General
I've taught two undergraduate courses at Stanford: Sociology of Criminal Procedure (which I designed) and Qualitative Research Methods. The course descriptions and syllabi for these two classes are below. This year, I'll be teaching Sociology 300, our Teaching Development Workshop for first-year doctoral students. I've also been a Teaching Assistant for two graduate classes (Constitutional Law, taught by Pam Karlan, and Qualitative Research Methods, taught by Monica McDermott), as well as one undergraduate class (Sociology Junior/Senior Writing in the Major Seminar). In 2009, I received the Cilker Award for graduate student teaching.
My teaching is heavily influenced by Monica McDermott, Robert Weisberg, Rebecca Sandefur, Pamela Karlan, Shelley Correll, and the other wonderful teachers I've been lucky enough to know at Stanford. I am also our departmental liaison to the Center for Teaching and Learning. Prior to my JD/PhD work at Stanford, I taught in a variety of contexts, including teaching writing at Oregon State University and Northwestern University, founding a College Coaching Office at Tracy High School, teaching summer school at the middle school level, and coaching high school Mock Trial teams for seven years.
My teaching is heavily influenced by Monica McDermott, Robert Weisberg, Rebecca Sandefur, Pamela Karlan, Shelley Correll, and the other wonderful teachers I've been lucky enough to know at Stanford. I am also our departmental liaison to the Center for Teaching and Learning. Prior to my JD/PhD work at Stanford, I taught in a variety of contexts, including teaching writing at Oregon State University and Northwestern University, founding a College Coaching Office at Tracy High School, teaching summer school at the middle school level, and coaching high school Mock Trial teams for seven years.
Courses
SOCIOLOGY OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
This course is a hybrid between law and social science. We cover major areas in American criminal procedure, including juries, search and seizure, Miranda rights, and the right to counsel. We read excerpts from major cases and legal scholarship in order to understand the fundamentals of legal areas, then bring sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to bear in understanding how the law works. The central focus of this class is the complicated relationship between law and social science: How does the law line up with realities of the social world? How should social science research be brought to bear on law? What can scholars in these disciplines learn from each other? We address these questions by looking at specific topics in criminal procedure, including police interrogation, juries, searches and seizures, indigent defense, and racial profiling. DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS
This course is a hybrid between law and social science. We cover major areas in American criminal procedure, including juries, search and seizure, Miranda rights, and the right to counsel. We read excerpts from major cases and legal scholarship in order to understand the fundamentals of legal areas, then bring sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to bear in understanding how the law works. The central focus of this class is the complicated relationship between law and social science: How does the law line up with realities of the social world? How should social science research be brought to bear on law? What can scholars in these disciplines learn from each other? We address these questions by looking at specific topics in criminal procedure, including police interrogation, juries, searches and seizures, indigent defense, and racial profiling. DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Qualitative social science research can form the basis of surprising and profound discoveries about individuals and societies. Ethnographies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups contribute insight and depth to our understanding of the human condition and shed light on processes that may not be identifiable using big data sets. In this course you will learn how to design qualitative methods projects which you can put to good use as early as this summer. You will brainstorm a project, set research goals, and learn to collect data, observe research ethics, and write up your work. By the end of the course you will have a clearly-defined project and be ready for fieldwork. This course is especially ideal for students interested in doing research this summer, and/or writing an honors thesis. DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS
Qualitative social science research can form the basis of surprising and profound discoveries about individuals and societies. Ethnographies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups contribute insight and depth to our understanding of the human condition and shed light on processes that may not be identifiable using big data sets. In this course you will learn how to design qualitative methods projects which you can put to good use as early as this summer. You will brainstorm a project, set research goals, and learn to collect data, observe research ethics, and write up your work. By the end of the course you will have a clearly-defined project and be ready for fieldwork. This course is especially ideal for students interested in doing research this summer, and/or writing an honors thesis. DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS