Teaching

I have been teaching in departments of Geography, Urban Studies and Planning, and Political Science  since 2009, in New York City, Portland, OR, and Toronto. (Syllabi and assignments forthcoming.)

Courses taught

Department of Political Science, University of Toronto Mississauga

POL 346Y: Urban Politics

Year 2020 – 21, Fall 2021

Undergraduate

65 students

POL 402: Public Space

Fall 2020, 21

Undergraduate

20 students

POL 403: Seminar in Urban Politics

Spring 2021

Undergraduate

20 students

POL 405: Internship

Fall 2021

Undergraduate

10 students

Faculty of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto Saint George

GGR 389: Public Space and Planning

Winter 2019, 20

Undergraduate

200 students

GGR 271: Social Research methods

Winter 2019, 20

Undergraduate

80 students

JGH 346: Urban Planning Processes

Fall 2018,19

Undergraduate

70 students

PLA 1102: Planning Decision Methods

Fall 2018, 19

Graduate

35 students

Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University

USP 410/510: Public Spac

e

Fall 17

Under/graduate

12 students

UNST 108: Portland! Freshman Inquiry

 

2015 –16, 2016 –  17 (year-long)

Undergraduate

35 students

USP 301: Intro to Community Development

Winter 18, Fall 17, Spring 16, Spring 15

 

Undergraduate

50 students

UNST 220: Understanding Communities

Winter 18, Winter 15, Fall 14

Undergraduate

35 students

Master’s Program in Sustainable Interior Environments,

Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY

Environment Behavior Research: Research Methods– Segment I

Fall 13

Graduate

7 students

Environment Behavior Research: Research Methods– Segment II

Spring 14, Spring 13

Graduate

7 students

Urban Studies and Geography, Hunter College and Queens College, CUNY

Urban Wealth and Poverty

Soring 14, Fall 13

Undergraduate

40 Students

Geographies of Public Space

Spring 12

Undergraduate

30 students

Urban Life

Spring 11, Fall 10, Spring 10, Fall 09

Undergraduate

40 Students

Community Arts and Community Development

Spring 11, Spring 10

Undergraduate

12 students

Exploring Public Space

Fall 10

Undergraduate

15 students

Teaching presentations include:

“The 5 C’s: Mobilizing Principles of Youth Development to Support Learning in the Undergraduate Classroom,” Arts and Science Teaching and Learning Community of Practice, University of Toronto, April 9, 2020. (Forthcoming.)

“Practitioners guests in the CD classroom: orienting speakers to pedagogical goals in the classroom,” Community Development Education Symposium, Detroit, MI, May 16 – 18, 2019.

“Scaffolded writing in Qualitative Research Methods,” faculty representative for Arts and Sciences, Writing Instruction for TAs Annual Showcase, University of Toronto, April 12, 2019.

Panelist, “Innovations in teaching qualitative methods in geography,” American Association of Geographers, Washington DC, April 3 – 7, 2019.

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