Teaching Assistant Experience
GENSEX 50C: Gender & Pop Culture • University of California, Irvine • Spring 2023, Spring 2024
GENSEX 50B: Gender & Power • University of California, Irvine • Winter 2024
GENSEX 50A: Gender & Feminism in Everyday Life • University of California, Irvine • Fall 2023
AFAM 40B: African-American Studies II • University of California, Irvine • Winter 2023
AFAM 40A: African-American Studies I • University of California, Irvine • Fall 2022
Selected Student Feedback
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“Ms. Chasia is very knowledgeable about what she instructs. She does not hesitate when asked a question and seems to embody not only the qualifications but also the empathy required to teach such subjects. Her character is admirable and appealing, making it easy for her students to be receptive and engaged.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2024)
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Did this course make you want to take more Gender & Sexuality Studies courses?
“YES, I honestly just want her to TA all of my classes.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“She truly cares about her students and wants them to succeed.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“The best aspects were being considerate of us and providing a safe environment for us to be taught. It felt like a safe space.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching
“Their kindness and ability to explain the concepts cohesively” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“Chasia is very kind and I can tell she is passionate about gender studies. It made me interested in this topic.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this course?
“I think that the best aspect of the course was that Chasia was so passionate and used examples that I understood and could visualize.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“I liked how TA Jeffries was so nice and open to everyone learning. I also liked how she encouraged everyone to participate. I learned so much from the discussion sections alone.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“I liked how inclusive Chasia was of everyone and their individual needs! I never felt pressured or uncomfortable in class.” - Undergraduate Student (Fall 2023)
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What were the best aspects of the instructor's teaching?
“I like that the instructor gave her views and taught us tough subjects that other courses have to pretend are not there. And she is funny.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were this instructor's teaching strengths?
“She is very patient with students if we have questions or do not understand the material. She is very sweet and does not make anyone feel bad or stupid for not understanding certain topics. She also takes students' opinions into consideration and asks us what we would benefit from the most to determine how she should structure future discussion sections to help us the most she can.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2023)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“Chasia was very understanding, both during office hours for one-on-one conversations and in her teaching approach for group discussions. The effort she put into the course shined through.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2023)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“The way she put scholarly work into her own words made it easier to understand the course topics.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“I like how Chasia would take time to thoroughly explain things and go over everything that was important to the class and assignments. She was also very approachable and knowledgeable as well as helpful!” - Undergraduate Student (Fall 2023)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“Chasia is extremely helpful when it comes to points of confusion in the class and making students feel welcome to come to them when they don't understand something.” - Undergraduate Student (Fall 2023)
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What were the best aspects of the course?
“I enjoyed the way Chasia presented her slides, they did a great job making them interesting and choosing relevant pop culture moments. I also loved the way she addressed the class.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“I would say her willingness to help students and her ability to explain the material well.” - Undergraduate Student (Fall 2023)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“She was patient and would speak up if she could tell people weren't comfortable to share.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2024)
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What were this instructor's teaching strengths?
“The slides during the discussion that broke down the assignments for the week were incredibly helpful, especially in making the prompts more straightforward and easier to understand. I liked the suggestions she made on how to approach a paper and the resources she developed to help with that. She is easily accessible to meet during office hours to discuss the course or any problems, and her feedback on assignments was great! … She was really kind and understanding of peoples' different writing and participation styles and accommodated people who don't like to speak in class in creative ways. She was very patient.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2023)
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What were this instructor's teaching strengths?
“Chasia is very patient with her students. She understands that people have different levels of knowledge about certain topics, so she approaches learning in a way that accommodates everyone's needs. She also provided very thorough feedback that helped me improve my writing.” - Undergraduate Student (Fall 2022)
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What were this instructor's teaching strengths?
“She is super nice, has a good attitude, and is extremely helpful. If it weren't for her, I would have no idea how to navigate the course, the readings, and the essays.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2023)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“Our group activities and her ability to make the not so fun readings a bit more enjoyable with our discussions.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“Very open to feedback, invited students to share their own experiences, selected great examples for course concepts.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024).
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“They listened to our concerns and from that changed their teaching style to try and help us understand the concepts better.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of the instructor's teaching?
“She has very straightforward expectations and presents themself very well.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were this instructor's teaching strengths?
“She is a clear and concise communicator.” - Undergraduate Student (Winter 2023)
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What were the best aspects of the instructor's teaching?
“took time to listen to student's needs” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were this instructor's teaching strengths?
“Always enthusiastic.” - Undergraduate Student (Fall 2022)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“Kind and compassionate while also direct in her style of lecturing.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of the instructor's teaching?
“Super nice and patient, made discussion feel very personal” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of the instructor's teaching?
“Very accommodating and understanding, always ready to help!” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“I liked how she had a poll everywhere where people could add questions without interrupting class. I also liked how she remembered everyone’s names.” - Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024)
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What were the best aspects of this instructor's teaching?
“answers questions very well and allows students to participate” - Undergraduate Students (Spring 2024)
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