024)
- COMM1: Introduction to Communication (Fall 2023)
Michigan State University
- COM100: Human Communication (Spring 2023)
- MKT250: Business Communication: Oral and Written Skills (Fall 2022)
City University of Hong Kong
- COM2105: Visual Communication (Fall 2019)
Guest Lectures
University of California, Santa Barbara
- COMM160OH Online Hate Speech (Winter 2024): Computational Approaches in Online Hate Research
Michigan State University
- MI220 Methods for Understanding Users (Summer 2023/2024/2025): Understanding Surveys in User Research