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A conversation that leads another person to share my enthusiasm statistical investigation carries great intrinsic reward. As a teacher, I get to engage in these conversations every day. I enjoy working closely with students to help them develop the skills and judgement needed to make responsible data-driven decisions and critique faulty arguments they are sure to encounter in their everyday lives. I employ a variety of inclusive pedagogical strategies designed to create a learning-centered environment rooted in high expectations and transparency. I want my students to know that I value them as individuals and care about supporting their success. Most of all, I want them to feel empowered in the knowledge that they are capable of doing hard things.

I teach a variety of statistics and data classes including:

-   STAT 107: *Principles of Statistics*
-   CMSC/STAT 205: *Data-Scientific Programming*
-   STAT 255: *Statistics for Data Science* - [STAT 255 Class Notes](https://stat255-lu.github.io/Stat255Notes/)
-   MATH/STAT 340: *Probability*\
-   STAT 450: *Bayesian Statistics*
-   STAT 455: *Advanced Statistical Modeling*

I have found the following references especially insightful in my teaching.

-   Carver, R., Everson, M., Gabrosek, J., Horton, N., Lock, R., Mocko, M., ... & Wood, B. (2016). *Guidelines for assessment and instruction in statistics education (GAISE) college report 2016.* Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.\[Online: www. amstat.org/education/gaise\].
-   Cavanagh, S. R. (2016). *The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion.* West Virginia University Press.
-   Cobb, G. W. (1992), "Teaching Statistics" in *Heeding the Call for Change*, ed. Lynn Steen, MAA Notes No. 22, Washington: Mathematical Association of America.\
-   Curley, B., Downey, J., Kinnaird, K. M., Loy, A., & Reyes, E. (2023). *Questions (and Answers) for Incorporating Nontraditional Grading in Your Statistics Courses.* Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 1-13.
-   Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Smith, K. A. (1998). *Active learning: Cooperation in the college classroom.* Interaction Book Company, 7208 Cornelia Drive, Edina, MN 55435.
-   Leamnson, R. (2000). *Learning as biological brain change.* Change: The magazine of higher learning, 32(6), 34-40.
-   Michaelsen, L. K., Knight, A. B., & Fink, L. D. (Eds.). (2002). *Team-based learning: A transformative use of small groups.* Greenwood publishing group.
-   Sibley, J., & Ostafichuk, P. (2015). *Getting started with team-based learning.* Stylus Publishing, LLC.