My approach to teaching is informed by the belief that a concern for, and engagement with, politics is part of being responsible citizens. To that end, I design my classes to encourage students to critically evaluate their own and others’ reasoning and to communicate their ideas persuasively. I have also been active in advising undergraduate and graduate students. In 2021, my contributions to teaching and learning at Syracuse University earned me a Meredith Teaching Recognition Award for Early Performance.
Instruction
- Refugees in International Politics (undergraduate lecture)
- Human Rights & Global Affairs (undergraduate lecture)
- Humanitarian Action in World Politics (undergraduate seminar)
- Theories of International & World Politics (undergraduate lecture)
- International Human Rights (graduate seminar)
- International Law & Organizations (graduate seminar)
- Workshop on Mixed Methods Research (graduate workshop)
Advising
- Doctoral Dissertation Chair
- Doctoral Dissertation Committee
- Falak Hadi
- Farrah Brown
- Bess Davis
- Julia McDaniel-Bouley (2023)
- Sefa Secen (2022)
- Francizska Boehme Newell (2017)
- Senior Thesis Advisor
- Lara Hicks (2020)
- Award: University Scholar
- Caitlin Harrison (2019)
- Awards: University Scholar, Honors Program Honorable Mention for Best Social Science Capstone, Maxwell Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship Outstanding Student Research Paper
- Mallika Palecanda (2015)
- Award: Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Research
- Lara Hicks (2020)
- Other Advising & Mentoring
- McNair Faculty Mentor: Anita Benn (2018)
- Political Science Distinction Reader: Carolee Lantigua (2017), David Kimelman (2016)
- Qualifying Exam Committee: Sarah Almutairi (2015)
- Merill Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program (2013-2014)