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Teaching Experience

Instructor

Democratic Dialogues 

  • eCornell  (Spring 2025, democracy and civics ecourse)

Global Studies Gateway

  • Cornell University (Fall 2023, with Rachel Beatty Riedl & Leila Ben Abdallah)

Global Democracy in Crisis

  • Cornell University (Spring 2022)

African Politics

  • University of Notre Dame (Fall 2021)

Field Research Methods

  • University of Notre Dame (Fall 2020, with Jaimie Bleck)

Introduction to Political Systems

  • University of Zimbabwe (Spring 2020)

Assistant

Introduction to American Politics

  • University of Notre Dame (Geoffrey Layman)

Middle-East Politics 

  • University of Notre Dame (Mike Hoffman)

Introduction to Comparative Politics
  • University of Notre Dame (Robert Dowd)

Effective and Exciting Teaching in Social Sciences 
  • University of Notre Dame (Summer 2017)
  • Course covered skills including effective lecturing, discussion facilitation, curriculum development, technology in teaching, and grading techniques for social science courses.

Leadership Incubator - Sustainable Development Module
  • Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) - Washington, DC (Summer 2016)
  • Organized and co-led a module course on international development for 25 young leaders in foreign policy. 

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Teaching Interests

  • African Politics

  • Comparative Politics

  • Democracy and Regimes

  • Democratic Theory

  • Elections and Parties

  • Political Behavior 

  • Public Opinion and Surveys

  • Field Research Methods

  • Quantitative Methods

  • International Development

  • Social Identity

  • American Politics

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