Over the course of teaching in the humanities and social sciences, I have developed a deep appreciation for the value of a liberal education. I am committed to helping students excel in their academic pursuits, become thoughtful citizens, and cultivate the freedom of thought necessary to discover their personal aspirations. A crucial way a liberal education attains these goals is through exploring the profound texts found in both Western and non-Western traditions. I attempt to show how these diverse texts are not reducible to monologues entrenched in two separate worlds, but related to each other as living dialogues in which students can participate as active learners. The mutual conversations between texts, students, and teachers model an approach to learning that unites cooperation with a serious reflection on the purpose of one’s personal education. This learning experience, at once communal and personal, is not trapped in the past, but crucial in preparing students to think critically about present and thoughtfully and freely about their future careers.
Courses Taught:
University of North Texas:
US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2025
US Political Behavior and Policy, Spring 2026
Boston University:
Instructor of Record:
Introduction to American Politics, Summer 2024
Writing Fellow and Tutor:
Core Social Science II: “Unmaking” the Modern World, Spring 2024
Core Social Science I: Making the Modern World, Fall 2023
Core Humanities I: Ancient Worlds, Fall 2023
Core Humanities II: The Way: Antiquity and the Medieval World, Spring 2023
Core Humanities I: Ancient Worlds, Fall 2022
Teaching Assistant:
Media and Politics in the United States, Spring 2022
Civil Liberties in America, Fall 2021
Introduction to Political Theory, Spring 2021
Philosophy and Politics, Spring 2021
Introduction to American Politics, Fall 2020