Department Roles: Department Coordinator: Fall 2022 - Spring 2026 Math Emporium Coordinator SLO Coordinator  Full-Time Faculty

Office Hours: Join me on Zoom (link below) or in my office W 1:00pm - 1:50pm For currently enrolled students, you can also find plenty of support appointments on your Canvas Calendar. Just use the Find Availability button and select our class. Feel free to join me on Zoom or in my office for those appointments.

Academic and Career Pathways 

Explore your options.

Modes of Instruction:

It is my strong belief that students should take a course that best suits their learning style and not just be cause it fits in their schedule. So take the time to really assess whether a traditional, asynchronous, or emporium mode is right for you. 

• Traditional
• Asynchronous
• Emporium

My Teaching Style:

• In-Person: Class time is a blend of lecture and actitivies to keep you engaged and better understand the content before leaving the classroom. I do encourage group or partner collaboration during those activities.  
• Asynchronous: All lectures are provided through prerecorded videos. Students will watch videos, practice content through "classwork" like assignments, a lecture reflection assignment and homework. Students will be able to pick their own turn-in schedule for these assignments leading up to the exams. Exams are all taken while using Proctorio. If this is not something you are comfortable with, then I encourage you to sign up for a section that does not use that service.  
  • General note: Any time you are planning to take an online class or attend a HyFlex class virtually, please make sure you have all the require technology: Computer, webcam, microphone, and a way to scan your handwritten work.
• Emporium: All faculty teaching ing this mode use the same materials and procedures. The key to remember for this mode is that the exams are low stakes. You take them once you have completed all prerequisite materias and the score you initially earn is not your final score. We will review your exam together and finalize your grade based on what you know. 

About Me

(She/Her)

Education:

• B.S.  Mathematics, University of California, Davis
• M.S. Applied Mathematics, California State University, Hayward

My Story

I attended Diablo Valley College before transferring to U.C. Davis, where I earned a B.S. in Mathematics. Afterwards, I attended CSU Hayward (now CSU East Bay), where I earned an M.S. in Applied Mathematics. While earning my Master’s degree, I was an associate lecturer at CSU East Bay and caught the teaching bug! Upon earning my Master’s degree, I started working as a part time faculty member at Diablo Valley College and CSU East Bay. I soon added Las Positas College and San Joaquin Delta College to the circuit of schools that I called home. After seven years of teaching part-time, I applied to and was hired as a full-time instructor at Las Positas College in 2013.

I like to stay current with the latest trends in teaching and work to constantly improve how I present the information to you, as well as how to assess the information you have retained. I do strongly believe that we are all capable of learning anything we set our mind to, but it does require time and patience. But above all else, it requires the willingness to make mistakes, examine those mistakes, and learn from them. Mistakes are proof that you are trying and in no way signify failure.  It's just part of the learning process.