American University, Spring 2026.
Designed and taught using only open-source tools and data. Covers data collection, processing and output alongside the ethics and social processes of mapping, ending with each student producing a series of maps on their own research interests.
Designed and taught an introduction to geographic perspectives on political, economic, social and cultural activity, emphasizing spatiality, placemaking and regions, and nature–society relations including climate change and sustainability.
Co-designed and taught a one-credit course introducing non-geographers to GIS, map design, geovisualization and map critique.
Co-designed an online course on the social and technical sides of digital mapping, using best practices in online learning and critical pedagogy.
A participatory workshop course pairing students with community partners on applied GIS projects, from scoping goals and acquiring data to delivering maps and analyses.
Mapping as a creative and artistic practice, including field mapping with balloons and kites and psychogeographic mapping. Co-created weekly lab assignments and led three recitation sections.
Designed and taught weekly lab activities to complement lectures on the concepts and methods of GIS.