My teaching interests are in History of Political Thought, Contemporary Political Theory, Philosophies of Freedom and History, Continental Political Theory, Political Ideologies and Democratic Theory. I also have broad training in Comparative Politics, particularly States and Regimes, and Nationalism. 

I have teaching experience in a variety of subjects including Introduction to Political Theory, Moral Foundations of Politics, Crime and Punishment (introductory courses in moral and political theory), European Political Thought from Weber to Derrida (upper level undergraduate lecture and seminar), and Violence and Civil Strife (Comparative Politics elective course for juniors and seniors). In Fall 2011, I am teaching a survey course in history of political thought, "Freedom in Western Political Thought. In Spring 2011, I taught, "For the Love of the World: Hannah Arendt's Thought," an upper level undergraduate seminar. Several of these courses have been cross-listed with the Ethics, Politics and Economics, an interdisciplinary undergraduate program of study.

I completed the The Certificate of College Teaching Preparation offered by the Graduate Teaching Center (GTC) at Yale University, a comprehensive training program in effective college teaching including classroom observations and training workshops. 

I also served several years as a Graduate Fellow at GTC, where I designed and led workshops on various aspects of teaching. I had an active agenda of promoting teaching excellence in Political Science and diversity in the classroom. 

Here is a selected list of workshops that I organized: 

Fundamentals of Teaching Political Science, Fall 2009 and 2008.

Teaching Panel with Prize Teaching Fellows, Fall 2009 and 2008.

Promoting Gender Equality in the Classroom, Spring 2009.

Advanced Teaching Series: Peer Learning Fall 2010. 

Advanced Teaching Series: Discussion Techniques, Spring 2010 and 2009. 

Advanced Teaching Series: Section Planning, Spring 2009.

Gender Issues in the Classroom, Spring 2006.

Introduction to Teaching in the USA for International Teaching Assistants, Spring 2006.

Fundamentals of Teaching Texts in the Humanities, Fall 2005.

In addition to organizing this diverse list of one-shot and multi-part workshops, I led sessions to train various groups of individuals, from TAs and postdocs to GTC fellows.  Finally,  I conducted individual classroom consultations with teaching fellows from various disciplines. I had one-to-one meetings with graduate teachers to diagnose problems in their classrooms and produce effective solutions that fit their course objectives and teaching styles. 

In my final year at GTC, I served as the Advanced Teaching Series Coordinator. I was responsible for supervising the design, coordination and execution of thirteen workshops on various aspects of teaching. In Fall 2010, I worked as a consultant for the GTC. 

I attended several professional development workshops at Yale, such as Teaching with Technology and Writing Center Teacher Training course. My two active agendas in teaching are working with technology and improving students' writing skills.