The purposes of the teaching section of my website are two-fold. First, it provides some information about my teaching philosophy and experience. Second, it contains living syllabi for my current and past courses. These are meant primarily as a resource for students in those classes. They also provide insight into my teaching methods and how they evolve over time.
Teaching Philosophy
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Teaching Interests
American national government, state politics and policy, the public policy process and evaluation, bureaucratic politics, public administration, research design and methods, survival analysis
Teaching Experience
The Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg
- PLSC 1 American Politics: Principles, Processes and Powers
- PLSC 17W Introduction to Political Theory
- PLSC 309 Quantitative Political Analysis
- PLSC 425 Government and Politics of the American States
- PLSC/PUBPL 495 Internship
- PLSC 496 Independent Study
- Fall 2023 – The Ninth Amendment (Honors)
- PUBPL/PLSC/KINES 222N Science and Politics of the Female Athlete
- PUBPL 304W Public Policy Analysis
- PUBPL 481 Seminar in Environmental Policy
- PUBPL 482 Seminar in Health Policy
- PUBPL 496: Independent Study
- Fall 2018 – Policy Theory and the Opioid Crisis
- Spring 2020 – The Opioid Crisis in Rural Pennsylvania
- PADM/HADM 503 Research Methods
- PADM 504 Data Analysis for Policy and Administration
- PADM 556 State Government Administration
- PADM 573 Research and Theory in Public Policy and Governance
- PADM 576 Multivariate Statistical Methods
- PADM 596: Independent Study
- Fall 2022 – Artificial Intelligence Governance and Policy
- Spring 2023 – Causal Inference and Multivariate Analysis
- Spring 2023 – Energy Policy in the States
- Fall 2023 – State Immigration Policy
- Fall 2023 – Veteran Affairs Governance and Policy
- Spring 2024 – E-Government and Health Administration
Stockton University
- POLS 2180 Introduction to Public Administration
- POLS 2190 Introduction to Public Policy
- POLS 2209 State and Local Government
- POLS 2217 Careers in Public Service
- POLS 3180 Public Administration
- POLS 3265 Governing New Jersey
- POLS 3900 State and Local Internship
- POLS 3910 Internship in Public Service
- POLS 4800 Independent Study
- Spring 2017: Judicial Federalism
- Fall 2016: Public Disaster Management Syllabus
- GIS 4651 Contagion: How Things Spread
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
- PL SC 419 The Bureaucratic State
- PL SC 490 Policy Making and Evaluation
- PL SC 425 Government and Politics of the American States
Teaching Training
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
- Online Learning: Inclusive Online Teaching Certificate (In Progress)
- Online Learning: Learning and Learner Certificate (2020)
- Online Learning: Online Course Authoring Certificate (2019)
- Online Learning: Instructional Practice Certificate (2018)
- Graduate School Teaching Certificate (2014)
- Online Learning: Foundations for Online Teaching Certificate (2014)
Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, University Park, PA
- Course Design Academy (Summer 2019)
- Course in College Teaching (Spring 2014)
- The Summer Squeeze: Effectively Teaching a Full Course in Just Six Weeks (2013)
- GA 103 Learning-Focused Assessment & Evaluation (2013)
- GA 102 Beyond the Basics of Course Design (2013)
- GA 101 Planning Your Course Without Losing Your Mind
Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
- Economic Inequality Initiative Teaching Institute (2016)
- Quantitative Reasoning Across the Disciplines (QUAD) Workshop (2016)
Awards
- Innovative Public Service Partnership Award, Keystone State Chapter of ASPA, 2020
- Robert S. Friedman Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Political Science, 2014
