Kristina Pham

Camp Instructor at Desert Botanical Garden 06/19 – 07/19
Implement Science curriculum making modifications as necessary for age group. Create projects and lessons to supplement provided curriculum.

Teacher at Chabad of East Valley 10/18 – 05/19
Create Reggio based kindergarten curriculum for the first kindergarten class at the school.

Teacher at Mountain Sprouts Preschool 06/18 – 08/18
Created social emotional learning and outdoor education curriculum for nature-base preschool.

Teacher at Cheder Lubavitch Chabad School 08/14 – 06/18
Created project-based learning curriculum to teach all subjects to grades 1st through 5th grade. Introduced performance- based report cards for the school. Assessed incoming students and wrote evaluations for admissions. Taught multi-age classrooms.

AP Psychology Instructor –Shearim Torah High School 08/13 – 05/14
Created project-based learning curriculum for AP Psychology.

Scheduling Manager/Trainer– ASU POWWER Research 10/12 – 07/13
Trained staff on giving assessments and conducted fidelity checks in the field. Responsible for maintaining relationships as the point of contact for parents, schools and assessors. Created the schedule and approved time sheets for a staff of 10 assessors. Administered assessments when necessary.

Lead Assessor – ASU LARRC Research Project 11/11 – 06/14
Trained staff on giving assessments and conducted fidelity checks in the field. Responsible for maintaining relationships as the point of contact for parents, schools and assessors. Created the schedule and approved time sheets for a staff of 8 assessors. Administered assessments when necessary.

Awards and Recognition
2017-2018 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Maricopa Community College

Publications
Beckstead, A.L., Cheng, J., Sulaimon, G., Yarhouse, M.A., & Zegura, I. (Eds.). (2024). Feel Secure in Yourself: A Guidebook for LGBTQIA+ and Those with a Different Label or No Label. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

• London Arts-Based Research Centre 2026 – Emily Dickinson as Ecofeminist
• Coast-to-Coast 2026 - Blue Book Benefits
• NITOP 2025 Teaching Slam – Blue Book Benefits
• NITOP 2025 Podcasts as Forum Discussion
• NITOP 2024 Teaching Slam – Student Amazing Race
• NITOP 2024 – Ungrading: Tales from a Newbie
• School of Behavioral and Social Sciences Seminar 2024 – Did You Say Please and Thank You to Alexa.
• Casper College Wellness Festival 2023 – Why Opposite Genders Don’t Exist
• Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Student Research Poster Presentation on LGBTQIA Minority Stress
• Casper College Constitution Day Festival 2023 – Psychology of Language and Influence
• Antioch University Symposium 2022 – Creating Inclusive Environments at Antioch University
• Casper College Wellness Conference 2022 – Creating LGTBQIA Inclusive Environments
• NITOP 2022- Meme’s to Movies: Using Alternative Assessment Strategies