I am an award-winning instructor with nearly a decade of experience teaching and mentoring diverse student populations. As a professor, I employ a dynamic, student-centered teaching agenda that emphasizes the development of students’ technical abilities in writing, analysis, and research, as well as their creativity, critical thinking, and cultural competence. I strive to link theory to real-world engagement and tailor my discussions, lectures, assignments, and evaluations to learners from many walks of life, perspectives, and learning styles. Outside of the classroom I have also mentored six first-generation Latinx undergraduate students as research assistants, involving the students in my research projects. Of the students I have worked with, three have gone on to pursue graduate studies in the social sciences or humanities.