Teaching & Mentoring

I genuinely enjoy teaching and training the next generation of scientists. I have mentored more than ten undergraduate and graduate students, and at Lund University I teach in three courses—Terrestrial Ecology, Soil and Plant Ecology, and Applied Bioinformatics—at both Bachelor’s and Master’s level, with a focus on how soil microbes shape terrestrial ecosystem functioning and on giving students a feel for how we actually work with questions, data, and uncertainty in ecology. In my teaching and mentoring, I encourage students to connect ideas across disciplines rather than staying inside one box, and I put a lot of weight on critical thinking: how to evaluate evidence, spot weak assumptions, and recognize the biases we all bring into scientific discussions and research decisions. As a first-generation university student, I also try to help students from underrepresented backgrounds with the “unwritten rules” of academia, offering practical guidance alongside skills and feedback so they can navigate the system and reach their own career goals.