Teaching

Teaching

Courses designed and taught at Harvard College and Harvard Extension & Summer Schools, and at Columbia, NYU, University of Fribourg (Switzerland), and Universidade Norte do Paraná (Brazil).

Too Much of a Good Thing? The Psychology of Rewards

How reward shapes behavior, motivation, and psychopathology — and when a good thing turns. Harvard College & Extension School.

The Science and Psychology of Music

From auditory perception to music as medicine; students draft music-based policy proposals. Harvard College & Extension School; also taught at Columbia University.

Mechanisms & Markers of Psychopathology

Biological and behavioral markers of mental illness (formerly “Broken Brains”). Harvard College & Extension School; also taught at Columbia University.

Intercultural Perspectives on Trauma

How culture shapes trauma expression and healing; students produce cross-cultural podcast episodes. Harvard College & Extension School; also taught at NYU.

Introduction to Research in Psychopathology

Research design and methods for clinical science. Harvard Summer School.

Engaging the Scholarly Conversation

Graduate scholarly writing — entering, mapping, and contributing to an academic literature. Harvard Summer School.

Earlier teaching abroad

Lecturer (Chargé de Cours) in the Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland (2018–2022), and Lecturer at Universidade Norte do Paraná, Brazil (2016–2017).

Recognized with multiple Harvard Certificates of Teaching Excellence and the 2026 Annamae & Allan R. Crite Prize. Courses partner with local NGOs so students build real mental-health resources for immigrant and refugee communities.