Methodology: causal inference, coding for social scientists, data collection and management, game theory, probability and statistics for social science, quantitative research design, statistical computing.
Substantive topics: courts and judicial decision-making, crime and criminal justice, identity and discrimination in politics, political economy, political institutions, public policy analysis.
UC Davis/POL 155: Judicial Process and Behavior (last taught Spring 2023)
Upper-level undergraduate course on American judicial decision-making.
UC Davis/POL 290A: Principal-Agent Problems in American Political Institutions (last taught Spring 2021)
Graduate seminar on American political institutions.
UC Davis/POL 108: Policy Making in the Public Sector (last taught Winter 2024)
Upper-level undergraduate course on the policy-making.
UC Davis/POL 140E: Policy Making Processes (last taught Fall 2023)
Upper-level undergraduate course on policy-making processes in the US and UK.
LSE/MY472: Data for Data Scientists (last taught Fall 2024)
Master's level course on using computational methods to collect and manipulate quantitative data.
UC Davis/POL 110: The Strategy of Politics (last taught Spring 2023)
Upper-level undergraduate game theory for political science.
UC Davis/POL 211: Research Methods for Political Science (last taught Fall 2022)
Introduction to probability and statistical inference for Ph.D. students
UC Davis/POL 215: Modeling Politics (last taught Winter 2024)
Introduction to game theory for Ph.D. students.
UC Davis/POL 282: Advanced Models of Politics (last taught Spring 2022)
Intermediate game theory for Ph.D. students with applications to models of politics.