Prospective Students

Thinking about graduate study in Higher Education & Student Affairs (HESA)?

At Morgan State University, I serve as a PhD faculty advisor and the Program Director of the Master of Arts in Higher Education & Student Affairs (HESA) program. Interested in learning more about working with me or our programs? Please join one of our Upcoming HESA Prospective Students Events and review our Prospective Student FAQ.

At this time (Fall 2025), I am not hiring any additional graduate research assistants.

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching, like my research, is motivated by the belief that effective teaching, focused on social justice, can create social change. I believe teaching and learning are transformational, emancipatory processes that can empower new voices to lead. Over my nine years of experience teaching courses and workshops for community organizations as well as college undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty, I have clarified my role as a learning experience designer and facilitator of learning. I take pride in creating hands-on learning opportunities by which participants learn the theory as they practice the skills, aiding them in their journey from novice to mastery. My philosophy builds on multiple pedagogies – constructivism, social constructivism, constructionism, and situated learning theory – to inform how I design learning experiences (both face-to-face and online) and teach.

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I distill my philosophy of effective teaching into four main activities:

  1. I foster an equitable classroom climate.

  2. I empower learners to take ownership of their learning process.

  3. I situate learning in the learner’s context and passion.

  4. I adopt hands-on active learning practices.

The common thread throughout my pedagogy is that I aim to foster active learning environments that empower all learners to bravely participate in the journey of learning. As one of my students stated, “Over the course of the semester, I have witnessed the change in how fellow students in the classroom think and respond to different situations...our thinking has evolved from being a third party of leadership to thinking like a leader.” I hope that by designing these learning experiences and environments, my students can see themselves as civic agents and leaders in their fields.

My full Teaching Philosophy can be found HERE.

Courses

A quick summary of the courses I teach

Morgan State University

  • Research Methods in Education, EDSR 622 (Graduate Level), Remote, Synchronous

  • Student Development Theory, RDHE 745 (Graduate Level), Remote, Synchronous

  • Counseling in Student Affairs, RDHE 765 (Graduate Level), Remote, Synchronous

  • Contemporary College Students, RDHE 725 (Graduate Level), Remote, Synchronous

  • Student Affairs Administration, RDHE 735 (Graduate Level), Remote, Synchronous

  • Student Affairs Practicum or Internship, RDHE 685 & 785 (Graduate Level), Remote, Synchronous

  • Research Practicum (RDHE 889), (Graduate Level), Remote, Synchronous

  • Courses Supporting Comprehensive Exam & Dissertations, (Graduate Level), Remote, Synchronous

University of Maryland, College Park

  • Foundations of Technology in Education, TLPL 602 (Graduate Level), Online, Asynchronous

  • Designing the Online Learning Experience, TLPL688X (Graduate Level), Online

  • Foundations of Technology in Education, TLPL 602 (Graduate Level), Hybrid

  • Teaching and Learning with Technology, TLPL 600 (Graduate Level), Online

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

  • Foundations of Leadership Development, PSYC/EDUC 216 (Undergraduate Level), Face-to-Face

  • Summer Bridge - Introduction to an Honors University, (Undergraduate Level), Face-to-Face

Florida State University

  • Leadership & Complexity, LDR 4105 (Undergraduate Level), Face-to-Face