Teaching

For me, teaching is a way to give back. I would not have pursued—or even imagined pursuing—a Ph.D. in sociology without the patience of my undergraduate teachers. As I struggled through dense texts in a second language, they encouraged me to think, theorize, and find my own voice. I remain deeply grateful for the intellectual horizons my college education opened to me. Its greatest gift was not a specialized understanding of Max Weber or any other theorist, but a broader perspective on the self and the society around it. I strive to pass that gift forward.

I have taught sociological theory and academic writing since 2019. After graduating from the University of Chicago, I taught in the Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences while working full-time as a writing tutor for undergraduate and graduate students. At Princeton University, I served as a teaching assistant for introductory sociology and sociological theory. As a Postgraduate Research Associate, I now co-teach a research methods course that prepares upper-level sociology majors to undertake independent research projects.

I am prepared to teach introductory sociology, social theory, research methods and design, urban sociology, authoritarian politics, and specialized courses on China and comparative urban politics. Sample syllabi are available here.