Aside from written publications, I have also documented society through photography and film, which has provided a creative outlet for my academic research. In 2015, I produced and directed Emanations of Tara, an experimental non-narrative multimedia production exploring Tara, a female Bodhisattva in Tibetan Buddhism. Meanwhile, I have been directing a documentary on Ani Chöying Drolma and her Arya Tara School since late 2015. Ani Chöying is an acclaimed “rock star” Nepali nun who refused to bow to her fate. She is also a leading voice for gender equality and female education in her country. We hope to raise awareness and funds through the documentary to help the nuns at her Arya Tara School and patients at the kidney hospital she set up, both of which are in Kathmandu.

 As an educator, I strive to pique students’ curiosity, and to help them to develop the capacity and skills to find out more about the world. I bring my research skills and creative production experience to the classroom in a wide range of courses. I teach students based on their aptitude; I aim to cultivate their attitude towards learning; and I hope my teaching will help them to reach a higher altitude.