INSTRUCTOR

Politics and the Environment (POSC350)

Intermediate undergraduate course in Politics and the Environment. The course engages students in theoretical justice perspectives (Environmental Justice, Ecological Justice, Species Justice, among others) and has them apply these approaches to real-world problems. It also covers a wide array of related topics: environmental scarcity, security, and conflict; food and water security; U.S. and UK Environmental Institutions and Policy; economic policy and capitalism; sustainability; international and global environmental governance; technology and the environment; climate change as a threat multiplier; city and urban sustainability; and developed and developing countries.

GRADUATE-LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT

Technology, Environment, and Sustainability (ENEP/UAPP 821)

High-level graduate course in Energy and Environmental Policy, and Urban Affairs and Public Policy. The course introduces students to theoretical perspectives that population the energy, environmental, economic, urban and public policy spaces. It maps the interaction between technology, environment, economy and society, and explores a range of critiques, to furnish the vocabulary for graduate students to creatively imagine alternatives to address many urgent policy changes. Thus, the seminar begins with two distinctive ideas - progress and technology - that have significantly shaped the modern world. In the second part, the seminar examines prominent histories and theories of political economy that furnish explanations for the industrialization and modernization of Western societies. It also examines the modern transformation of Asia, Africa and Latin America and its reception among numerous and diverse peoples and societies in these regions. In the final part, the seminar discusses prominent social and environmental critiques of the modern transformation of life. In the final part, the seminar assesses the overall relationship between technology, environment and society via two 'roundtables', asking: "Is modern life democratic, inclusive, sustainable, and just? Could it be? Will it be?"

This is a required seminar in Energy and Environmental Policy and a proseminar in Urban Affairs and Public Policy.

My role as a Graduate Assistant in this seminar was to collate assignments, and guide and build on discussion from graduate students.

UNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL TEACHING: DISCUSSION SECTION LEADER

For each of the classes below, I conducted discussion sections twice per week.

Introduction to Global Politics (POSC240)

Introductory-level undergraduate course in global politics and international relations. The course covered: global history; realism, balance of power, and hegemonic struggle; liberal IR theory, democracy and peace; far-right populism; U.S. foreign policy; constructivism, norms, and national identity; post-colonialism, race, and culture; rising powers (India and China); feminist IR theory; Marxist IR theory, capitalism, and class; the Middle East (U.S. and Saudi-Iran conflict); geopolitics, national security, and cyberwarfare; international law; development strategies and challenges in Africa; international political economy and neoliberalism; the global environment, climate change, and the Green New Deal; EU and Brexit; nuclear weapons and human security; humanitarian intervention and R2P; and global population pressures.

Introduction to American Politics (POSC150) (x4)

Note: I have been a TA for this class four times, two of which I have led discussion sections for.

Introductory-level undergraduate course in American politics. Across all four classes, the following were covered: the founding and Constitution; civil war history and slavery; civil liberties and civil rights; federalism; the judiciary and judicial philosophy; Congress; presidency and executive powers; political culture and ideology, including conservatism and liberalism; public opinion, party identification, and political socialization; the media; political participation and interest groups; economic and tax policy; social policy; and foreign policy.

Introduction to Comparative Politics (POSC270)

Introductory-level undergraduate course in comparative politics. The course covered: comparative politics as a field; nations, society, and citizenship; political economy; political violence; democratic regimes and developed democracies; globalization; migration and displacement; colonialism and post-colonialism; and global development.

UNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL TEACHING: GRADER

Note: For all of the above classes, I have graded work. This section denotes the classes where I only graded assignments and held office hours. As noted above, this section also includes two instances of Introduction to American Politics (POSC150).

Introduction to Law (POSC380)

Intermediate-level undergraduate course in legal studies. The course covered: reasoning in law; the function and purpose of law; justice and the law; the rule of law; the process of making law; the U.S. Constitution; federal and state court systems; crime, criminal law, and criminal procedure; law, social change, and class struggle; The New Jim Crow; civil rights and wrongs; and women and the law.