Practicum mentoring
Guiding MBA and undergraduate teams through live analytics engagements with external sponsors since 2019.
Service & Community
Some of the most useful conversations I have are not about coursework.
Students arrive with a question about a homework problem and, twenty minutes later, ask the thing they actually came for.
The invitation
Spill the Tea
An open, informal invitation to current and former students: come have a cup of tea or coffee and an honest conversation. No agenda, no form to fill in, no reason required.
It started because those conversations were already happening by accident, at the end of office hours, after a pretext question about a problem set. Naming it removes the need for a pretext.
You do not need to be in my class. You do not need to have been in my class recently. You do not need a specific question.
Things people bring
- Choosing a major
- Career decisions
- Internship rejections
- Uncertainty
- Belonging
- Setbacks
- Grad school or not
- Life after graduation
- The question you don't know who to ask
What this is not
Spill the Tea is a conversation with a faculty member who has been around a while. It is not counseling, psychotherapy, or crisis intervention, and I am not trained to provide those. When something calls for professional support, I will say so and help point toward the right university or community resource.
If you are in immediate distress, please contact university counseling services or a crisis line rather than waiting for a cup of tea.
Other service
Where else the work shows up
Mentoring and program work that sits outside the syllabus.
Co-curricular development
Building student competency pathways through the Emerson Leadership Institute, including digital badging.
Interview and career practice
Private practice sessions and feedback tools for students preparing for internships and full-time roles.
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Why I keep an open invitation for conversations that have nothing to do with grades.