I have developed my teaching philosophy through two domains – 1) in the classroom with undergraduates, MBA students, and executive MBA students, and 2) through writing teaching cases to bring real-world challenges into the classroom.
In the Classroom
I have served as a teaching assistant in the Kellogg School of Management for a total of fourteen sections comprised of the following courses:
- Leadership in Organizations (MBA program)
- Professors Lauren Rivera, Brayden King, and Jeannette Colyvas
- Negotiation Fundamentals (MBA program and Executive MBA program)
- Professors Leigh Thompson and Alyson Carrel
- Leading High Impact Teams (Executive MBA program)
- Professor Leigh Thompson
I was a guest lecturer for MBA students at the University of Michigan in Strategy 310: The World Economy. I taught the session using a case study on ecological entrepreneurship that I co-authored.
Finally, at Northwestern University, I also led a weekly discussion section of undergraduate students in the Introduction to Sociology course.
Curriculum Development
Prior to pursuing my PhD, I worked for two years developing teaching cases in collaboration with faculty for use in the MBA courses at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. During this time I assisted in writing 18 published pedagogical tools, including one that won an international case writing award:
- “Coke in the Cross Hairs: Water, India, and the University of Michigan” by
Andrew Hoffman, Grace Augustine, and Sarah Howie
First Place, Oikos Case Competition Corporate Sustainability Track, 2011
After starting my PhD at the Kellogg School of Management, I continued to develop case studies on sustainability and corporate social responsibility, including:
- “HP: Imprinting the Global Health Sector,” by Jamie Jones and Grace Augustine, Kellogg School of Management Cases, 2015
- “Innovation at One Acre Fund: Seeing the Forest for the Trees,” by Jamie Jones and Grace Augustine, Kellogg School of Management Cases, 2014
