Teaching

I am a skilled and thoughtful instructor, with experience teaching a wide variety of courses on international relations, comparative politics, foreign policy, security studies, and research methods. I have taught extensively at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and I have substantial experience with graduate supervision. My primary teaching interests include global governance, international organizations, IR theory, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and qualitative and interpretive methods. I have previously taught the following courses:

POLI 2530, Foreign Policy in Theory and Practice (Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University)

POLI 3493, Political Inquiry II (Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University)

POLI 3505, Human Rights: Foundations (Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University)

POLI 3565, Contemporary Security Studies (Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University)

POLI 3569, Canadian Foreign Policy (Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University)

POLI 3574, American Foreign Policy (Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University)

NSP 571, Canada and the Global Strategic and Security Environment (National Security Programme, Canadian Forces College)

NSP 597, Regional Security Studies (National Security Programme, Canadian Forces College)

DS/CF 569, International Security and Canadian Foreign Policy (Joint Command and Staff Programme, Canadian Forces College)

CF 568, Advanced Topics in International Security Studies (Joint Command and Staff Programme, Canadian Forces College)

CF 567, Global Power and Institutions (Joint Command and Staff Programme, Canadian Forces College)

DS/CF 526, Peace and Stability Operations (Joint Command and Staff Programme, Canadian Forces College)

PA 8215, Global Public Governance (Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University)

PCJ 260, Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies (Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Toronto)

POL 380, Non-state Actors in the International System (Department of Political Science, University of Toronto)