I encourage my students to consider their role in the political process. My ideal method of teaching is to introduce the core concepts of a course and then engage my students in its everyday application. My teaching includes a variety of methods such as semester long simulations, group exercises, student to student teaching, question based discussions, structured uses of media, and lectures to convey concepts and inspire creative, yet analytical thinking. Some of my content and in-class exercises are developed from human resource and government agency training materials in order to help my students succeed as professionals. I have training and experience in online teaching and universal course design.
Since Fall 2016, I have taught American Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Law and the Legal System, Political Science and International Relations as a Profession, and Courtroom Procedure at Middle Tennessee State University and served as the faculty coach of their mock trial program.
My prior teaching experience includes online courses in American Government and a junior level course on The American Supreme Court at the University at Albany. In Spring 2015, I taught Introduction to Public Policy and a writing intensive senior seminar on Health Policy for the Department of Government in addition to Policy Analysis: The Energy Industry for the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program at William and Mary. In Fall 2014, I taught a junior level course on Bureaucracy for the Department of Government as well as Public Management and Organizational Management for the MPP program. Previously, I taught a junior level Law and Policy course and served as a Teaching Assistant leading discussion sections and grading for American Government 101. My research also includes projects related to teaching pedagogy in higher education.