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In my years as a graduate and undergraduate student, I benefited from teachers whose pedagogical ingenuity and intellectual curiosity pushed me to excel. As an assistant professor, lecturer, and associate instructor, I have sought to similarly inspire undergraduate students to realize their full academic potential. At Occidental College and UC Davis, I have had the privilege to teach undergraduate courses in American politics, comparative politics, and research methods as the instructor of record. In 2019, I was honored to receive the Marvin Zetterbaum Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Instruction from the UC Davis Department of Political Science.

Below you will find links containing syllabi, teaching evaluations, and (where applicable) sample code for courses I have instructed.

Assistant Professor (Occidental College)

  1. Introduction to Comparative Politics (Fall 2024)
  2. American Politics and Public Policy (Fall 2024)
  3. California State Government and Politics (Spring 2024)
  4. American Politics and Public Policy (Spring 2024)
  5. Senior Comprehensive Seminar (Spring 2024)
    • Syllabus
    • Team-taught course with Tsung Chi, Elizabeth Wiener, and Kyle Shen

  6. Who Wins and Why? Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective (Fall 2023)
  7. American Politics and Public Policy (Fall 2023)
  8. Research Methods in Politics and Public Policy (Spring 2023)
  9. The American Presidency (Spring 2023)
  10. American Politics and Public Policy (Fall 2022)
  11. Research Methods in Politics and Public Policy (Fall 2022)

Lecturer (UC Davis)

  1. Electoral Systems (Spring 2021)
  2. Introduction to Comparative Politics (Spring 2021)
  3. The Legislative Process (Winter 2021)
  4. The Presidency (Winter 2021)
  5. The 2020 Election: America Decides (Fall 2020)
  6. Introduction to Comparative Politics (Fall 2020)
  7. The Legislative Process (Summer 2020)
  8. The Presidency (Summer 2020)

Associate Instructor of Record (UC Davis)

  1. The Presidency (Spring 2020)
  2. The Legislative Process (Winter 2019)
  3. Introduction to Comparative Politics (Summer 2018)
  4. Introduction to American Politics (Winter 2018)
  5. Introduction to American Politics (Fall 2017)
  6. Introduction to Comparative Politics (Summer 2017)

Discussion Section Teaching Assistant (UC Davis)

  1. Eastern European Democratization (Winter 2020)
  2. The Scientific Study of Politics (Fall 2018)
  3. Introduction to American Politics (Spring 2018)
  4. Problems in American Politics (Fall 2016)
  5. The American Presidency (Summer 2016)
  6. The Scientific Study of Politics (Winter 2016)

Teaching Assistant (UC Davis)

  1. California State Government and Politics (Fall 2019)
  2. French Politics (Spring 2019)
  3. Russian Politics (Spring 2017)
  4. Electoral Systems (Winter 2017)
  5. Judicial Politics (Spring 2016)
  6. British Politics (Fall 2015)


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