My blog
2022--New Year, More Posts
Despite what looks to be another year of pivoting, my hope for this website was to present an opportunity for informal weigh-ins, thoughts on teaching, cool research finds, and student publishing. My New ...
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Effectively Studying for Exams that Require Critical Thinking/Application
I often get questions from students about how best to prepare and study for exams, particularly during finals week. While many sites online have good hints and tips, they often seem too vague or targeted ...
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A Solution for Ron DeSantis in the Public School Mask Debate
For those following the news, Florida has become the most prevalent battleground in the fight between public health officials and personal choice advocates. As several school districts have implemented ...
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Impress Your Friends with Custom Memes in R
In my constant pursuit of meme-worthy content to demonstrate how hip I am to students, I stumbled across the meme package in R. The documentation is pretty sparse, but the jist is that it makes it easy-to-create ...
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Oxford Research Scholars Project Acceptance—Welcome Amanda Xie!
Congratulations to rising sophomore Amanda Xie for her acceptance into the Oxford Research Scholars program! Beginning in Fall 2021, she and I will begin working on a project to understand job accessibility ...
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Learning from the 2020-2021 Academic Year
As I sit in my hotel room in Savannah, GA for a much needed vacation, I've had some time to reflect on this past year. Finally taking a step back from what can best be described as a whirlwind of a year ...
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H.E.R.O. Profile -- Freida Wunderlich
Why They're Important? Frieda Wunderlich was a German sociologist, economist, politician and part of the women's movement and fight for equality. Most known for her research on labor and social policies ...
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