Teaching
Methodological Courses
Introduction to Data Science
A data science course introducing statistics, machine learning, and statistical computing from theoretical and applied perspectives. Students are also introducted to basic programming techniques.
Formal Political Analysis I
This seminar provides a rigorous introduction to choice theory, social choice, and non-cooperative games at a graduate level using both fundamental theorems and applications.
Quantitative Analysis I
A probability and statistics course focused on theoretical foundations of statistical inference and analyses at a graduate level, beginning with fundamental theorems and extending to applications.
Statistics for Social Science
This quantitative research methods course provides an applied introduction to probability and statistics with specific applications in political science and public policy.
Advanced Tools for LaTeX
A short seminar on advanced techniques for preparing LaTeX documents in the natural and social sciences.
Check back soon for a new link dedicated to LaTeX!
Biological Courses
Health Politics
Seminar on the politics of health and healthcare focusing on both the American system and the rest of the world, with the first half focusing on historical developments leading into the modern frontiers, such as genetically modified organisms and gene patenting.
Quantitative Principles in Cell and Molecular Biology
This quantitative biology lecture and laboratory covers central concepts in cellular, molecular, and developmental biology with special emphasis on underlying physical and engineering principles and their biological applications.
Modern Genetics and Public Policy
A course examining modern genetics' implications for public policy focusing on health, law, consumer products, and criminal justice. This course places special emphasis on understanding the genetic science behind public policy.
American and Comparative Courses
American Electoral Politics and Party Strategy
A consideration of existing literature on the voting behavior of the citizen, and an examination of theoretical and empirical views of the strategies followed by the parties.
American Politics and Government
A seminar on the American political system, with emphasis on the development of modern institutions from the founding through tomorrow, including empahsis on the role of the individidual and intergovernmental relations.
Health Politics
Seminar on the politics of health and healthcare focusing on both the American system and the rest of the world, with the first half focusing on historical developments leading into the modern frontiers, such as genetically modified organisms and gene patenting.
The Politics of Federalism
A seminar focusing on the foundations of federalism from both American and comparative perspectives. This broad course examines literature ranging from the historical and philosophical to the formal and empirical.
Modern Genetics and Public Policy
A course examining modern genetics' implications for public policy focusing on health, law, consumer products, and criminal justice. This course places special emphasis on understanding the genetic science behind public policy.