Teaching & education

Teaching

Undergraduate and graduate courses in astronomy and statistics, along with workshops and short courses on Bayesian inference and scientific computing.

6University courses
11Course offerings
8Workshop series (11x)
5Academic years taught

Conceptual Mastery

Students should gain a deep understanding of the underlying themes and concepts of the course. This enables students to build intuition as well as transfer skills and knowledge gained from the course to other areas throughout their careers.

Experiential Learning

The most effective ways to learn always involve “hands-on” experience. Students should have numerous opportunities to directly apply the knowledge and skills they are learning to relevant problems, discuss these experiences with their peers, and pursue long-term projects with substantial autonomy over their focus and execution.

Accessibility, Equity & Inclusion

Students should have the ability to access, pursue, and learn from these opportunities regardless of their background. Courses should be explicitly designed to reward diverse backgrounds so students feel their unique identities strengthen their connection to the material and sense of belonging in the scientific community.

Teaching & curriculum timeline by academic year (2021–22 to 2026–27)full-year (Y), fall (F) & winter (W) courses plus summer schools
Course / Module
2021–222022–232023–242024–252025–262026–27
AST424 Intro to Astrophysical ResearchUndergraduate
Full YearFallFall
STA437 Methods for Multivariate DataUndergraduate
Winter
STA130 Intro to Statistical Reasoning & Data Sci.Undergraduate
WinterWinter
AST3101 Ethics and Practice in AstronomyGraduate
WinterWinter
JAS1101 Intro to AstrostatisticsGraduate
WinterFall
AST3101 Intro to SamplingGraduate
Fall
Workshops & Schools Summer schools & tutorialsIntensive
3×2×2×3×
Astronomy & AstrophysicsStatistical SciencesJoint AstrostatisticsSummer Schools & Tutorials

University of Toronto Courses 6

Undergraduate and graduate courses in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Statistical Sciences

Short Courses, Summer Schools & Tutorials 8

I regularly conduct workshops on Bayesian methods, Python for astronomy, and statistical computing for various audiences including graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.

Aug 2023 · Summer School / Tutorial

Dimensionality Reduction: Applications to Star Cluster Science

University of Michigan: 2023 Clusters & Streams Workshop · Ann Arbor, MI

1 sessionUMich Workshopwith Steffani Grondin