I have taught introductory social science and anthropology courses, as well as advanced seminars on ideology, technology and social life, politics and justice, and ethnographic ethics and methods. I have also developed courses in contemporary kinship studies, economic anthropology, and environmental anthropology, bringing together anthropological theory, ethnographic practice, and contemporary social issues.

As an instructor, I encourage students to engage rigorously and critically with the social worlds they inhabit. My goal is for students to see the social sciences not simply as bodies of knowledge, but as tools for asking better questions about their own lives, communities, and institutions—and for understanding the broader worlds in which they participate.

My courses emphasize learning through practice. Students undertake term-long research or creative projects that give them the opportunity to develop ethnographic and other social science methods, engage with evidence, and pursue questions of their own. I prioritize close reading, thoughtful discussion, and sustained inquiry while creating a classroom environment in which students can develop confidence in their own analytical voices.

I am deeply invested in students’ intellectual development both inside and beyond the classroom. I want students to leave my courses with more than familiarity with theoretical concepts: I want them to have the capacity to observe carefully, question assumptions, analyze evidence, and apply social scientific ways of thinking to the institutions and challenges they encounter in their everyday lives.