Teaching

Air War College: Courses

Currently, I serve as an assistant professor in the International Security Studies Department at the US Air War College where we teach the following core courses:

Great Power Studies

Regional Security Studies

  • 2021 – Arab World: Jordan and the UAE
  • 2022 – Latin America: Colombia and Brazil
  • 2023 – The Middle East: Israel and Jordan

 

As Course Director for Regional Security Studies, I manage the curriculum for the entire student body, developing course objectives and assignments. This year we are running 17 RSS field study trips to six continents where we will explore US security interests and partnerships, engage host nation political and military representatives, and learn about these countries’ culture and history.

St. Lawrence University,  2018-2020: Courses and Syllabi,

Terrorism, Insurgency, and Civil War

The Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

International Politics of the Middle East

The History, Politics, and Economics of the Arab Spring

Introduction to International Relations, Writing Intensive

Introduction to Comparative Politics

Emory University

European Sephardi Experience: Emory Center for International Programs Abroad

In the past, I was a program assistant, lecturer, and trip leader for Emory University’s summer study abroad course on European Sephardi History and Culture in the summers of 2009, 2011, and 2013. We traveled throughout Europe to explore the history and legacies of Sephardic Judaism. We begin in Spain to explore their  history under Muslim and Christian rule from 711 until their expulsion in 1492, visiting Madrid, Toledo, Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada, Barcelona, and Girona.

The second half of the course follows the routes taken through Europe following their expulsion, focusing on the legacies of Sephardi Jews from 1492 through the present day. We visit Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, Rome, Athens, and Thessaloniki (Salonika).

In 2011 and 2013, I also ran the writing portion of this course, working with students in workshops, to teach the principles of writing a research paper, and one-on-one, to develop individual topics and papers.

The syllabus can be accessed here. This course was team-taught – highlighted units are mine.

Scuba Instruction

My teaching career began as a scuba instructor at Emory University, where I taught in the academic scuba program as an undergraduate. We taught the following courses:

  • Open Water Scuba Diver
  • Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver
  • Rescue Scuba Diver

And I also participated in Emory’s Instructor Training Course in 2005-2006.