Graduate Courses
Spring 2024, Spring 2025 – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Ed Pol 788 Qualitative Research Methods
An intermediate course focusing on data collection, construction, management, and analysis
Fall 2024 – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Ed Pol 780 Decolonial Theories, Methodologies, & Praxis
An interdisciplinary course that provides an overview of different intellectual traditions and methodological approaches that reflect a decolonial turn in knowledge production
Spring 2023 – Auburn University
FOUN 7030 Philosophy and Education
A course that explores how various philosophical texts address educational issues, with a specific focus on equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice
Fall 2021 – Auburn University
FOUN 7010 History of American Education
A course that provides an overview of how educational systems, institutions, and research traditions evolved in the U.S.
Spring 2021 – Auburn University
FOUN 7040 Philosophy and Educational Research
An interdisciplinary course that offers philosophical perspectives on research approaches, concepts, and issues
Fall 2019 – Auburn University
FOUN 7970 Inquiry as Praxis: Community-Based Research and Activism
An interdisciplinary course designed to address concerns in the local community
Spring 2019 – Auburn University
FOUN 8010 Modern Education and Comparative Perspectives
Introductory course on global transformations in education
Spring 2017 – Arizona State University
ELL 504 Instructional Design for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
In-person master’s course on teaching emergent bilinguals/English Language Learners
Fall 2016 – Arizona State University
BLE 598 Instructional Design for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Hybrid master’s course on teaching emergent bilinguals/English Language Learners
Spring 2015 – Michigan State University
TE 808 Inquiry into Classroom Teaching and Learning
Online master’s course on action research
Undergraduate Courses
From Spring 2024 to Spring 2025 – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Ed Pol 335 Globalization and Education
In-person course that engages in a critical analysis of global influences on educational policies
From Fall 2017 to Spring 2018 – Auburn University
FOUN 3000 Diversity of Learners and Settings
In-person course that explores socio-cultural and individual differences
Spring 2016 – Arizona State University
BLE 408 Structured English Immersion for Linguistically Diverse Students
In-person course that prepares subject area teachers to work with English language learners in their classrooms
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