# courses I teach
My current teaching responsibilities at Michigan State University are primarily upper-division, specialized courses in applied entomology, though I also teach one large-lecture non-majors course focused on entomology, environmental science, and sustainable agriculture.
**Integrated Pest Management** (ENT 478) - taught Spring 2025
- 20 students, lecture
**Turfgrass Entomology** (ENT 264) - taught Fall 2024
- 30 students, lecture and lab
**Insects, Globalization, and Sustainability** (ISB 201) - taught Spring 2025
- 150 students, lecture
**Entomology Field Techniques** (ENT 401) - developing for Summer 2025
- Two-week intensive field course on insect sampling and research techniques
**Organic Pest Management** (ENT 479) - developing for Spring 2026
- Information forthcoming
In the past, I taught upper-division core and elective courses in ecology within Boston University's Biology Department, though some were cross-listed with the Department of Earth & Environment.
**Terrestrial Biogeochemistry** (BI/EE 443) - taught Fall 2023
- 25 students, lecture-based
- Redesigned from scratch for Fall 2023
**Tabletop Game Design for Biology Education** (BI 394) - taught Fall 2023
- 17 students, project-based
- Developed from scratch for Fall 2023
**Evolutionary Ecology** (BI 303) - taught Spring 2023, Spring 2024
- 85-100 students, lecture and lab
- Managed graduate Teaching Fellows
**Forest Ecology** (BI/EE 530) - taught Spring 2023, Spring 2024
- 25 students, lecture and discussion