OVERVIEW

I have taught courses on innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking, and emerging technologies at Northeastern University and the University of Washington’s Global Innovation Exchange. With one foot in engineering and the other in business, I bring an interdisciplinary style that connects technical fundamentals with the bigger picture of how industries evolve.

In my classes, the line between “school” and “real world” is intentionally thin. I bring in industry partners to share their challenges, use fresh cases pulled from ongoing projects, and encourage students to grapple with problems as they unfold. The classroom becomes a live lab where engineers, designers, and product managers-in-training learn to move beyond tools and see how technologies actually play out in organizations and society.

At the heart of my teaching is curiosity, collaboration, and energy. I want students to leave not just with skills, but with the confidence and perspective to navigate uncertainty — and to shape the industries they’re stepping into.

University of Washington

Instructor, "Emerging Technology Topics: Technology, Market, and Society" (Fall 2025, Fall 2026) 

• Too often, engineers, designers, and product managers focus only on their immediate tools or skills and miss the bigger picture. This course challenges that mindset by teaching both the fundamentals of cutting-edge technologies (such as robotics, electric vehicles, and AI) and the economic, policy, and social forces that shape their impact. Students leave with both a solid grasp of how emerging technologies work and a framework to anticipate industry shifts and position themselves for future opportunities.

• Teaching Evaluation:  4.5/5.0 (Adjusted Median) 

• Student Voices:

“Yes. This was the exact type of course I wanted to take. A combination of tech, policy, business, and case studies.”

“This class introduced us to the perspectives to consider while evaluating any emerging technology.”

“I love the way she shared diverse perspectives and encouraged students to share their own knowledge! It provided a lot of room for creativity and curiosity in class.”

“I really like the debate of is AI helping or harming workers... not only in the way of reflection on the current social norms, but also on prediction of the future.”

Northeastern University 

Instructor, “Innovation!” (Summer 2024, Summer 2025) 

• Designed and taught an undergraduate course in innovation and entrepreneurship structured around a five-stage design-thinking process: problem finding, customer discovery, solution development, prototyping, and feedback-driven iteration. Student teams applied the process to their own product or venture concepts through cases, workshops, and guest sessions with entrepreneurs.

• Teaching Evaluation: 4.9/5.0 

• Student Voices:

"The instructor makes sure everyone participates which is important for an interactive class environment. She values everyone's opinions and input which helps in our learning process."

"She is a great professor, she is very patient. Great at providing insightful feedback."

"The instructor is very organized with the material and presenting it. I always know what is going on in the class and what is expected of me due to the organization of both the material and her presentation of the material."

"Organized and passionate, I would take this professor again without a doubt, even if it were an 8 AM class!"

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