Courses Taught (University Of North Texas)

Syllabi for all courses are available on my UNT Faculty Profile webpage.

• PSCI 2306 (formerly PSCI 1040): US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions (Fall 2016, Spring 2017; Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, and Spring 2022)
• PSCI 3120: Women & Politics (Spring 2017, Spring 2019)
• PSCI 3130: Interest Groups (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2022)
• PSCI 4490: The Policymaking Process (Spring 2020 and Spring 2022)​​
• PSCI 6160: Interest Group Politics (Fall 2020, Fall 2022)​

Advising (university of North Texas)

• Dissertation Committee Member for Amy Friesenhahn, Does Gender Representation Matter? Gender, Descriptive and Substantive Representation, and Women-Friendly Districts, PhD, 2020.
• Dissertation Committee Member, Joshua Montgomery, Current
• Dissertation Committee Member, Meredith Niezgoda, Current
• Dissertation Committee Member, DeAnne Roark, Current
• Dissertation Committee Member, Stephanie Wise, Current

Training and Professional Development

University of Minnesota Political Science Teaching Conference, July 2014  

• Participated in pre-conference on gender in academia.
• Participated in sessions on teaching the introduction to American politics; using current events effectively in class; teaching student writing; engaging students with issues of race, class, and gender; and teaching in a variety of institutional settings.

Preparing Future Faculty: Teaching in Higher Education, University of Minnesota, Fall 2013. 

• Learned to develop personal approach and philosophy towards teaching that is informed by student learning outcomes and active learning strategies.
• Considered how teaching is informed by disciplinary and institutional contexts.

Teaching with Writing Workshop, University of Minnesota, Fall 2013. 

• Participated in two-day seminar on how to grade and effectively comment on student writing