After 25+ years of teaching, I’m still passionate about showing students that politics is everywhere. My classes bridge the gap between global power structures and pop culture, challenging my students to think critically about the world they live in and the media they consume.

 

Featured Courses

• • PSC 201: Media, Culture, and Politics — An introductory survey of how the media and popular culture both reflect and shape political values (Spring 2025 syllabus)

• • PSC 402: Politics of the Undead — A re-examination of political thought through the pop cultural lens of vampires, zombies, and other undead creatures (Fall 2024 syllabus)

• • PSC 403: War and Popular Culture — An exploration of political violence in film, television, graphic novels, video games, and popular music (Fall 2025 syllabus)

• • PSC 434: Intelligence and Covert Ops — An overview of the U.S. Intelligence Community, with an emphasis on national security (Spring 2026 syllabus)

• • PSC 478: Politics and Video Games — An investigation of the power dynamics at play in video games, the video game industry, and gaming culture (Fall 2021 syllabus)

 

Other Courses Taught

• • American Foreign Policy
  • Conflict and Revolution
  • Diplomacy
  • Fundamentals of Comparative Politics
  • Fundamentals of International Relations
  • Fundamentals of Politics
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations Theory
  • Middle Eastern Politics
  • Politics of Development
  • Politics of Global Terrorism
  • Post-Industrial Democracies
  • Russian Politics
  • World and Regional Issues