During his time at CVIF, Doug used his academic experiences to give the students some background on real life scientists and innovators and the impact that they can have on the world. This helped motivate the students as the semester progressed and they could see how the chemistry and physics that they were learning in class could be applied to their lives. Over the course of the semester, Doug was happy to see the students become more willing to interact and participate during demonstrations and seminars. Furthermore, Doug has been able to build connections with students, who have begun utilizing his office hours to get extra support and advice about applying to US institutions to continue their education.

Doug has also had a chance to engage with the community through sports and church. Additionally, he was given the opportunity to give a talk and specialized discussion at a physics conference in the Philippines, sharing his thesis work with an audience of about four hundred members, including students, researchers, and professors across diverse physics disciplines.