Curriculum innovation: with a geography perspective, prepared students for the transnational dimension of policy through the following courses:

PPL 378 Geographies of Conservatism Syllabus

PPL 388 Policies of the European Union. Syllabus

PPL 328 Public Policy and the Corporation. Syllabus

PPL 329 Economic Geographies of Globalization. Syllabus

PPL 330 Border Policies: the Global Dimension. Syllabus

Honors & Students mentoring 

I advise honors theses in the areas of political geography, economic geography, and international implications of public policy decisions. Samples can be found at the UM Honors College Thesis Repository 

Sample titles include: 

Vinod Kannuthurai, Understanding Uneven Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ikka Malmi, Changing Public Perception of the Schengen Agreement
Christopher (Max) Nard, A Pragmatic Justification for Uber
Sarah Hearn, The evolution of trade and labor laws in China, 1970-2016
Megan Krynen, Italian immigration crisis
Mallie Imbler, Reducing the education gap in Mississippi

Transnational experiential learning

Partnered with a colleague at the University of Bologna to co-teach a module in which US and Italian students partnered to simulate an application to a grant program of the European Union.

Study abroad

Managed a study abroad program for fifteen PPL students, traveling to Caserta, Italy to learn about cultural heritage policies from leading Italian academics and experience UNESCO heritage sites

Career preparation

Partnered with the US Department of State to introduce students to career pathways in international affairs

Partnered with the Chamber of Commerce in Oxford, Mississippi to introduce students to local development concepts and opportunities.

STATEMENT OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Teaching

Preparing students for leadership in a complex world

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