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My teaching philosophy uses evidence-based pedagogy techniques to cultivate students’ sociological imagination. Evidence-based pedagogy techniques focus on creating an environment that optimizes students learning by providing routine and progressive build-up of knowledge. I use the following...

Teaching with Blogs: A Leading Lines Interview with Humberto Garcia Posted by Derek Bruff on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in News, Podcast. by Derek Bruff, CFT Director I’m happy to announce the start of Season 3 of Leading Lines, a podcast on educational technology co-produced by the Center for...

In our lab: Chemical Vapor Deposition Glove Box and AFM HORIBA Raman Spectrometer 2D Materials Transfer Station The Imaging and Microscopy Facility at UC Merced: Zeiss Gemini SEM Talos F200C G2 TEM PANalytical X'Pert PRO XRD Nexus XPS

QUANTIFYING THE FOOTPRINT OF A DOMINANT ORGANISM: IMPACTS OF LEAF CUTTER ANTS ON BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING IN TROPICAL FORESTS One of the most conspicuous features of a tropical forest is the abundance of leaf cutter ants. Their networks of trails extend throughout the forest and workers walk single...

About Me I am a historian of Early Modern Britain and the Atlantic World. My research has focused on constructions of hierarchy and power – gender, race, and class – in Britain and in the British Atlantic. I have also been deeply engaged in dialogue with literary scholars, and increasingly, involved...