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Teaching

My primary teaching interests are in comparative institutions (formal and informal), the politics of developing countries, nationalism and ethnic politics, research methods (qualitative and quantitative), and politics of the post-Soviet states. I have been named to the University of Illinois' "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" three times.

Student reviews and syllabi for all courses available upon request

Bradley University 

Instructor

Fall 2022, Spring 2023                              Introduction to Comparative Politics

Fall 2022, Spring 2023                              Introduction to American Government

Fall 2022                                                     Russia and It's Neighbors

Spring 2023                                                Russian Foreign Policy

Occidental College

Instructor

Fall 2021                                                     Introduction to American Politics and Public Policy

Fall 2021                                                     Comparing Colonial Legacies 

Spring 2022                                                Introduction to Comparative Politics

Spring 2022                                                Immigration, Citizenship, and Political Community

Iowa State University

Instructor

Spring, Summer, and Fall 2020              Introduction to Comparative Governments and Politics                  Spring 2020                                               Caravans, Cages, and Coyotes: An Introduction to the US                                                                                   Immigration Debate

Spring 2020, Spring 2021                        Environmental Politics and Policies 

Fall 2019                                                    Politics of Developing Areas

Fall 2019, Fall 2020​                                  Religion and Politics

Fall 2019, Spring and Summer 2021     Immigration Policy

Spring 2021                                               Politics of the Middle East 

Summer 2021                                           Public Policy

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Instructor

Spring 2019                                Introduction to US Government and Politics

Spring 2016                                Introduction to Political Science (Intensive, 8 week course)

Fall 2015                                     Introduction to Political Science

Summer 2013                            Introduction to Comparative Politics

 

Teaching Assistant

Spring 2018                               US Racial and Ethnic Politics

Fall 2010, Fall 2011                  Introduction to Comparative Politics

Guest Lecturer

Fall 2017, Spring 2017            Qualitative Methods in Comparative Politics-Fieldwork,Focus                                                                           Groups, Interviewing Techniques, and the IRB Process

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