My interests and expertise are in American politics, public law, and quantitative research methods. My teaching experience is both broad and deep, including a variety of standard and special-topics courses. I have taught more than 1300 students in 14 different courses at research universities, a regional university, and a liberal arts institution. From June 2010 to October 2013, I was an LSAT Instructor and Tutor with Kaplan Test Prep.
See here for evaluations, including comments, from more than 500 students at UA, AUM, WSU, and UNI. (Please email me for evaluations from Cornell and Northeastern, which aren't tabulated here.)
Note: Some of these syllabi are a bit old. Please email me for latest syllabi, homework assignments, or activity sheets.
American Politics
Introduction to American Politics (held in person and online) (syllabus)
Political Parties and Interest Groups
The Presidency (syllabus)
Campaigns and Elections (syllabus)
Media and Politics
Public Law
Judicial Process (syllabus)
Civil Liberties (held in person and online) (syllabus)
The Supreme Court (syllabus)
Research Methods
Quantitative Research Methods (doctoral hybrid course) (syllabus)
Research Methods (taught as undergraduate and doctoral hybrid courses) (syllabus)
Senior Research Seminar (syllabus)
Scope of Political Science
Public Policy
Introduction to Public Policy
- My teaching philosophy focuses on principles of student-focused learning. Engagement is fundamental to stimulating student learning, and the keys to engagement are variety and exploring the unexpected. With smaller classes, I employ student-led discussion, role playing and simulation (including a Supreme Court decision-making exercise that was inspired by my research on law clerks), and other active-learning techniques. I engage students in large courses through online platforms, clicker technology, and student-led debates.
See here for evaluations, including comments, from more than 500 students at UA, AUM, WSU, and UNI. (Please email me for evaluations from Cornell and Northeastern, which aren't tabulated here.)
- The average response regarding teaching effectiveness across all courses was 4.1 on a 5-point scale. In classes with fewer than 80 students, the average is 4.2 (N=283). In classes with 80 or more students, the average is 3.9 (N=227).
Note: Some of these syllabi are a bit old. Please email me for latest syllabi, homework assignments, or activity sheets.
American Politics
Introduction to American Politics (held in person and online) (syllabus)
Political Parties and Interest Groups
The Presidency (syllabus)
Campaigns and Elections (syllabus)
Media and Politics
Public Law
Judicial Process (syllabus)
Civil Liberties (held in person and online) (syllabus)
The Supreme Court (syllabus)
Research Methods
Quantitative Research Methods (doctoral hybrid course) (syllabus)
Research Methods (taught as undergraduate and doctoral hybrid courses) (syllabus)
Senior Research Seminar (syllabus)
Scope of Political Science
Public Policy
Introduction to Public Policy