Course Syllabi

Syllabi from courses I have taught are available below. Most course materials are posted only on Blackboard, but if you are interested in knowing more about what I do in a particular class, please be in touch. I am happy to talk about my teaching. Enrolled students should be sure to visit the Blackboard site for their courses for the most current syllabi and materials.

At Rhode Island College:
*Social Research Methods (formerly Research Methods I), Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022

*Social Data Analysis (formerly Research Methods II), Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2023, Spring 2024

*Comparative Perspectives on Higher Education (fulfills the Connections reqirement in the Rhode Island College General Education Program), Spring 2014, Spring 2015

*Comparative Law and Justice, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017

*Law and Society, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010,Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Spring 2014

*Race and Justice (fka Minority Issues in Justice Systems), Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2014

*Senior Seminar in Sociology, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

*Careers & the Social Sciences, Spring 2024

*Professional Writing for Justice Services, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023

*Justice and Social Change, Fall 2015

*Justice & Disability, Fall 2023

*Society and Social Behavior, Summer 2010 and 2011 (taught 100% online; course materials available on Blackboard only)

*The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (formerly Minority Group Relations), Fall 2008, Spring 2009

Prior Courses: Hamilton College
 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity in the United States, Fall 2007
Social Problems, Spring 2008 Seminar on the Holocaust, Spring 2008
Sociology of Education, Spring 2008

Prior Courses: New York University
Sociology of Race, Summer 2004
Sociology of the Holocaust, Fall 2005

Prior Courses: Queens College of the City University of New York
Introduction to Sociology: Fall 2004; Spring 2005
Racial and Ethnic Relations, Summer 2005
Sociology of the Holocaust, Spring 2006
Social Change and Social Movements, Fall 2006