Teaching 

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching is grounded in the belief that students learn most deeply through relationships with one another, their communities, and the political institutions they seek to understand. I approach teaching as a relational practice grounded in care, responsibility, humility, and reciprocal learning, where students develop knowledge through dialogue, shared experience, and active engagement.

In the classroom, I use discussion-based and collaborative learning to help students move beyond memorizing political science concepts toward applying them themselves. I work with students to establish shared expectations for discussion, create multiple ways to participate, and encourage students to ask questions, reconsider assumptions, and engage respectfully across different perspectives. Students work through structured questions in small groups, connect theories and empirical findings to contemporary political problems, and bring their interpretations into full-class discussion.

Mentorship is also central to my teaching. I have mentored undergraduate and graduate students in research, academic development, and professional planning, including training students in qualitative interviewing, coding and thematic analysis, survey research, Indigenous research ethics, data sovereignty, and community-accountable research practices.

Areas

• American Politics

• Indigenous Politics

• Political Behavior

• Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

• Comparative Politics

Courses I Am Prepared to Teach

• Introduction to American Politics

• Indigenous Politics

• Race and Political Behavior

• Tribal Nation Governance

• Political Identity

• Voting Rights

• Indigenous and Community-Engaged Research Methods

• Democracy and Colonialism