
Teaching & Outreach
I have served as an Assistant-in-Instruction for the courses listed below:
GEO203 - The Habitable Planet (Princeton University, Fall 2024)
GEO360 - Geochemistry of the Human Environment (Princeton University, Spring 2017)
GEO102 - Climate: Past, Present and Future (Princeton University, Fall 2016 and Fall 2017)
GEO373 - Structural Geology (Princeton University, Fall 2015)
GEO101 - Introduction to Physical Geology (Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2012)
Past Anonymous Reviews From Students
“She was absolutely wonderful. I loved her energy, her eagerness to teach and her ability to explain the material.”
“Alliya was a great instructor. She was always good-humored and super helpful. It was a pleasure being in her lab.”
“…an incredible lab instructor. She could always sense when we might be struggling, while also creating a classroom environment that encourage questioning and collaboration.”
“The instructor was fantastic! She was really helpful if I didn’t understand something, and I never felt overwhelmed by the labs.”
Megalodon Mysteries, co-hosted with the Council on Science and Technology at Princeton University
Exploring how fossil teeth can provide valuable insights into ancient food webs and environmental conditions

Introducing the rock cycle (and different types of rocks) to pre-K students (UNOW, Feb 2025)

Introducing the rock cycle (and different types of rocks) to pre-K students (UNOW, Feb 2025)

Reading 'Daring to Dig: Adventures of Women in American Paleontology' to pre-schoolers at UNOW (Dec 2024)

Fossil show-and-tell with pre-schoolers at UNOW (Dec 2024)

Introducing pre-school summer camp students to various kinds of rocks (June 2024)

Invited seminar speaker at the Rutgers University Geology Museum Open House (Jan 2024)

Invited to introduce 'Jaws' (and its impact on public perception and scientific research of sharks) and showcase shark teeth at Jawsfest (Princeton Garden Theater, July 2023)