Teaching: Areas of Specialization
I am prepared to teach a wide range of courses in International Relations (IR) and Security Studies.
Potential areas of focus include: IR of East Asia, East Asian Security, China's Engagement with the World, US-China Competition & Secondary States (i.e., middle & small powers), Alliance Politics, Korean Peninsula, and Network Analysis in IR.

Victoria University of Wellington: Instructor of Record
Power, Influence, and International Security (300-level undergraduate course)
  • Scheduled for Trimester 1 in 2026
Foreign Policy Analysis (200-level undergraduate course)
  • Scheduled for Trimester 1 in 2026 (co-teaching)
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons (500-level graduate course)
  • Scheduled for Trimester 2 in 2026, offered as part of the Master of Strategic Studies (MSS) programme

College of William & Mary: Instructor of Record
East Asian Security (400-level undergrad research seminar/capstone course) ​
China’s Engagements with the World: Past, Present, and Future Directions (300-level study abroad class)
  • Offered in Fall 2024-Winter 2025 as a part of the Public Policy program.
  • As the inaugural China Program Director, I organized and led 15 undergraduate students on study abroad trip to Beijing from Jan 3-12, 2025, assisted by Sailor Miao (Associate Program Manager on AidData's TUFF team).
    • ​Included lectures, academic exchanges, visits at: Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University, The Belt & Road School (BRS) at Beijing Normal University, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), U.S. Embassy in Beijing, the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS), China Center for Globalization (CCG).
  • Course Evaluation: 5 out of 5 [Student Comments from the Evaluation]
  • This course was part of a yearlong, three-course sequence for the Global Scholars Program (GSP)'s "US-China Strategic Relations" cohort, co-led by Ammar A. Malik (Ph.D. Public Policy) & Eric Brown (historian & former government official). The study abroad trip was sponsored by William & Mary’s Reves Center in partnership with Beijing Normal University (BNU).​
  • News & Social Media Coverage on the 2025 GSP Beijing Trip: [BNU News], [CCG News], [US Ambassador Nick Burns' Social Media], [W&M News], [CISS Tshinghua News],  [CISS Tsinghua Social Media]

​Invited Guest Lectures: Postgraduate & Undergraduate Courses
Stanford University, "US-Korean relations," (200-level undergrad class)
  • Offered as a part of a class on "State and Society in Korea" in Spring 2023
Stanford University, "MA thesis writing in the Social Sciences," (300-level MA class)
  • Offered as a part of a class on "Debates and Methods in East Asian Studies" in Fall 2022
​Georgetown University, "Joint Military Exercises Network in the Asia-Pacific" (600-level MA class)
  • Offered as a part of a class on "Theory and Policy in Asia " in Fall 2022​
University of Southern California, "Korean Peninsula" (300-level undergrad class)
  • Offered as a part of a class on "International Relations of the Pacific Rim" in Fall 2021
University of Southern California, "Academic Debate" (300-level undergrad class)
  • Offered as a part of a class on "Argumentation and Advocacy" in Summer 2020
William & Mary, “China’s Global Rise” (300-level undergrad class)
  • Offered as a part of a class for the GSP students in Fall 2023

Teaching Assistant: University of Southern California
Introduction to International Relations (200-level undergrad class)
  • Fall 2017, Spring 2020 (for Prof. David C. Kang)
  • Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2022 (for Prof. Brian C. Rathbun)
International Relations of the Pacific Rim (300-level undergrad class)
  • Fall 2021 (for Prof. Saori N. Katada)
​The Global Economy 2040 (300-level undergrad class)
  • Fall 2021 (for Prof. Jonathan D. Aronson and Prof. John Eatwell)​
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