I believe technical tools are most powerful when placed in the hands of people asking the right questions. My teaching focuses on bridging computational methods with social science inquiry — helping students who are domain experts become confident data analysts, and helping technical students engage with the social and ethical dimensions of their tools.
Courses & Workshops
Northeastern University (Boston, MA) — Teaching Assistant, 2021–Present
- Comparative Politics (POLS 1155) — Spring 2023 (Prof. Emily Clough)
- Globalization (INTL 1101) — Fall 2022 (Prof. Risa Katagawa)
- Government and Politics in the Middle East (POLS 3465) — Spring 2022 (Dr. Alice Verticelli)
- Globalization (INTL 1101) — Spring 2022 (Dr. Alice Verticelli)
- U.S. National Security Policy (POLS 3420) — Fall 2021 (Prof. Max Abrahms)
- International Relations (POLS 1160) — Fall 2021 (Prof. Max Abrahams)
Kadir Has University (Istanbul, Turkey) — Visiting Lecturer, 2020–2021
- Computational Thinking (lab instructor)
- Understanding Mathematics (lab instructor)
- Civic Responsibility Project (sole instructor)
Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (Istanbul) — Co-Organizer / Teaching Assistant, 2018–Present
- Coordinated logistics, curriculum design, and mentoring projects
Featured
Teaching Responsible AI to Philosophy & CS Students — A 7-week intensive workshop at The Ethics Institute at Northeastern, taking students from Python basics to fine-tuning language models on philosophy papers.
Upcoming
I have received funding to organize workshops helping social scientists leverage LLMs in their research. Details to follow.