As an instructor, I help students engage with complex social issues through a comparative lens. My teaching philosophy centers on developing students’ sociological imagination: enabling them to situate social actors within their socio-historical contexts. Beyond theoretical understanding, I help to equip students with analytical skills to advance their careers.
My teaching experience includes serving as primary instructor for two Introduction to Criminology courses in the Summer of 2024 and 2025, and as a teaching assistant in Contemporary Sociological Theory, Introduction to Latin American Studies, and specialized criminology courses such as Mass Incarceration and Policing & Society.
I am developing an original course, Crime and Politics, which explores the co-evolution of collective violence, social conflict, state formation, and criminogenic processes. My teaching experience also includes delivering guest lectures on social movements in the Global South. A comprehensive list of my teaching experience can be found in the teaching section of my curriculum vitae. Syllabi and student evaluations for courses where I served as Instructor of Record are available below.
Student Testimonials
A comment shared by a student on Canvas for Introduction to Criminology, Summer 2024:
Thank you for teaching this wonderful class. I am very glad that I took it and was interested in almost all of the topics covered. I will now view the world in a criminological way.
Excerpts from Official Teaching Evaluations for Introduction to Criminology, Summer 2024:
The instructor was very nice and always willing to answer my questions and meet with me for further help.
He answers questions and concerns very quickly and helps students whenever they need it.
He would go into great detail, which helped further my understanding!
— From various students
