Above: Arriving at Universitas Atma Jaya in Yogjakarta, Indonesia during the 2014-15 Pacific Rim Study Abroad Program

I taught full time at the university level from 2004 - 2022 and as a liberal arts professor, innovative and impactful teaching has always been my highest professional priority. Below you can see lists of courses I have taught at different stages of my career. My teaching brings together a general interest in cultural anthropology practice and methodology, through courses like Introduction to Anthropology and Ethnographic Methods, with my specific research focus, through courses like Muslim Cultures and Communities, Visual & Media Anthropology, and Indonesia & Southeast Asia in Cultural Context.

I take an active approach to both classroom and field-based learning, focusing on the application of concepts and theory from scholarship in both discussion and real-world environments. I have published on experiential interventions in study abroad practice, as well as ethical, decolonized approaches to international education through collaborative engagements with partners and host communities.


At Puget Sound I have enjoyed teaching Visual & Media Anthropology, Peoples of Southeast Asia, Senior Thesis, Introduction to Anthropology, and when I have the opportunity, my embedded study abroad course, Indonesia and Southeast Asia in Cultural Context.

2008-2022 —Assistant/Associate/Full/Distinguished Professor at University of Puget Sound, teaching the following courses: 

2005-2008 — Assistant Professor at Centre College, teaching the following courses: 

2004-2005 — Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Missouri St. Louis, teaching Introductory Cultural Anthropology.

2004-2005 — Visiting Assistant Professor at Washington University teaching:

1998-2003 — Teaching assistant at Washington University for professors Bret Gustafson, John R. Bowen, Glenn Davis Stone, Jean Ensminger, and Richard G. Fox, in the following courses: