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Teaching

Giving my students the tools to make good ethical decisions.

Teaching is central to my professional identity. Typically, in my classes, I discuss difficult moral dilemmas, examine (often conflicting) moral frameworks (e.g. on welfare, freedom, and virtue), and eventually ask students: “What is the right thing to do?

Student engagement

My primary aim as an educator is to help my students to develop sharp critical thinking, analysis, interpretation and application of the most pressing ethical dilemmas faced by society.

My teaching is supported by systematic reference to existing research, practical fieldwork, and case-in-point learning. This is a process of ‘sharing’ rather than ‘teaching’.

My goal is to help students understand what has been done before and, by suggestion, surface what might be possible.

Academic Resources for Students

I am always looking for new ways to meet the needs of today’s students and support their academic experience. Here, I provide selected resources to help students strengthen their academic skills.

Research

I always seek to unite teaching and research with practice. I have tested theories and concepts of ethics and justice through extensive fieldwork.

Choice Points: A Conversation on Moral Leadership, Power and Responsibility

The purpose of the course is to examine high-stakes moral dilemmas, understand their complexity, and take meaningful action to remedy them.

Climate Justice

The purpose of the course is to examine high-stakes moral dilemmas, understand their complexity, and take meaningful action to remedy them.

Ethics and Moral Reasoning in International Affairs

This course discusses ethical parameters and principles. Students see how they can guide decision-makers when choosing among values, weighing priorities, and responding to trade-offs.

The Exercise of Moral Leadership in an Increasingly Uncertain and Volatile World

This class looks at the dilemmas and decisions that individuals confront in a range of situations where ethical thinking is needed.

Distributive Justice, Poverty, and the Global Financial System

Here we examine policy options related to the financing of development, with their ethical trade-offs and operational implications.

Capstone Seminars

A Capstone Project is a requirement for all second year MPA students. It is an interactive, peer-to-peer discussion and research on a live policy issue. I have managed several Capstone projects on various topics.