Upon completion and certification by the City University of New York's (CUNY) teaching apprenticeship program (TAP) in the spring semester of 2010, I was hired by the psychology department at Queens College (QC) as an adjunct instructor starting in the fall semester of 2010. Since then, I have been consecutively reappointed for each primary term.

In the fall 2010 semester, I was appointed to teach two sections of the computer laboratory component of the statistical methods course (psych 107). In this course, I teach the computerized component of data reduction, analysis, reporting of frequency distributions, curve fitting, correlation, estimation, and hypothesis testing on evidence from one, two, and three or more samples.

In the spring 2011 semester, I was offered the opportunity to teach the advanced level course on the neuroscience of memory (psych 346). This class consisted primarily of a general introduction to the field of memory research as a means to understanding the neural underpinnings of the different types of memory. I followed Eichenbaum's four (4) step approach for the presentation of this material. I first elaborate on basic neuroscience knowledge starting at the level of the individual cell and spanning to the understanding of neural networks. The second component involves cognition. At this point, I introduce the students to the cognitive aspects of memory using primarily amnesia and the case of H.M. as guides but also incorporating animal models. The third section focuses on the compartmentalization of memory and in detail; I present the different brain "compartments" that mediate different "memory" types. Lastly, I conclude the course with detailed explanations of the process of memory consolidation including discussions on working memory and long term memory.

In the fall 2011 I was once again honored with the opportunity of teaching another 300 level course and one of particular interest to me: I was appointed to teach psychopharmacology (Principles of drug action-psych 352). I have developed a particular interest for this topic based on my firsthand observations on how drugs can alter animal behavior. In teaching this course, I provide an extensive coverage of the mechanisms of drug action for some of the major drugs and drug classes. The student is presented with a detailed explanation of the neural changes taking place during drug use-the neuroscience of drug action, the pharmacology of the drug including pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic properties and how these drugs alter behavior.

For the spring 2012 semester, I have been appointed to teach a statistical methods computerized laboratory as described above.