Technology and Global Politics
This is a discussion-based, reading- and writing-intensive senior seminar course that focuses on understanding the
ways in which the digital era have changed political dynamics and introduced new governance challenges, both within- and
between-countries. It surveys themes in social media (effects on attitude formation, political behavior and organizing, and implications for democratic elections and civil
conflict), cybersecurity and techno-geopolitics (foreign election interference, cyberattacks, digital intelligence and
sanctions), and selected topics in digital ethics (domestic surveillance and censorship, automated warfare, and
use of algorithms in medical treatment and policing). Students write op-ed pieces to explore debates in digital
governance and practice argumentation. They also develop a research project and engage in multiple rounds of peer review
throughout the semester.
Global Health Politics
This is an upper division undergraduate
survey course. It covers disparities in health outcomes and health service access between and within countries, an
introduction to the analysis of health systems, social and political determinants of health, global public health
challenges, governance and impediments to transnational cooperation, interest groups, market forces and macroeconomic policies
driving drug pricing and health inputs, challenges of primary care in rural, pre-industrial, or low state-capacity
contexts, and comparative pandemic response. Students engage in a research project on a global health topic of their
choosing. I have taught this course both online and in a physical classroom.
Introduction to Comparative Politics
This is an introductory
undergraduate course that surveys topics in state formation, economic development, regime type and transitions, political
institutions and political behavior. Students develop case expertise in one country and practice operationalizing
concepts by exploring frequently-used databanks through regular homework assignments. Students are grouped by case
region to use their shared expertise to evaluate some of the central hypotheses in comparative politics, culminating
in a classroom presentation of findings.
Latin American Politics
This is an upper division undergraduate course. It explores historical and contemporary topics including colonial legacies,
import substitution industrialization, military intervention, neo-liberal reform, inequality, identity politics and
social movements, and democratic stability. In the last few weeks of the course we turn our focus to Central America
with the aim of understanding the root causes of the current migration crisis. Students develop a research project on a
Latin American politics topic of their choosing. I have taught this course both online and in a physical classroom.
Introduction to Data Analysis
This is a course for undergraduate Political Science or Public Policy students. It is meant to facilitate quantitative
literacy and critical consumption of quantitative research as well as to promote hands-on data exploration. It covers
descriptive statistics, introductory programming in R, data visualization tools, linear modeling and diagnostics, and an
introduction to inferential statistics. The course includes programming labs, homework assignments focusing on execution
and interpretation of statistical techniques, and a data-collection and exploration project to apply these techniques
to out-of-classroom data. I have taught this course both online and in a physical classroom.
Power, Politics, and Policy Change in the United States
This is
an undergraduate course in American politics for public policy students. It examines U.S. political institutions and
policy process through the filter of political power discourse. It includes introductions to American political
development, federalism, voter suppression, redistricting, voting behavior and public opinion, bargaining, lobbying and
interest groups, campaign finance, parties, news media and social media. I provide concrete policy-oriented case studies
related to salient social issues like criminal justice reform to illustrate each analytical concept. Throughout the
course, students develop a policy proposal related to social problem of their choosing.
Research Methods for Honors Thesis Program
This is a research design course for undergraduates in the Department of
Political Science pursuing honors thesis projects. The course covers choosing topics, forming research questions,
writing a literature review, operationalizing concepts, formulating arguments and counterarguments, and
developing testable implications. The final project is an honors thesis proposal and bibliography.
Quantitative Methods for Politics
This is a graduate course in Political Science that I co-taught as a doctoral
candidate with Professor Jeffrey Lewis. It was the fourth course in a five-course methods sequence. It focused on
maximum likelihood estimation. Professor Lewis prepared and provided the lectures, while I worked closely with students
outside of class to review the material, help with programming and conceptual questions, and provide mentorship and
feedback as they prepared their seminar papers.