Teaching

My courses

POLI 320: Issues in Canadian Democracy: In the winter of 2023, I designed (from scratch) and taught my very first course, a third year undergraduate political science class at McGill University (77 students). Each week, we examined a different challenge to Canadian democracy, tried to understand its causes, and discussed available solutions. Issues covered included: political participation, democratic competence, the electoral system, representation, regionalism/regional discontent, the distribution of power, the changing media environment, data-driven campaigning, polarization, populism and trust, and mis- and disinformation. Here is the syllabus.

Guest lecturer

Invited by Hwayong Shin (Dartmouth College) to give a lecture on misinformation from a comparative perspective in GOVT30: Political misinformation and conspiracy theories.

Invited by Mireille Lalancette (UQTR) to give a lecture on mis- and disinformation in her graduate-level Political Communication (COM6036: Communication politique et analyse des messages médiatisés) seminar.

Teaching assistant

POLI 618: Quantitative Analysis: Graduate-level seminar on quantitative methods at McGill University (Prof. Aaron Erlich). Responsible for teaching a lab each week, grading assignments, and answering students’ questions (by mail and during my office hours).

Computing and Math Summer Camp Intensive R workshop for graduate-level students.

CEP 1000: Fondements politiques de la communication politique (Political Communication): Introductory political communication course at Université de Montréal (Prof. Frédérick Bastien). Responsible for grading assignments and answering students’ questions (by mail and during my office hours).

Grader:

POLI 426: Political Parties and Electoral Behavior in Quebec: Undergraduate political science course at McGill University (Prof. Éric Bélanger).