My Teaching Philosophy

I teach students who exhibit a broad range of connections to the nonprofit and public sectors. My strong commitment to educating leaders to critique technical rationality, demonstrate cultural competence, and engender trust in their institutions guides my in-class approach and scholarly philosophy. My courses are designed to reinforce the material’s real-world applicability, but also for students to gain valuable communication and analysis skills to be used beyond our classroom. My primary goal is to provide an inclusive environment in which students stretch their boundaries of intellectual comfort as they grow and learn. This philosophy guides both face-to-face and online courses.

Informed by our own challenges in navigating our scholarly and personal identities, and lack of resources in the field, I worked with two coauthors (Dr. Fyall and Dr. Jodi Benenson) to publish “Talking about antisemitism in MPA classrooms and beyond” in JPAE, the top academic outlet in public affairs for examining pedagogy. Click the link below to read more.

  • Courses Taught (Syllabi)

    IUPUI

    SPEA-V 525 Nonprofit Management (face-to-face online hybrid)

    SPEA-V 521 Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector (face-to-face hybrid)

    SPEA-V 600 Capstone (hybrid)

    SPEA-V 170 Intro to Public Affairs (face-to-face hybrid)

  • Certifications & Awards

    Certifications and Trainings

    Creating Racially Inclusive Classrooms

    Online Course Design & Development

    Early Career Teaching Academy

    Awards

    2023 O’Neill Favorite Full-Time Graduate Professor

    2021 O’Neill Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Student Choice: Faculty of the Year

    2020 Chancellor’s Award for Multicultural Teaching (Nominee)