Teaching

Before I embarked on my graduate studies, I was a lecturer for the Cambridge GCE 'A' Levels General Paper at Hwa Chong Institution (Junior College), my alma mater in Singapore, between 2012-2013. 

For the 2015 Fall Semester at Emory, I was a teaching assistant for POLS120 Introduction to Comparative Politics under Professor Thomas Remington. In the 2016 Spring Semester at Emory, I was a co-instructor for POLS394 Politics of Southeast Asia with Professor Richard Doner. 

At the National University of Singapore, I teach PS3257 Political Inquiry (otherwise known as introductory research methods for political science) and PS4881B Malaysian Politics. Sample syllabi are available upon request.

PS3257 Political Inquiry

This course provides an introduction to students on how to conduct political science research. The course covers topics such as how to formulate research questions, how to formulate theoretical arguments, how to design and conduct empirical research, and how to communicate their findings. PS3257 is mandatory for all Political Science and PPE majors at the National University of Singapore. You are strongly encouraged to take this course as early as possible to help prepare you for upper-level coursework.

The goal of this course is to prepare you to read, interpret, analyze, critique, and conduct political science research. Towards that end, you will be introduced to the general logic of social scientific inquiry into politics alongside the wide variety of research methodologies in the discipline. At the end of the course, you should exhibit proficiency in at least one or a few of these methodologies. They are research skills which will prepare you for future careers such as roles in government, consultancy, journalism, or academia. 

PS4881B Malaysian Politics

This module examines major issues in Malaysia’s political landscape from a comparative perspective. It considers tensions and controversies over ethnicity, religion, party politics, affirmative action, development, civil society, state-federal relations, national integration, gender, and foreign policy.

The goal of this course is to prepare you to understand, analyze, critique, and develop opinions about Malaysian politics. Towards that end, you will be introduced to the vast canonical and recent political science literature on Malaysian politics and policies. At the end of the course, you should exhibit proficiency in at least one or a few of the key topics in Malaysian politics. These are substantive knowledge which will prepare you for future careers such as roles in government, consultancy, journalism, or academia.

Honours Thesis and Graduate Supervision

I have supervised four undergraduate student theses, and two PhD graduate students for research. I welcome MSocSci or PhD graduate student applicants who are interested in researching democratization in East and Southeast Asia. Please email me with a copy of your CV and 2-page research proposal if you are interested in the next application cycle, which has a hard deadline of the 1st of November every year.