Courses taught:
Undergraduate
- PLCY 300: Governance: Collective Action in the Public Interest (Spring 2022 syllabus)
- PLCY 380: Innovation and Social Change: Do Good Now (Fall 2021 syllabus)
Graduate
- PLCY 798Y: Nonprofit Management and Leadership (Fall 2021 syllabus)
Office Hours (Fall 2022):
For Fall 2022, I am on leave. As such, I will not hold regular office hours. However, I am still available to meet with students. Please just send me an email and we will schedule a meeting time that works for you.
- Doctoral students: My office hours are open to you too! (even if you are not taking a class with me) If you have questions about the job market, want to bounce research ideas, want to know more about R or LaTeX (I won't have all of the answers, but I will try my best), and so on, please feel free to come by. I am always happy to talk to UMD doctoral students about their work, regardless of field.
- Signing up for office hours online: If you want to sign up for a specific slot in my office hours ahead of time, you can do so online by clicking on the "book now" button below. Feel free to sign up for any available slot.
- It is not time for office hours but my door is open? Come on in!
Ph.D. students looking for advising:
Current UMD doctoral students
- I am always happy to hear about our Ph.D. students' research interests. Please email me to schedule an appointment or come to my office hours.
- Some questions to reflect upon before our first meeting:
- What are your goals for graduate school and beyond?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- What is your work style?
- What skills do you want/need to develop?
- What kinds of research or creative projects will engage you?
Potential doctoral students (i.e. you are applying to our Ph.D. program right now)
- I often get emails from applicants asking me if I would be willing to be their adviser if they join our Ph.D. program. The reality is that you do not need to have an adviser already lined up when applying to the program. Explaining in your application letter which faculty you would like to work with and why is more than sufficient at that stage. It is quite uncommon for students to speak with faculty in advance.