Teaching

As a teacher, my twin objectives are to foster curiosity about real-world political dynamics and equip students with the methodological skills to analyze those dynamics scientifically. To accomplish this objective, my teaching philosophy rests upon three fundamental pillars. Firstly, I prioritize the development of students’ analytical and problem-solving abilities through writing exercises and data literacy. Second, I cultivate my students’ curiosity and participation by fostering inclusive learning environments. Lastly, I aim to inspire teamwork and a genuine interest in their work through project-based and experiential learning approaches. You can find

I am eager to teach undergraduate and graduate courses on comparative politics, political economy, and migration. Additionally, I am enthusiastic about teaching more specialized classes on the political economy of Latin America, race and representation, and distributive politics. On the methods front, I can offer specialized courses on research design, causal inference, archival and field research, as well as basic regression, maximum likelihood, and econometrics. I am committed to designing undergraduate courses that provide students with opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world contexts, while graduate courses help to facilitate the development and advancement of students’ research agendas. Here is a teaching dossier with the compilation of the most recent teaching evaluations for some of my courses. You can find my syllabus for the PE of migration here and a copy of my teaching statement below.

Duke:

• As a teaching assistant
  • PolSci 364 (undergrad): Political Violence, Repression, and Organized Crime with Eric Mvukiyehe.
  • PolSci 733 (grad): Advanced Regression and Maximum Likelihood with Daniel Stegmueller.
    • Lab materials here.
  • Political Science Extended Math Camp (grad) with David Siegel.
  • Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, Methods with David Siegel.
    • Lab materials here
• As a grader
  • PolSci 146 (undergrad): Politics and Economics with Daniel Stegmueller.

University of California San Diego:

• As a teaching assistant
  • POLI 11 (undergrad): Introduction to Comparative Politics with Karen Ferree.
    • Student Evaluations
  • POLI 30 (undergrad): Political Inquiry with Peter Galderisi.
  • GPCO 401 (grad): Microeconomics for Policy and Management with Gordon C. McCord.
    • Student Evaluations
  • GPCO 400 (grad): Policy Making Process with David G. Victor
    • Student Evaluations
  • GPCO 403 (grad): International Economics with Natalia Ramondo.
    • Student Evaluations
• As a grader
  • POLI 142 (undergrad): Insurgency and Terrorism with David Mares.

Universidad de los Andes:

• As an Instructor of Record
  • CPOL 2440 (undergrad): Debates sobre Identidad y Representación.
    • Link to syllabus
• As a teaching assistant:
  • ECON 2701 (undergrad): Introducción a la Microeconomía with Juan Camilo Cárdenas
  • ECON 3501 (undergrad): Historia Económica de Colombia with Ricardo Kerguelén
• As a grader:
  • CPOL 1300 (undergrad): Introducción a la política colombiana with Mónica Pachón.
  • CPOL 1500 (undergrad): Fundamentos de Metodología with Miguel García Sánchez.
  • CIDE B (undergrad): Desarrollo, Estado y Guerras Civiles with Mauricio Uribe López.
  • CISO Teorías Contemporáneas de las Ciencias Sociales with Rodolfo Macías Nuñez
  • MATE Estadística para Ciencias Sociales with José Rodríguez.