My courses at Hamilton College and Utica University covered my broad interest in biology, from field-based environmental and ecology courses to computational bioinformatics and biostatistics. I developed and taught project-based undergraduate science courses that incorporated field work, lab work, and/or chronological reading of primary literature. The primary focus was mimicking the scientific process – e.g., reading journal articles, scientific writing, and collecting, processing, and presenting data. Courses incorporated inclusive teaching methods to create an open learning community and facilitate success for students from all backgrounds. I love having students wrestle with real data, both by reading primary literature and learning basics of biologically-relevant coding (primarily R and unix).