Education & Academic Background
Educator and researcher whose academic background supports interdisciplinary teaching, qualitative inquiry, writing, curriculum development and the interpretation of complex cultural and social material.
Key Skills
- Interdisciplinary research
- Academic writing
- Qualitative inquiry
- Curriculum development
- Teaching and facilitation
- Source analysis
- Presentation
- Editing
- Cross-cultural study
- Independent scholarship
Selected Experience
Teacher, Willowdale High School
Jun 2025–Feb 2026
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma program.
- Teaching English and humanities courses.
ESL Instructor, Access Education
Jan 2021–May 2022
- Toronto-based ESL school (Nacel Access English, established 1999).
- English language instruction for international adult learners.
Teacher, Pattison High School, Vancouver
Jan 2017–Jan 2019
- Private high school in Vancouver.
- Taught English, Economics, and Social Studies to international students.
Instructor, East Van Education Center, Vancouver
c. Jan 2017–Dec 2018
- Adult education program run through the Vancouver School Board.
- Concurrent with Pattison High School.
Mindfulness Practitioner Course (Levels I, II, III, and Master)
c. 2018
- Udemy certification.
- Four-level mindfulness practitioner program covering meditation, body scan, breathing techniques, and advanced practice.
TESOL Certification, Indiana University
Early 2016
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certification.
- Obtained before beginning ESL teaching in China.
Training & Languages
AODA Accessibility Standards training — June 2026 · Farsi — advanced · French — basic · Mandarin — basic