Contemporary Middle East Politics
Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
Democracy and Democratization
Ethnicity in the Middle East
Introduction to Political Theory
Introduction to Political Science
Democracy: Athens and America (undergraduate and MA course)
Islam, Politics, and Gender (undergraduate and MA course)
Religion and Politics in a Post-Secular Age (undergraduate course)
Instructor of Record
Thesis Writing in Political Science (MA course)
Teaching Assistant
Democracy: Ancient and Modern
Challenges of Living an Ethical Life
Introduction to Political Science
My goal in teaching is for students to connect the material from my classes to their other coursework, promoting an integrated understanding of political science as a discipline, and to their lives outside of the university. While few students will become political scientists, they all live in a country with a participatory government that expects and benefits from the engagement of an informed and dedicated public.
Teaching interests: Comparative politics of the Middle East, theories of democracy, public opinion and political behavior, religion and politics, ethics