Teaching

I have been teaching as an adjunct professor since Fall 2022. Prior to being an adjunct, I completed a teaching apprenticeship at Georgetown University and taught human rights, laws of armed conflict, and related courses for the U.S. Army.

IGED 140: Ethics and Values (Simulation: The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 BCE)

Syllabus

This version of my Ethics and Values course includes a modified version of a simulation designed by designed by Josiah Ober, Naomi J. Norman, Mark C. Carnes simulation. In this course, students practice grappling with current ethical issues by role-playing as members of the Athenian polis shortly after the Peloponnesian war. See related role-play materials in the appendix to the syllabus.

IGED 140: Ethics and Values (Asynchronous)

Syllabus

This is a semester-long version of my Ethics and Values course, designed for online asynchronous instruction. In this course, students students earn extra credit by making and explaining memes related to ethics and philosophy.

IGED 280: Civics & Teamwork

Syllabus

In this course, students grapple with issues in civics, political theory, and public policy as we learn to work as members of a team. The culminating assignments are a policy-memo and an act of community service.

Human Rights in the United States

Outline

This is a course outline for a proposed course that covers the state and history of human rights in the United States. This course draws from international human rights law, sociology, philosophy, and a variety of other fields.