Since the beginning of my teaching career at Brown University, I have taught a wide range of subjects in political theory, international relations, methodology, and Iranian studies (see below).
I regard teaching as the foundation of all work in higher education. Teaching is more than a method for transmission of knowledge; it is a lifelong vocation premised on an abiding appreciation for learning and intellectual engagement. My teaching philosophy is centered on cultivating engaged, critical, respectful, and independent minds.
Courses taught at Indiana University:
Introduction to International Studies (INTL-I 100)
Peace and Conflict (INTL-I 206)
Democracy in Global Politics (INTL-I 306)
International Political Thought (INTL-I 310)
Research Design in International Studies (INTL-I 315)
Capstone Seminar in International Studies (INTL-I 400 & 406)
Empire and the Politics of Post-Imperialism (INTL-I 423 & 500)
Graduate Interdisciplinary Seminar in Global Studies (INTL-I 701)
Courses taught at Occidental College:
Introduction to Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA 101)
International Relations of the Middle East (DWA 241)
Modern Iran: Politics and Society (DWA 244)
International Security (DWA 250)
Diplomacy and War (DWA 285)
Peoples, States, and Wars (DWA 305)
Religion, Ideology, and Democracy in the Middle East (DWA 366)
Democracy in Global Politics (DWA 370)
Courses taught at Brown University:
Islam and Democracy in the Middle East (POLS 1822E)
Pluralism and the Democratic Imagination (POLS 1822V)
Courses taught at the U.S. Naval War College:
Politics in Modern Iran (FE 657)
The Politics of (Counter)Revolution in the Middle East (FE 710)