Interdisciplinary | Experiential | Active-Learning

My teaching pedagogy is grounded in place-based and experiential learning, designed to connect students' lived experiences with broader societal and environmental issues. I have over six years of teaching experience, including both in-person and online formats. As a Kovener Teaching Fellow at Indiana University, I have honed an inclusive and equity-centered teaching approach that emphasizes critical inquiry, reflective learning, and real-world application. I strive to create a classroom environment where all students, particularly those from historically marginalized backgrounds, feel valued and empowered to engage deeply with complex topics such as migration, geopolitics, sustainability, and social and environmental justice. Through a combination of innovative assignments, open dialogue, and interdisciplinary methods, I prepare students to critically analyze global challenges and contribute meaningfully to solutions​​.

Courses Taught

2018-2025        Department of Geography, Indiana University

G426: Refugees and Asylum Seekers (Instructor of Record)

Course Description:

This upper-level course examines the global dynamics of forced migration, concentrating on the legal, spatial, and humanitarian frameworks that influence the lives of refugees and asylum seekers. Through multimedia materials, including case studies, documentaries, music, podcasts, and poetry, students examine how displacement intersects with governance, infrastructure, and identity across camps, cities, and islands. Assignments include learning briefs, a TED-style presentation, and a reflective e-portfolio, encouraging students to think critically and ethically about migration narratives. Designed for broad accessibility, the course cultivates informed, globally conscious citizens who are equipped to engage with one of the most pressing issues of our time.

G120: Regions of the World (Instructor of Record)

Course Description:

This course encourages students to rethink how we divide and categorize the world, revealing that regions are not natural or fixed but human constructs shaped by power, history, and perspective. Using an approach that explores interdependencies, we examine environmental, political, cultural, and societal dynamics across major world regions. We critically examine pressing global issues, including conflict, globalization, and ecological change. Through interactive modules and diverse media, students engage with the fluidity of regions and the forces that define them, gaining tools to question and analyze the world’s interconnected complexities.

I taught this course in full-semester formats across four semesters and in six-week accelerated formats for three semesters.

 

G208: Environment and Society (Teaching Assistant/Associate Instructor)

I assisted in teaching both in-person and online versions of the course alongside Dr. Mike Dwyer (Fall 2019–Spring 2020), Dr. Kurt Waldman (Fall 2021), and Dr. Julio Postigo (Spring 2021).

2012– 2013   Teaching Assistant, BRAC Development Institute, BRAC University, Bangladesh

I assisted in developing and teaching three graduate-level courses on land acquisition, resettlement, and rehabilitation. These courses were taught as part of the Master of Development Studies program. I worked with Dr. Ferdous Jahan to develop and teach these courses. I also assisted Dr. Afsan Chowdhury in teaching Leadership, Communication, and Negotiation for Sustainable Development.