Statewide teaching recognition, institutional and disciplinary honors, funded projects, and conference scholarship. Here is the record—and the work behind it.
FEATURED DISTINCTION ✦ 2026–27
Academic-Year Program · Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education · University of Georgia
Selected for Georgia’s statewide Governor’s Teaching Fellows Academic-Year Program, which brings faculty together to develop teaching practice, explore emerging technologies, and strengthen academic leadership. The work speaks directly to my interests in research methods, responsible AI, and student learning.
Support for research, teaching innovation, open educational resources, and community-connected work. Funding roles and collaborators are noted; grant amounts are not listed where not verified.
Led a cross-disciplinary teaching and development initiative addressing AI-assisted work, assessment, research methods, legal education, and student learning.
TEACHING INNOVATION · COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIPSeed support for survey research in collaboration with L. Lea Bourland.
SURVEY RESEARCH · COLLABORATIONTextbook Transformation Mini Grant, with Dovilė Budrytė, Scott Boykin, and Michael Lewkowicz.
Environmental research support with Kathryn Zimmerman, connecting air-quality measurement to environmental justice.
Science and Technology Grant, with Seunjin Lee.
Includes Purdue summer research support, a Reacting to the Past participation grant, and NICER Cyber Innovation Center educational work.
Recognition across different stages of my career—from independent teaching to senior-faculty leadership.
School of Liberal Arts Award for Excellence as a Senior Faculty Member.
Recognition & documentation ↗Institutional recognition of outstanding faculty contribution.
Recognition & documentation ↗Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society
University Residences Favorite Faculty Student Committee
Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University
A fuller record, including nominations and additional distinctions, is available in the leadership CV ↗.
Selected presentations spanning political behavior, climate skepticism, research methods, and the scholarship of teaching.
Athens · April 16–17
September 8
March 9
From conference presentations to classroom practice, scholarly exchange is part of the work—not an afterthought.
Browse publications ↗Research collaboration with Science for Georgia (since 2026) and education ambassadorship with GPTZero (since 2025), as listed in my leadership CV.
Curriculum development, research mentoring, internship pathways, faculty development, assessment, and departmental governance.
Explore leadership & results ↗For visiting opportunities, research collaborations, speaking invitations, or academic leadership conversations.