Courses on Indigenous sovereignty movements and 21st-century empire in comparative and global perspective, with particular emphasis on institutional configurations of empire, conceptions of Indigeneity, and strategies of Indigenous resistance.

Courses on critical social science traditions and research design for social justice, with particular emphasis on Indigenous methodologies, participatory action research, mixed-methods and qualitative research.

Courses on theories of empire in comparative and global perspective, with particular emphasis on implications for research design, methodology, and substantive issues of Indigenous sovereignty and trans-Indigenous solidarities

Courses honoring contemporary figures in Indigenous Oceanic political thought, from Epeli Hau’ofa and Teresia Teaiwa to David Gegeo and Haunani-Kay Trask, with particular emphasis on pertinent development issues in Oceania: Indigenous water sovereignty, Oceanic regionalism, Indigenous transnationalism, trans-Indigeneity.

Teaching Assistant to Jeff Levine, MIT DUSP

Master’s-level introductory course on planning theory and practice, covering standard substantive domains of housing, land use, transportation, economic development and community engagement.

*Awarded 2021 MIT Graduate Student Council Teaching Award

Teaching Assistant to Justin Steil, MIT DUSP

Master’s-level introductory course on determinants of political, social, and economic inequality in America, with a focus on urban theories of racial and economic justice.

Teaching Assistant to Dayna Cunningham and Katrin Kaufer, MIT CoLab

Seven-week master’s-level course on critical histories of capitalism and the contemporary practice of economic democracy, with a particular emphasis on co-operative ownership arrangements and worker power.

Teaching Assistant to Dayna Cunningham and Delia Wendel, MIT DUSP

Five-week master’s-level course on transitional justice as a framework to confront the imperial and racist foundations of urban planning, and to facilitate department-wide dialogue on institutional reform.

Teaching Fellow, MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy

Ten-week undergraduate-level summer course to introduce STEM students to key schools of moral philosophy (virtue ethics, deontology, utilitarianism) and facilitate seminar-style discussions on their applications at the workplace.