Picture of me teaching a class at Waseda University, Japan
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I can teach:
Introduction to International Relations Global Politics International Relations Theory
International Security Nationalism and Globalization Identity Politics
Political Psychology Group Conflict and Reconciliation East Asian Politics
Experiments in Political Science Overseas Fieldwork Regionalism in Europe and Asia
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At the University of Utah, I teach:
2015-present
PhD level class
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Political Science 6160 Political Psychology
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Graduate/Undergraduate
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Political Science 5480 (Undergraduate) / 6480 (Graduate) International Relations of East Asia
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Political Science 3960 Special Topics (taught in Korean)​
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For the first time at my university I have attached Korean, Japanese, and Chinese language sections to 5480/6480
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Undergraduate
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Political Science 2100 Introduction to International Relations (online)
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Political Science 3530 Peace and Conflict in Asia
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Political Science 3680 Globalization & World Politics
University of Utah Asia Campus, South Korea
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Political Science 3510 Politics of Asia
At Ohio State, as a PhD student I taught:
2009-2015
Political Science 4597 International Cooperation and Conflict
Political Science 1300 Global Politics
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Political Science 597 Interdependence and Nationalism in World Politics
Political Science 545 Foreign Policy Decision-Making
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Please contact me for any syllabi. For classes listed here I have:
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Taught graduate and undergraduate classes of 4-200 students
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Designed all syllabi and exams
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Played foreign policy decision-making simulation throughout class
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Student comments
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"One of the best classes I took and I learned a lot from the international simulation, it was a great opportunity to put theories into practical work and better understand how international relations and interactions work."
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"Incredibly great lecturer. Having never taken a Polisci class I learned a great deal! She was very helpful and extraordinarily well organized, would have preferred an entire semester, because it was so short very few opportunities for improvement."
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"This was an awesome class, with an awesome instructor (which is saying something, because I was initially not very enthusiastic about having to take it)! I only wish I had been able to take a semester long version rather than the condensed version :-)"
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"I have learned a great deal from her that I am sure will prove useful as I embark upon a Political Science major."
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"..the state craft game is the greatest thing to teach student about the international system. It got everyone engaged and we were able to apply all of the theories."
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"Overall very satisfied with this class. Learned a lot and I think the information was presented in a very interesting and interactive way."
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"Encouraged the class to think and discuss. Made topics very interactive."
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Teaching Philosophy
My teaching philosophy reflects my research interest of learning “from the field.” In order to give students a hands-on experience of psychological foundations of international relations in settings closer to the real-world, I created a dynamic learning experience of theoretical concepts in International Relations that breaks away from “full frontal teaching” methods. In my classes I taught students to play a simulation of foreign policy decision-making, where they represented countries and interacted with each other through diplomacy, trade, and at times, war. I was excited by enthusiastic student evaluations mentioning that through the experience in the simulation students were able to see how the psychological concepts in International Relations apply to bargaining and inter-group relations.
