Courses Taught:
SOCY 100/101 – Introduction to Sociology (8+ years)
SOCY 105 – Social Problems (3+ years)
SOCY 227 – Introduction to the Study of Deviance (8+ years)
SOCY331 – Juvenile Delinquency (1 year)
SOCY 498X – Public Sociology, with Dr. Patricia Hill Collins (1 year)

I build my courses from scratch and unlike most who teach university level courses, I do not like to utilize free materials (e.g. lectures, test questions, writing and discussion prompts) disseminated through textbooks I adopt for my classes. It is certainly labor-intensive for me but it is also easier to frame material with my own words and I always develop a visual memory from this process. I can point a student to the exact page and paragraph when they have a question.

In 2015 I was awarded the University of Maryland’s “Outstanding Instructor Award” for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

I currently teach Sociology 101: Introduction to Sociology and Sociology 331: Juvenile Delinquency at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Copies of syllabi available upon request. Office hours by appointment only.