I serve as the Americanist, methods instructor, and pre-law faculty member in the USCA political science program. I also founded and co-coach the Pacer Mock Trial team. My teaching interests run the gamut of American politics and also include statistics and other interdisciplinary areas of political science.
My teaching style emphasizes high impact practices and active learning among my students. Students in my methods class complete an original empirical research project and methods classes taking place in the fall of a federal election participate in the USCA SSBRL exit polls series to learn about public opinion research. Similarly, Pacer Mock Trial teaches trial techniques through active simulation.
I have taught the following courses at USC Aiken. Syllabi are available upon request.
- HSSI A220 – Statistics for Social Science
- POLI A121 – Introduction to Politics
- POLI A201 – American National Government
- POLI A301 – Scope and Methods in Political Science (Research methods)
- POLI/HIST A302 – Introduction to the Law (Cross-listed)
- POLI/HIST A303 – Mock Trial (Cross-listed)
- POLI A352 – Judicial Politics
- POLI A368 – Public Opinion, Interest Groups, and Parties
- POLI A399 – Independent Study/Internship
- POLI A461 – Congressional Politics
- POLI A465 – Political Psychology
- POLI A467 – The American Election
- POLI A469 – Conspiracy Theories, Truth, and US Politics
Courses under preparation or planned:
- POLI A493 – Race and Ethnicity in American Politics
- HONS A201 – Dungeons, Dragons, and Roleplaying Games