Teaching

Although I am no longer in an active teaching role, I still believe in supporting effective, engaging, and unorthodox pedagogical approaches to teaching political science, challenging students to consider the critical questions of American democracy. Sometimes this means pushing the limits of convention to motivate critical thinking. 

My best teaching moments were when I was getting arrested, starting a cult, sharing my love of cookies and hot sauce, or forcing students to participate in a space unicorn dance party under threat of their grade. My classes produced a range of exciting, professional research. I love the students I got to work with.

My teaching experience includes courses at Monmouth College, Northwood Technical College, the University of Notre Dame, and Indiana University-South Bend. As a repository of my work, course syllabi can be found below, and I am happy to share any additional teaching materials.