Teaching

California Water Policy and Management - UC Davis

Course Coordinator (Fall, 2024 - Summer, 2025)

• Course Description: This course provides practical education on water science, management, and policy to residents, businesses, community water advocates, and entry-level professionals in California. The course will launch in November 2024, presented to the Water Program Team, a group of scientists addressing water issues in the state.
• Audience: Open to residents, professionals, and advocates interested in water management in California.
• My Role: As a course coordinator, I assist with developing course materials, organizing discussions, and coordinating logistics to ensure the effective delivery of the course content.

University of California Water Academy - UC Berkeley

Co-Instructor (Spring, 2024)

• Course Description: This course covers the historical, scientific, legal, and institutional aspects of water management in California, focusing on challenges like water provision for agriculture, urban areas, and ecosystems. The course included a week-long field tour, where we explored major water infrastructure sites such as Yosemite NP, Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the Central Valley, and the Sacramento-San Francisco Bay Delta, along with a 3-day rafting trip on the Tuolumne River.
• Audience: Open to students from UC campuses who are part of the COEQWAL project.

• My Role: As co-instructor, I led weekly virtual discussions with students and experts, covering California’s water history, hydrologic systems, and management challenges. I co-led the student video project, where participants created 5-minute videos, which will be featured on the COEQWAL website.

• List of Courses Taught in the Past

• *GSI: Graduate Student Instructor
• ^UC Davis; all other courses taught at UC Berkeley