Teaching
Assistant Professor of Practice, The Ohio State University (2016-present)
Introduction to Latin America: An undergraduate seminar surveying how the history of the region shaped its political, economic, and social development today. Beginning with a survey of the Americas during pre-colonial times, the course looks at the impact of Spanish and Portuguese rule on social structure, political institutions, and indigenous populations. It then traces these influences through the modern period, exploring key questions about the consequences of colonialism for post-colonial development. The course concludes with an examination of how global forces reshaped development trajectories across the region, focussing on the rise of global trade and the role of the United States as a regional hegemon.
Instructor, Tulane University (2015-16)
State Development in Latin America: A graduate seminar in applied research, this course is organized as a social science laboratory. Students explore literature and evidence related to why some Latin American societies are more effective than others in providing their citizens with public goods. They conduct Independent, directed research in a collaborative environment where the work of other students and the instructor are critiqued and revised.
Introduction to International Relations: An undergraduate seminar that introduces students to the consequences of anarchy in the international system for security and economic cooperation. Course readings combine accessible political science articles with historical background readings that offer students a sense of the context in which our theories and models were developed.
Instructor, Department of Government, Cornell University (2012)
Politics of Poverty and Development in Latin America: A writing-intensive course introducing students to historical and theoretical explanations for the origins of poverty and underdevelopment in Latin America. Students explore the themes of colonialism, agro-export dependency, import-substitution industrialization, the natural resource curse, and the development consequences of the drug trade.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Government, Cornell University (2008-2010)
Courses: Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Peace Studies, Comparative Politics of Latin America
Introduction to Latin America: An undergraduate seminar surveying how the history of the region shaped its political, economic, and social development today. Beginning with a survey of the Americas during pre-colonial times, the course looks at the impact of Spanish and Portuguese rule on social structure, political institutions, and indigenous populations. It then traces these influences through the modern period, exploring key questions about the consequences of colonialism for post-colonial development. The course concludes with an examination of how global forces reshaped development trajectories across the region, focussing on the rise of global trade and the role of the United States as a regional hegemon.
Instructor, Tulane University (2015-16)
State Development in Latin America: A graduate seminar in applied research, this course is organized as a social science laboratory. Students explore literature and evidence related to why some Latin American societies are more effective than others in providing their citizens with public goods. They conduct Independent, directed research in a collaborative environment where the work of other students and the instructor are critiqued and revised.
Introduction to International Relations: An undergraduate seminar that introduces students to the consequences of anarchy in the international system for security and economic cooperation. Course readings combine accessible political science articles with historical background readings that offer students a sense of the context in which our theories and models were developed.
Instructor, Department of Government, Cornell University (2012)
Politics of Poverty and Development in Latin America: A writing-intensive course introducing students to historical and theoretical explanations for the origins of poverty and underdevelopment in Latin America. Students explore the themes of colonialism, agro-export dependency, import-substitution industrialization, the natural resource curse, and the development consequences of the drug trade.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Government, Cornell University (2008-2010)
Courses: Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Peace Studies, Comparative Politics of Latin America
