TEACHING
Teaching Approach
In my pursuit of excellence in teaching political science, my foremost goal is to kindle a passion for the subject and furnish students with the analytical prowess essential for a nuanced understanding of the political landscape. I firmly believe that effective teaching starts with igniting student motivation and creating a dynamic and engaging classroom atmosphere.
Drawing on years of teaching experience, I have found that anchoring course content to current events and historical trends serves as a powerful catalyst for student engagement. By intertwining real-world examples, I strive to make the subject matter not only intellectually stimulating but also relevant to the world around us. Understanding that students have diverse ways of learning, I strive to create a dynamic and inclusive classroom experience. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, I embrace a variety of teaching methods to cater to different preferences. This includes delving into comparisons, facilitating debates, and fostering open discussions.
Central to my teaching philosophy is the conviction that class participation is a linchpin for fostering a deeper understanding of political science. Encouraging students to actively apply their knowledge to contemporary issues and case studies not only enriches their learning experience but also cultivates critical thinking skills.In the classroom, I place a premium on building a bridge between familiar concepts and new ideas, ensuring a smooth transition for students with varying levels of prior knowledge. This approach not only facilitates comprehension but also encourages a more profound engagement with the material.
My extensive teaching background, coupled with a robust research foundation and methodological training, positions me as a versatile educator capable of effectively instructing a diverse array of courses. Having successfully collaborated with students from various backgrounds in university settings, I am committed to advancing active learning in political science, transcending student levels and backgrounds.
In my pursuit of excellence in teaching political science, my foremost goal is to kindle a passion for the subject and furnish students with the analytical prowess essential for a nuanced understanding of the political landscape. I firmly believe that effective teaching starts with igniting student motivation and creating a dynamic and engaging classroom atmosphere.
Drawing on years of teaching experience, I have found that anchoring course content to current events and historical trends serves as a powerful catalyst for student engagement. By intertwining real-world examples, I strive to make the subject matter not only intellectually stimulating but also relevant to the world around us. Understanding that students have diverse ways of learning, I strive to create a dynamic and inclusive classroom experience. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, I embrace a variety of teaching methods to cater to different preferences. This includes delving into comparisons, facilitating debates, and fostering open discussions.
Central to my teaching philosophy is the conviction that class participation is a linchpin for fostering a deeper understanding of political science. Encouraging students to actively apply their knowledge to contemporary issues and case studies not only enriches their learning experience but also cultivates critical thinking skills.In the classroom, I place a premium on building a bridge between familiar concepts and new ideas, ensuring a smooth transition for students with varying levels of prior knowledge. This approach not only facilitates comprehension but also encourages a more profound engagement with the material.
My extensive teaching background, coupled with a robust research foundation and methodological training, positions me as a versatile educator capable of effectively instructing a diverse array of courses. Having successfully collaborated with students from various backgrounds in university settings, I am committed to advancing active learning in political science, transcending student levels and backgrounds.
Intro to Comparative Politics
This course presents a comparative study of political organization and behavior in a range of countries beyond the United States. It presents an introduction to the range of questions asked by comparative politics and to the types of government practiced today, as well as preliminary tools to understand how political science develops and tests its theories and hypotheses. Students explore the ways in which political science makes comparisons across systems, and will learn contemporary explanations for a number of political phenomena. Some of the themes will include theories of the state, democratic and non-democratic government, democratization, economic development, and state-society relations. Students will also explore a number of cases in depth, first as a class and then on their own, to understand how broader theory can inform our understanding of specific political events. The course will also explore how political scientists present evidence and make claims about how political structures work and why things happen the way they do. |
Intro to American Politics
The primary purpose of this course is to introduce students to the science of American politics, and to teach students how to think critically and analytically about the relationship between Americans and their government. We examine the dynamics of the American political system as it faces the challenges of the 21st century. Along the way, we question why government works as it does and trace the effects of the country’s method of conducting public business. In pursuing this course of inquiry, the hope is that students will learn not only about the specific form of science conducted in one discipline, but also receive a taste of the broader methods and vocabulary of social science. |
Race, Ethnicity, and Quantitative Methodologies
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the major theories and empirical approaches to studying race and ethnicity in Political Science. While doing so, we will spend a considerable amount of time in understanding, dissecting, and extending the methodologies employed in the study of race and ethnic Politics. The course assumes a basic knowledge of statistics, and familiarity with linear regression. By the end of this course, students will be able to: Understand and analyze major theoretical debates in the field, identify appropriate methodological approaches, grow a critical outlook in recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of different methods, and replicate and extend existing empirical work in political science on race and ethnicity by using different statistical software. The Ultimate goal of this course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of studying race and ethnicity with a strong emphasis on quantitative methods.
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the major theories and empirical approaches to studying race and ethnicity in Political Science. While doing so, we will spend a considerable amount of time in understanding, dissecting, and extending the methodologies employed in the study of race and ethnic Politics. The course assumes a basic knowledge of statistics, and familiarity with linear regression. By the end of this course, students will be able to: Understand and analyze major theoretical debates in the field, identify appropriate methodological approaches, grow a critical outlook in recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of different methods, and replicate and extend existing empirical work in political science on race and ethnicity by using different statistical software. The Ultimate goal of this course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of studying race and ethnicity with a strong emphasis on quantitative methods.