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
