Teaching Overview
Below is the list of courses I have taught at Stanford, Michigan, and elsewhere. At Michigan I was a winner of the Department of Political Science's Kingdon teaching award, and I also served as a writing fellow for the Sweetland Center for Writing and a graduate fellow in the LS&A Honors Program.
Courses
EASTASN 143/243 -- Taiwan's Democratic Evolution, Spring 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Stanford University
Previously offered as POLISCI 243D -- Taiwan's Democratic Evolution, Spring 2016, Stanford University
EASTASN 168/268 -- Taiwan Security Issues, Fall 2020, Spring 2024, Stanford University
As primary instructor at University of Michigan:
CICS 401 -- Identity, Ethnic Conflict, and Democracy. Fall 2012, senior seminar in the Program in International and Comparative Studies, University of Michigan.
PLSC 211 -- Introduction to Comparative Politics. Winter 2012, at Eastern Michigan University.
ENGLISH 125 -- Writing and Academic Inquiry. Winter 2010, first-year writing seminar, University of Michigan.
POLSCI 314 -- Parties and Elections. Spring 2009, University of Michigan.
As graduate student instructor (TA):
POLSCI 140 -- Introduction to Comparative Politics. Fall 2004, with Meredith Woo-Cumings.
POLSCI 339 -- China's Evolution under Communism. Fall 2006, with Ken Lieberthal; Winter 2008, with Mary Gallagher.
POLSCI 340 -- A Game-Theoretic Approach to Western European Politics. Fall 2008, with George Tsebelis.
POLSCI 354 -- Government and Politics of Southeast Asia. Fall 2008, with Allen Hicken.
POLSCI 363 -- Globalization and International Security Issues. Fall 2009, with Philip Potter; upper-level writing course.
POLSCI 389 -- Comparative Analysis of Government Institutions. Fall 2008, with George Tsebelis.
PUBPOL 634 -- The Future of Public Flagship Universities. Winter 2008, with Paul Courant, Jim Duderstadt, and Edie Goldenberg.
Previously offered as POLISCI 243D -- Taiwan's Democratic Evolution, Spring 2016, Stanford University
EASTASN 168/268 -- Taiwan Security Issues, Fall 2020, Spring 2024, Stanford University
As primary instructor at University of Michigan:
CICS 401 -- Identity, Ethnic Conflict, and Democracy. Fall 2012, senior seminar in the Program in International and Comparative Studies, University of Michigan.
PLSC 211 -- Introduction to Comparative Politics. Winter 2012, at Eastern Michigan University.
ENGLISH 125 -- Writing and Academic Inquiry. Winter 2010, first-year writing seminar, University of Michigan.
POLSCI 314 -- Parties and Elections. Spring 2009, University of Michigan.
As graduate student instructor (TA):
POLSCI 140 -- Introduction to Comparative Politics. Fall 2004, with Meredith Woo-Cumings.
POLSCI 339 -- China's Evolution under Communism. Fall 2006, with Ken Lieberthal; Winter 2008, with Mary Gallagher.
POLSCI 340 -- A Game-Theoretic Approach to Western European Politics. Fall 2008, with George Tsebelis.
POLSCI 354 -- Government and Politics of Southeast Asia. Fall 2008, with Allen Hicken.
POLSCI 363 -- Globalization and International Security Issues. Fall 2009, with Philip Potter; upper-level writing course.
POLSCI 389 -- Comparative Analysis of Government Institutions. Fall 2008, with George Tsebelis.
PUBPOL 634 -- The Future of Public Flagship Universities. Winter 2008, with Paul Courant, Jim Duderstadt, and Edie Goldenberg.
Internships
As part of my role as program manager of the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project, I also have arranged and oversee two summer internship programs in Taiwan:
- The Freeman Spogli Institute's Global Policy Internship places one student at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy every summer.
- Beginning in summer 2018, the Stanford in Government summer internship program has partnered with an organization in Taiwan. The first student worked in the Taipei office of Legislator Jason Hsu.
