Laina has five years of experience teaching at the college level including working as a visiting instructor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and being a Teaching Assistant (TA) at Rutgers. Laina served as a graduate fellow with the summer research program at Rutgers where she managed the course website and led workshops about writing and presentation skills for the research students. She has also worked with developing and teaching STEM outreach activities for middle school students in New Jersey. Lastly she was an active member for Rutgers Academy for the Science of Teaching and Learning where she led workshops for professors and TAs about various best teaching practices.
She has a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers University and a M.S. in Environmental science from Towson University. Her research interests include both ecotoxicology and faculty development.
In her spare time, Laina likes to make music, travel, and work out.
Laina is featured on Episode 6 of the Keystone Concepts in Teaching podcast. Click here to listen to What Do We Do About Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Classroom?