Teaching

I believe any solid theoretical claim should rest on careful, rigorous analysis, and I teach that way. My courses push students to look beyond their regional and national realities to global questions such as migration and economic development. They also train students to test bold claims against the evidence behind them. I address difficult subjects such as genocide and segregation directly and objectively. I also apply research on bias to my own practice; for example, I grade without looking at student names.

I have taught since 2003 at both public and private institutions. In California my students were largely Hispanic and first-generation. At Roger Williams University, which I joined in 2009, I teach returning students, veterans, and members of the surrounding Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts communities. Before Roger Williams I taught at the University of California, Irvine and La Sierra University. Outside the classroom I mentor undergraduates through independent study, honors, and research projects.