Courses Taught

The United States and the Nuclear Arms Race: Past & Present (co-taught with Jeff Kaplow) - GOVT 391/HIST 390C (Fall 2024) - William & Mary

Generously Funded by the Stanton Foundation

From the Manhattan Project to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, history informs how policymakers tackle policy challenges in international security—including nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security, and nuclear deterrence. Rooted in the history of US nuclear policy since World War II, this course will introduce students to central issues in nuclear security. Each topic will be structured around historical cases and will focus on the application of history to current policy. The course will develop in students a historical sensibility in their approach to understanding today’s world.

Global Pathways - PUBP 390 (Fall 2022 and 2023) - William & Mary

This course is the first of three foundational courses for the W&M Global Scholars Program. It will explore the intersection of academic research and public policy to introduce students to some of the world’s most pressing challenges in today’s world. Drawing upon William & Mary’s global expertise and that of select external experts, this course will challenge students to think about the hurdles and opportunities in our collective future. It will also introduce students to the history of these issues, how lessons of the past can be applied to today’s world, and the decision making processes that make foreign policy possible.

The six issue areas we will tackle are: 1) Development Assistance/Foreign Aid; 2) China’s Global Rise; 3) Human Rights/International Justice; 4) Nuclear Weapons; 5) Alliances; 6) Regulation of the Global Commons.

Teaching Assistant:

U.S. Diplomatic History (with Professors James G. Hershberg, Gregg Brazinsky, and Ronald Spector) - H2340W (AY 2013-2018) - The George Washington University