I am committed to creating an inclusive classroom environment that encourages participation, critical inquiry, and creativity. My approach to teaching emphasizes active learning strategies, such as group activities designed to help students engage with abstract theoretical concepts through primary source materials like party manifestos, parliamentary debate records, and court judgements.
Experience I have experience as a teaching fellow for the following undergraduate level courses at Columbia:
Introduction to American Government with Prof. Michael Miller (Fall 2016)
Democracy and Constitutional Engineering with Profs. John Huber & Nolan McCarty (Summer 2015)
Data Analysis in Political Science with Prof. John Huber (Spring 2015)
Comparative Democratic Processes with Prof. John Huber (Fall 2014)
Political Movements in Middle East and North Africa with Prof. Mona El Ghobashy (Spring 2013)
Guest lecture on Economic Liberalization (slides)
Comparative Politics of Middle East and North Africa with Prof. Mona El Ghobashy (Fall 2012)
Guest lectures on Political Economy of Oil (slides) & Religion and Politics (slides)
My most challenging teaching experience to date has been co-teaching a democracy and civics education curriculum to 8th graders at the Mott Hall Academy in New York City through Generation Citizen, Evaluations A sample of course evaluations is available here A study documenting systematic gender bias in teaching evaluations is available here