My primary teaching interests are in environmental politics, which includes environmental political behavior, environmental justice, and climate governance; and in quantitative social science research methodology, which includes network analysis, research design, and social data analytics.

I understand learning as a process of discovery in which students are the ones who must make the knowledge their own. My role as an instructor is therefore to facilitate this process. First, I emphasize the learning process in my course materials. Specifically, learning outcomes are not limited to factual knowledge, but include approaches to thinking systematically and processing information. Second, clearly outlining expectations and generally being prepared as a teacher will instill concepts of fairness in learning and reduce barriers to education. Finally, in line with my belief about students' ownership of learning, I build flexibility into my course assignments such that students can develop the specific skillsets useful to them.

Courses:

EVPP 632 Research Design for Environmental Social Science
EVPP 336 Human Dimensions of the Environment