EDUCATION

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA., M.A. Political Science – Spring 2026 (Expected)
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Dominguez Hills, Community College Teaching Certificate – Fall 2025 (Certificate Conferred)
Sciences Po, Paris, France, Human Rights Studies – Summer 2020
​University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC Hastings), San Francisco, CA., Jurisprudence – Fall 2013 to Spring 2018
Vermont Law and Graduate School, South Royalton, VT., Environmental Law – Summer 2017 
Pepperdine University, Caruso School of Law, Malibu, CA., Alternative Dispute Resolution – Spring 2017
University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, M. Ed. Education – Spring 2013 (Degree Conferred)
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA., B.A. Political Science – Spring 2009 (Degree Conferred)
Peralta Community College District, Oakland, CA., A.A. Liberal Arts and Social Sciences – Fall 2007 (Degree Conferred)
Mills College, Oakland, CA., Government – Fall 2006 to Spring 2007
California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA., Political Science – Winter and Spring 2000
California State University, Northridge, CA., Journalism – Fall 1998 to Spring 1999

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Faculty Diversity Intern, Peralta Community College District, Oakland, CA – Present
Teaching Excellence Faculty Intern, Contra Costa Community College District, Martinez, CA – Present
Mediator, Part-time Intern, San Francisco Superior Court, San Francisco, CA. – Spring 2016
Law Clerk, Full-time Intern, Justice in Aging, Oakland, CA. – Summer 2015
Law Clerk, Full-time Intern, Open Door Legal, San Francisco, CA. – Fall 2014
Research Assistant, California Community College Collaborative (C4), University of California, Riverside – Spring 2012
Graduate Student Advisor, Part-time Intern, University of California, Riverside – Winter 2012

HIGHER EDUCATION GRADUATE COURSES

GED 548 Effective College Teaching
GED 549 The Community College (Teaching)
GED 594 College Teaching Independent Study
EDUC 248F Financing Higher Education
EDUC 248M The Community College (Administrative)
EDUC 248I Critical Issues in Higher Education
EDUC 248P Historical Perspectives Campus Life
EDUC 248O Organization & Administration in Higher Education
EDUC 269 Understanding Research in Higher Education
​EDUC 248N Higher Education Scholarship & Literature Review
EDUC 248R College Student Development

POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE COURSES

POSC 283 Political Thinkers in Depth
PLSI 700 Research Methods
PLSI 740 Seminar in American Politics
PLSI 304 Scientific Inquiry in Political Science
PLSI 780 Seminar in Political Theory
PLSI 742 Public Opinion, Elections, and the Media
PLSI 318 Modern Citizenship
PLSI 788 Latin American Political Theory
PLSI 760 Seminar in Comparative Politics
​PLSI 747 Gender and the Law

LEGAL GRADUATE COURSES

LAW 115 Criminal Law
LAW 131 Legal Writing and Research
LAW 120 Constitutional Law
LAW 105 Civil Procedure
LAW 141 Legal Analysis
​LAW 184 Legislation and Statute Interpretation
LAW 850 Introduction to Essential Lawyering
LAW 829 Facilitation for Attorneys
LAW 835 Advanced Legal Research
LAW 110 Contracts
LAW 130 Torts
LAW 884 Powerful Communication
​LAW 970 Moot Court
LAW 490 Legal Ethics: Practice of the Law
LAW 744 Courts as a Political Actors
​LAW 861 Critical Studies Select Problems
LAW 846 Judicial Supervision Settlement
LAW 5000 Environmental Law

MEDIATION GRADUATE COURSES

LAW 838 Negotiation
LAW 865 Culture and Negotiation
LAW 925 Social Justice Mediation Clinic
​LAW 2282 Selected Issues in Dispute Resolution Ombuds
LAW 2108 Restorative Justice
LAW 1972 Human Rights
LAW 1522 Advance Mediation Seminar
LAW 2392 Faith Base Diplomacy and International Peace
LAW 1242 Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution
LAW 1632 Arbitration Practice and Advocacy
​LAW 2282 Selected Issues in Dispute Resolution Employment Dispute Resolution
LAW 1932 Divorce and Family Mediation