(2023-Present)

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

My TeachingJourney

I have always advocated for education and learning, instilled by deep family values on education growing up. I started my design teaching journey as a Teaching Fellow at Emily Carr in 2023. Following this, I became a Sessional Instructor after graduating from my Master’s in 2024 and continue to foster an engaging and memorable learning classroom and studio environment.

Approach in the Classroom

My work in the classroom explores the intersection of embodied learning and industrial design. As an instructor, I teach undergraduate studio and critical studies courses on industrial design project development, freehand drawing and drafting methods, and ergonomics—focusing on how tactile engagement enhances the learning process.

Teaching Experience

Spring 2026 |INDD 315: Human Fit: Applied Ergonomics
Undergraduate Studies – 13 students

Spring 2026 | SCIE 217: Ergonomics
Undergraduate Studies – 13 students

Fall 2025 | INDD 203: Freehand Drawing & Drafting
Undergraduate Studies – 56 students

Summer 2025 | CSJA 126: Design for the Future
Continuing Studies (Teens) – 5 students

Spring 2025 | INDD 315: Human Fit: Applied Ergonomics
Undergraduate Studies – 14 students

Spring 2025 | SCIE 217: Ergonomics
Undergraduate Studies – 18 students

Fall 2024 | INDD 203: Freehand Drawing & Drafting
Undergraduate Studies – 34 students

Fall 2024 | INDD 200: 2nd Year Core Studio Industrial Design
Undergraduate Studies – 21 students

Fall 2023 | INDD 200: 2nd Year Core Studio Industrial Design 
(Teaching Fellowship)
Undergraduate Studies – 19 students, Co-taught with Keith Doyle

Courses Delivered

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