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I generally teach a variety of courses related to American political behavior. My main areas of interest include the presidential nominating process, campaigns and elections, election reform, the media, political parties, and the intersection of politics and pop culture. My course offerings generally revolve around these topics. A more detailed discussion of my teaching philosophy and classroom activities can be found in my teaching statement (linked here).
Trip to Iowa Caucuses - January 2020
In 2020, I traveled with 5 Daemen History and Political Science students to Iowa to observe retail politics.
We attended various politic rallies, learned about the history of Iowa's role in the nominating process.
We also got to meet and take selfies with several of the top Democratic candidates. Pictured here are (L to R): Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Bernie Sanders
Current Courses Offered (Fall 2024):
PSC 313 : Politics and the Media: Watchdogs or Lapdogs (Writing Instructive)
PSC 224: Influencing Politics: The American Voter in Campaigns and Elections (offered as an Honors FYS)
Previously Offered Courses
Please click on the buttons to view the syllabi for each of the courses. Each syllabus includes descriptions of all assignmets and assessment mechanisms. My CV will show that I have taught more courses than these, but these are part of my regular teaching rotation.
Student Course Evaluations
The numbers presented are Average of Excellent Teacher and Excellent Course; Raw is the raw number; Adj. I is adjusted averages to Discipline; Adj II is adjusted averages to Institution; Coverted Ave is Converted Average Comparison to Institution (all scores have a maximum score of 5.0). A full report per semester can be found by clicking on the corresponding buttons below the summary chart. These evaluations go back to Fall 2016 when evaluations were moved to fully online. Evaluations prior to the adoption of online evaluations are available through the Office of Academic Affairs. A brief synthesized discussion of these evaluations can be found in my application memo, but this provides all of the data I have to analyze.
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