Teaching Interests

Undergraduate:

Introduction to International Relations

Insurgency and Terrorism

American Foreign Policy

Ethnic Politics and Conflict

Politics in South Asia

Graduate:

Theories of IR

International Security

Civil War

Ethnic Politics

Civil-Military Relations

Political Violence in South Asia

Qualitative and Field Research Methods

Teaching Evaluations

During the spring of 2007 I was the teaching assistant for Flynt Leverett’s course “The Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of Global Energy.” The syllabus, assignments, and class notes from my discussion sections are available through MIT’s OpenCourseWare. These are some of my teaching evaluations:

“Paul was by far the best TA I’ve had here at MIT. He has a great sense of humor that really made the recitations worthwhile.”

“Paul has done a remarkable job keeping the class interesting and discussions moving.”

“Paul is awesome. Very energetic, fun, and knowledgeable. Paul had very entertaining recitation sessions. Paul rocks.”

“awesome recitations

very knowledgeable on issues

very engaging

thanks!”

“Paul did a fantastic job TAing the class this spring. I had a great time and enjoyed the class immensely. He was very available and had a great sense of humor.”

“I’ve really enjoyed Paul’s recitations; he’s knowledgeable, manages discussion, engaging. He does a very good job.”

“Paul did a great job. Discussions were well organized and proctored with a good balance of instruction and class participation.”