Teaching
My goal in teaching is not to provide answers, but to refine questions.
I have spent my career moving between scholarship and practice.
My experience spans academia, government, consulting, and international civil society, each offering a different vantage point from which to examine how institutions work—and whom they work for. I currently teach political science and sociology at Brevard College, where my courses explore political systems, democratic participation, gender and politics, globalization, and social change.
Previously, I taught at The City University of New York and served as a Visiting Professor at Virginia Tech, where I created the United Nations Experiential Fellowship Program, an initiative designed to connect students with the realities of global governance, policy advocacy, and sustainable development.
COURSES
My teaching explores the relationships among power, representation, institutions, inequality, and social change. Across political science and sociology, I encourage students to examine how political and social systems are constructed, how they shape individual and collective experiences, and how they can be challenged, reformed, or transformed.
Whether studying democratic governance, gender and politics, social movements, crime, or globalization, students are invited to connect theory with contemporary public issues and real-world policy challenges.
Political Science
PLS 110: Introduction to Political Science
An introduction to the foundational concepts, theories, institutions, and ideologies that shape political life. Students explore how political systems function and develop the analytical frameworks used to study politics comparatively and globally.
PLS 210: American Government
An examination of the institutions, processes, and dynamics of the United States political system, including constitutional development, political participation, public policy, and contemporary challenges to democratic governance.
PLS 290: Gender and Politics in Global Perspectives
A comparative exploration of how gender influences political participation, representation, leadership, and policymaking across diverse political and cultural contexts.
PLS 290: Gender, Politics, and Globalization
An analysis of the ways globalization reshapes political power, gender relations, economic opportunities, and social inequalities in an increasingly interconnected world.
PLS 290: Women and Global Politics
An examination of women's political rights, leadership, activism, and representation within international, comparative, and transnational political contexts.
POL 349 / POL 350: Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
Advanced seminar courses examining contemporary issues in criminal justice, including law enforcement practices, policy reform, community policing, and evolving challenges within justice systems.
POLS 349 / SOC 349: Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
An interdisciplinary seminar exploring specialized topics in criminal justice, law, public policy, and contemporary debates surrounding crime, punishment, and institutional reform.
Sociology
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
An introduction to sociological theory, research methods, and key concepts used to understand social behavior, institutions, inequality, culture, and social change.
SOC 252: Social Problems
An examination of major social issues and structural inequalities affecting individuals, communities, and institutions, with particular attention to the social forces that shape public problems and policy responses.
SOC 254: Criminology
A study of crime as a social phenomenon, including competing theories of criminal behavior, crime measurement and statistics, criminal justice institutions, and the role of law enforcement in society.
SOC 255 / ANTH 255: Deviance and Social Control
An exploration of how societies define deviance and maintain social order through formal and informal mechanisms of social control, with particular attention to policing, law, and institutional authority.
SOC 364: Social Change
An analysis of social transformation through the lenses of global capitalism, social movements, technological change, political conflict, and cultural shifts, examining how societies evolve over time and how individuals and groups shape that process.
Experiential and Applied Learning
A defining feature of my teaching is the integration of experiential learning into the study of politics and society. Through collaborations with civil society organizations, policy practitioners, and United Nations-affiliated initiatives, students engage directly with contemporary global challenges and gain practical experience connecting academic knowledge to public action. These opportunities have focused on issues including democratic participation, gender equality, food justice, sustainable development, and global governance.
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