My Teaching Materials, Student Work, and Teaching Philosophy
K-12 and Higher Education
My goal is to provide a creative and safe environment that encourages exploration and growth. I specialize in teaching interior architecture fundamentals (construction documents and details) with a focus on architectural technology. The worst thing that can happen as a designer is having a client not understand your vision, so I try to introduce my students to different ways of representing a design so that doesn’t happen. I believe that every element that you design should be shown in multiple ways, either through a plan, elevation, rendering, video walkthrough, etc.
In addition to teaching interior architecture skills, I try to be the best mentor I can for all the students. I understand firsthand how frustrating it can be to have a simple unanswered question hold you up, so I have an open-door policy that encourages all questions and concerns and I enjoy sitting and working through designs with my students.
Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Fall 2018 - Present
I specialize in teaching interior architecture industry-applicable skills, architectural modeling software, and other forms of three-dimensional graphic representation. As a former interior architecture student, I enjoy mentoring the next generation of designers and try to develop a camaraderie with my students so they trust me to lead them on a path to success.
High School Teacher at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School
September 2020 - June 2022
I taught Junior and Senior students and followed the Massachusetts curriculum standards to create engaging projects and formative assessments. Topics included sketching and painting, digital art using the Adobe Suite, and 3D design using Sketchup and Tinkercad. Below you will find examples of projects, tutorials, and student work.
Adjunct Professor at Mount Ida College
Fall 2016 - Spring 2018
At Mount Ida, I focused on teaching Revit and three-dimensional rendering techniques both within the software and with the Adobe Creative Suite. The students competed in student design competitions using their acquired skills.
Adjunct Professor at the Boston Architectural College
Spring 2016 - Spring 2017
At the BAC, I asked the Dean if I could teach the class I wish I was able to take when I was a student there. I created the class “Interior Architecture Fundamentals” and filled it with topics that I had learned by working that I wish I had known prior to graduating.
