Teaching

I teach across political theory, legal studies, international political economy, and the ethics and politics of technology. My courses are designed to develop students' capacity for critical analysis, theoretical reasoning, and substantive engagement with the forces shaping contemporary political and economic life.

University of California Santa Cruz (Department of Politics & Legal Studies)

POLI 4: Citizenship and Action: Introduction to Political Theory
An introduction to political theory through the lens of citizenship and democratic action. Spanning Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, Arendt, Marx, and Fanon, the course examines foundational debates about political authority, representation, and the conditions under which disobedience and resistance constitute legitimate democratic practice.

POLI/LGST 167: Politics of International Trade
An examination of the political economy of international trade, exploring how trade agreements, institutions, and power shape global economic outcomes. Covers trade theory, the WTO, regional trade agreements, and contemporary debates around globalization, labor, and development.

LGST 109: Legal Theory
An introduction to jurisprudence and legal philosophy, examining foundational debates about the nature of law, legal obligation, rights, and justice. Draws on natural law, legal positivism, critical legal studies, and contemporary theoretical perspectives.

POLI 110/LGST 110: Law and Social Issues
Examines the relationship between law, power, and social change. Topics include political obligation, civil disobedience, surveillance, data governance, privacy rights, and the legal dimensions of emerging technologies.

POLI 165/LGST 166: Global Organization
An examination of international institutions, multilateral governance, and the politics of global order. Topics include sovereignty, international law, platform governance, venture capital-backed global projects, and competing visions of international political organization.

POLI 146: Politics of Technology(planned Fall 2026)
An examination of the political dimensions of technological change, exploring how technology reshapes power, governance, and social life.

POLI 160D: International Political Economy(POLI 160D)
An introduction to the theoretical and empirical study of the global political economy, examining the relationship between states, markets, and international institutions.

POLI 17: US and the World Economy(POLI 17)
An introduction to the United States' role in the global economy, examining trade, finance, and international economic policy.

University of California Santa Cruz (Crown College)

Ethical and Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies
A core Crown College course examining the ethical, social, and political dimensions of emerging technologies. Draws on philosophy, political theory, and social science to develop critical frameworks for evaluating technological change.

University of California Santa Cruz (The Humanities Institute: Humanizing Technology)

HUMN 15 — Ethics and Technology
An interdisciplinary course examining the role of values in technology design and deployment. Drawing on literature, history, philosophy, and political theory, the course asks who technology is for, what it could be, and how to pursue a more just and human technological future. Developed as part of the NEH Humanizing Technology program, engaging STEM students across three departments.

University of California Santa Cruz (Community Studies)

CMMU 145 — Global Capitalism: A History of the Present
An introduction to global capitalism in its historical and contemporary forms. Organized around intersectionality, political-economic crisis, and community response, the course addresses neoliberalism, economic inequality, disruptive technology, climate change, and global health through a critical political-economic lens.

San José State University (Humanities)

HUM 80 — Reading the World
A transdisciplinary course examining the history, philosophy, and science of reading, developing critical and comparative approaches to argument and text across cultural and historical contexts.

Professional & Executive Education

Responsible AI Professionalization — Erdős Institute(ongoing)
Advanced curriculum for technical practitioners and data scientists, equipping cross-disciplinary teams with analytical tools to evaluate governance trade-offs, incentive structures, and sociotechnical risk in AI-driven systems.