Sierra has experience teaching a variety of courses, class sizes, and formats. Specifically, she has taught five large sections of Social Psychology (71-278 students) and five smaller sections of Research Methods lab (19-27 students) in online, hybrid, and in-person formats. In the fall, she is excited to have the opportunity to teach a medium-size section of Intimate Relationships (114 students).

 

In addition to Sierra's instructor of record experience, she has been a graduate teaching assistant for 9 different classes, two of which were graduate-level courses (i.e., Meta-analysis and Teaching Practicum). She has also guest lectured for classes such as Psychology of Women, Personality Psychology, and History of Evolutionary Psychology.

 

Sierra has diligently pursued opportunities to mentor students outside of the classroom as well. For example, as graduate student advisor for the Psychology Club, she frequently (a) hosts research talks, professional development workshops, and panel discussions, (b) connects students with opportunities such as volunteer work, internships, and research positions, and (c) serves as a resource for first-generation, underrepresented, and marginalized students. As another example, as a graduate student researcher in two labs, Sierra frequently mentors undergraduate research assistants (RAs) on how to (a) conduct literature reviews and identify gaps in the literature, (b) generate novel hypotheses, (c) design studies, (d) follow study protocols, (e) code data, (f) analyze data, and (g) interpret the results.