Teaching

I firmly believe that academics make our greatest impacts in the classroom. Political science education not only equips students to be more engaged and effective citizens, but can also provide an invaluable perspective on some of the most powerful forces shaping their lives and our social world. I am driven by a desire to tackle these tough questions in my research, and I work to instill that same excitement and curiosity in my students. My teaching philosophy is rooted in a commitment to student growth and success, embodied through four chief aims: a) creating an inclusive learning environment, b) promoting active learning, c) incorporating diverse voices and perspectives, and d) equipping students with skills for success.

My training and experience have prepared me to teach courses in international relations, political economy, labor politics, technology policy, and mixed-methods research. I have served extensively as a teaching fellow for undergraduate and mixed-level courses for which I have prepared and taught weekly sections and given several guest lectures. I also served for two years as an adviser to undergraduate students, assisting them with navigating course requirements and preparing for their careers and further studies. Below are detailed lists of my teaching and advising experience as well as sample syllabi for courses that I have designed and am excited to offer.

Experience

Columbia University

Political Science Department

— Undergraduate Adviser, Jan 2020–Dec 2021

— Graduate Teaching Fellow

• Governing the Global Economy (Spring 2023)

• Principles of Quantitative Political Research I (Fall 2022)

• Introduction to International Relations (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2021)

• Politics of International Economic Relations (Spring 2018)

• Nationalism and Contemporary International Politics (Fall 2017)

Case Western Reserve University

Economics Department

— Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

• Intermediate Microeconomics (Fall 2010, Spring 2011)

Sample Syllabi

Introduction to International Relations

This course introduces students to key concepts and paradigms in international relations as a way of thinking about answers to the big questions in world affairs. It covers canonical theories alongside critical perspectives that center gender, race, and ethnicity, challenging students to think about both what international relations scholarship illuminates about patterns in world affairs and what it obscures. Students will emerge with a greater understanding of these patterns and equipped with the tools for further study in IR.

Governing International Economic Relations

This course introduces students to the key issues and debates in the field of international political economy and is designed for both upper-division undergraduates and graduate students. It covers the economic and political factors that govern three international flows (trade, migration and capital) alongside their domestic effects. Students will emerge with a better understanding of the global and historical patterns of these international flows and the factors that shape these patterns.

The Political Economy of Technological Change

This course is an upper-division undergraduate seminar surveying the political economy of technological change. Beginning with a discussion of the socially constructed nature of technologies, it investigates sources of technological innovations, how they spread, and the impacts of new technologies. Students will be asked to interrogate the values encoded in technologies and how they impact marginalized people. Students will emerge with a greater understanding of the complex forces implicated in technological change.