Teaching

University of Texas at Dallas

Graduate

PSCI 6337: COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONS — (SPRING 2023) [SYLLABUS]

Political institutions is the study how the contextual features of a collective choice setting affect individual behavior within that setting. Within this course we will study a variety of collective choice settings including elections, legislatures, and judiciaries to examine how rules and procedures affect actors’ behavior and incentives.

PSCI 6321: PROSEMINAR IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS — (FALL 2022) [SYLLABUS]

This course examines various approaches to the study of comparative politics, including structural, cultural, economic, and institutional theories of government. Students will gain an understanding of major theoretical works in comparative politics as well as empirical applications. Substantive topics include state development, democracy and democratization, party systems, authoritarian governments, economic growth, and civil conflict.

PSCI 6342: COMPARATIVE COURTS AND LAW — (SPRING 2022, SPRING 2024) [SYLLABUS]

This course offers a graduate-level introduction to the study of courts and law across countries and international organizations. It aims to provide an overarching survey of the scholarship in courts and law to enable students to complete a research design project in the subject matter.

Undergraduate

PSCI 3350: COMPARATIVE POLITICS — (SPRING 2024) [SYLLABUS]

This course will provide students an introduction to the study of com- parative politics. It will start by introducing students to the concepts of regimes and the state. It will then proceed to other topics such as elections, constitutions, revolutions, protests, communication, and gender that inform political life.

PSCI 3351: COMPARATIVE COURTS AND LAW — (FALL 2021, FALL 2023) [SYLLABUS]

This course offers an introduction to the study of judiciaries across the world. It aims to provide a foundation for students to understand the interaction between law, courts, and politics in various contexts. Students will learn about the rule of law, judicial behavior, the role of the judiciary in the separation of powers, among other topics.

PSCI 4309: POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION — (FALL 2023) [SYLLABUS]

This course will examine the history, institutions, and contemporary politics of the European Union (EU). It will start by providing students the normative and strategic foundations for the creation of the EU’s predecessor organizations. It will then ex- plore the EU’s institutions such as the Commission, Parliament, and Court of Justice and their interactions with one another. Students will also explore the politics of the Euro and the con- sequences of a unified monetary policy. Furthermore, students will learn about the intertwined relationship between national governments and the EU. The course will additionally provide context for emerging euroskepticism and the political dynamics behind Brexit and other anti- EU movements. Lastly, the course will finish by tackling contemporary issues of democratic backsliding in Europe and challenge students to think about whether the EU is a suitable organization to protect liberal democracy.

PSCI 4363: INTERNATIONAL LAW — (FALL 2022) [SYLLABUS]

This course analyzes the concepts and bases of public international law. The first part of the course explores competing perspectives on international law and politics, namely how the law is made, broken, and upheld. The second part of the course focuses on property rights and economic exchange. This signifies the specific standards and rules that govern international commerce. The third part of the course covers peace, war, and new challenges and developments in international law. Topics in this section of the course include the use of force, human rights, and environmental protection.

Emory

POLS 395: AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM (Co-instructor of record – FALL 2019) [SYLLABUS]

This course is designed to provide students a rigorous introduction to both the legal and social scientific components of judicial decision-making. By the end of this course, students will understand and be able to apply their knowledge of both aspects of judicial decision-making to critically analyze the factors affecting the outcomes of court cases.

POLS 208: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS (Teaching Assistant – SPRING 2019) [SYLLABUS]

This course provides an introduction to the theory and method of contemporary political analysis. It prepares students to read, interpret, critique, design, and conduct original empirical research in political science. Tracing the research process, students will learn how to formulate research questions, theoretical models, and empirical hypotheses; and then how to design a rigorous, detailed plan for collecting or creating data with which to test such hypotheses. The course introduces common research strategies for descriptive and causal inference, which students will use to design an original research project in a group setting.