Teaching

In this section, you can find information about my teaching and mentoring experience, and details about my teaching certifications.

Courses


CE 392 M Public Transportation Engineering The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant (Prof.: Dr. Randy B. Machemehl).
Fall 2018 / Fall 2019
CE 367 P Pavement Design and Performance The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant (Prof.: Dr. Jorge A. Prozzi).
Spring / Fall 2016
IC 0810 Diseño Vial (Geometric Design) University of Costa Rica - Civil Engineering Department
Interim Professor (Led weekly sessions for fourth-year Civil Engineering students).
II 2014

Mentoring Experience


Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE) Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at UT-Austin
Project: Emerging Technologies Impact on Public Transportation Use.
Neve EnloeFall 2019
Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE) Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at UT-Austin
Project: Transit Performance and Reliability Evaluation for Arterial Corridors.
Emily R. TyndallSpring 2019
Directed Reading Program (DRP) Department of Mathematics at UT-Austin
Project: Speach Recognition Using Connectionist Temporal Classification.
Emily Nguyen*Fall 2018
Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE) Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at UT-Austin
Project: Characterization of Pavement Texture Based on Macrotexture Analysis.
Tiffany Tang**Fall 2017
University Transportation Center Undergraduate Internship (UTC-UI) USDOT’s University Transportation Centers
Project: Predicting Friction with Improved Texture Characterization.
Luis ArrutiSummer 2016
University Transportation Center Undergraduate Internship (UTC-UI) USDOT’s University Transportation Centers
Project: Laboratory Design of Quieter Asphalt Surfaces.
Andres SanchezSummer 2015

Notes:
* Winner of the 2018 Carey Scholarship
** Winner of the 2017 GLUE Participation Award

Certifications


Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education Cockrell School of Engineering at UT-Austin
Requirements: 16 graduate-level credits, including courses in Engineering and Education schools.
May 2020 (Expected)
Advanced Teaching Preparation Certificate Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) at UT-Austin
Requirements: 7 workshops and a qualifying teaching statement.
Fall 2018
Inclusive Classrooms Leadership Certificate Seminar for Excellence in Teaching Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at UT-Austin
Requirement: 2-days seminar.
November 2018

I received the 2020 Glue Mentor Award in January 2020.
Teaching the course Public Transportation Engineering in Fall 2019.
My mentee Emily Nguyen received the 2018 Carey Scholarship last October 2018.
My mentee Tiffany Tang received the 2017 GLUE Participation Award last January 2018, for her outstanding work during the GLUE program.
Emily Nguyen final presentation for the Directed Reading Program (DRP), November 2018.
Tiffany Tang collecting pavement macrotexture information using laser technology at Pickle Research Center (PRC) at UT-Austin, October 2017.
Andres Sanchez collecting pavement friction information using the Micro-Grip Tester in Waco, Texas during the Summer 2015.
Andres Sanchez collecting pavement noise information at an anechoic chamber in Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall (ECJ) at UT-Austin, Summer 2015.