Teaching

My approach to teaching revolves around two principles.

I seek to establish a strong thematic or theoretical core for each course. A strong core serves as a touchstone for students, helping to guide their thinking about the material, and providing a means for me to relate a broad range of material to a few, more simple ideas.

I seek all opportunities to provide students with an opportunity to engage in hands-on learning. Hands on learning bridges the abstract and theoretical of course material to a real-world application of that knowledge.

Courses Taught

At some point in time, I have taught the following political science courses:

I have also taught the following interdisciplinary/ team-taught courses:

American Government
State and Local Politics
Introduction to Public Administration
Introduction to Public Policy
Health Policy and Politics
Environmental Policy and Politics
Media and Public Policy
The U.S. Congress
The U.S. Presidency
Parties and Elections
Politics and Film
Politics through Biography and Film

Water and Conflict in the West (with Environmental Science & Communication)
Inside the Black Box: Politics Through the Archives (with Library)
Politics and Math (with Math)