Syllabi Problem-Based Learning without Borders Examples of PBL without Borders
Decolonial Pedagogy and Curriculum Inventory
Teaching Publications
2022 “Multi-Nodal Virtual Exchange (VE) Pedagogy Across Continents,” International Virtual
Exchange Conference: Conference Proceedings. Ed. Kathlyn Elliott. r. With Leonard Hammer
and Liudmila Klimanova. Available at: https://iveconference.org/wp-
content/uploads/2022/03/IVECFinal_Proceedings_2021.pdf
2019 “Problem-Based Learning beyond Borders: Impact and Potential for University-Level Human
Rights Education” in Journal of Human Rights 18 (3): 280-292.
2012 “Making the Teaching of Social Justice Matter” in Real Social Science. Cambridge University
Press, edited by Bent Flyvbjerg, Todd Landman, and Sanford Schram. 2012.
2005 “International Human Rights” [Syllabus and Course Assignments] Included in Teaching Human
Rights, Ed. Joyce Aspel, American Sociological Association, August 2005.
2022 “Multi-Nodal Virtual Exchange (VE) Pedagogy Across Continents,” International Virtual
Exchange Conference: Conference Proceedings. Ed. Kathlyn Elliott. r. With Leonard Hammer
and Liudmila Klimanova. Available at: https://iveconference.org/wp-
content/uploads/2022/03/IVECFinal_Proceedings_2021.pdf
2019 “Problem-Based Learning beyond Borders: Impact and Potential for University-Level Human
Rights Education” in Journal of Human Rights 18 (3): 280-292.
2012 “Making the Teaching of Social Justice Matter” in Real Social Science. Cambridge University
Press, edited by Bent Flyvbjerg, Todd Landman, and Sanford Schram. 2012.
2005 “International Human Rights” [Syllabus and Course Assignments] Included in Teaching Human
Rights, Ed. Joyce Aspel, American Sociological Association, August 2005.
Teaching Presentations
2022 “Multi-Nodal Project-Based Learning in Central Asia: Avenues for Engagement” Innovative Practices and
Pedagogies for Teaching Undergraduate International Development Studies Workshop. Tobias Center for
Innovation in International Development. Indiana University. March. With Leonard Hammer and Liudmila
Klimanova.
2021 “Multi-Nodal Virtual Exchange (VE) Pedagogy Across Continents,” International Virtual Exchange
Conference. Virtual. October. With Leonard Hammer and Liudmila Klimanova.
2020 “Teaching Human Rights Advocacy” Invited Webinar for the University and College Consortium for Human
Rights Education. February.
2019 Invited Participant, “UCCHRE Roundtable: Critiquing and Constructing HRE in Higher Education” Columbia
University, New York, September.
2018 “Problem-Based Learning beyond Borders: Impact and Potential for University-Level Human Rights
Education” Invited to Present at the “Human Rights in Higher Education Workshop” University of
Connecticut. March.
2017 Workshop Participant, “Tackling Global Challenges with Human Rights Education” 8th Annual International
Conference on Human Rights Education, Montreal, November 2017.
Roundtable Participant: “Teaching Human Rights: Challenges and Best Practices” at The Social Practice of
Human Rights: Charting the Frontiers of Research and Advocacy. University of Dayton. October 2017.
2015 “Problem-Based Learning beyond Borders” Roundtable Participant at The Social Practice of Human Rights:
Charting the Frontiers of Research of Advocacy. University of Dayton. October 2015.
2010 “Teaching Participatory Action Research in the Human Rights Curriculum” Presented at the Annual Meeting
of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, February 2010.
2009 "Participatory Pedagogies in the Human Rights Curriculum" Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
International Studies Association, New York City, February 2009.
2008 "Participatory Pedagogies in the Human Rights Curriculum", 2-Hour Workshop Designed and Led at the
International Conference, Human Rights, Individualism and Globalization, Bethany College, Bethany, WV
April, 2008.
2007 “The State of Exception in a Political Theory Classroom: PBL, Wikis, and Impeachment.” Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Association for Political Theory, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont,
October 2007.
2006 "Teaching is Not Reducible to Maieutics': Problem-Based Learning in Political Theory Courses.” Annual
Conference of the Association of Political Theory, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, November 2006
(Prepared and posted on web site, but not presented due to medical
reasons).
“Problem-Based Learning in an Undergraduate Human Rights Course.” Teaching Human Rights Short
Course, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, August 2006.
2022 “Multi-Nodal Project-Based Learning in Central Asia: Avenues for Engagement” Innovative Practices and
Pedagogies for Teaching Undergraduate International Development Studies Workshop. Tobias Center for
Innovation in International Development. Indiana University. March. With Leonard Hammer and Liudmila
Klimanova.
2021 “Multi-Nodal Virtual Exchange (VE) Pedagogy Across Continents,” International Virtual Exchange
Conference. Virtual. October. With Leonard Hammer and Liudmila Klimanova.
2020 “Teaching Human Rights Advocacy” Invited Webinar for the University and College Consortium for Human
Rights Education. February.
2019 Invited Participant, “UCCHRE Roundtable: Critiquing and Constructing HRE in Higher Education” Columbia
University, New York, September.
2018 “Problem-Based Learning beyond Borders: Impact and Potential for University-Level Human Rights
Education” Invited to Present at the “Human Rights in Higher Education Workshop” University of
Connecticut. March.
2017 Workshop Participant, “Tackling Global Challenges with Human Rights Education” 8th Annual International
Conference on Human Rights Education, Montreal, November 2017.
Roundtable Participant: “Teaching Human Rights: Challenges and Best Practices” at The Social Practice of
Human Rights: Charting the Frontiers of Research and Advocacy. University of Dayton. October 2017.
2015 “Problem-Based Learning beyond Borders” Roundtable Participant at The Social Practice of Human Rights:
Charting the Frontiers of Research of Advocacy. University of Dayton. October 2015.
2010 “Teaching Participatory Action Research in the Human Rights Curriculum” Presented at the Annual Meeting
of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, February 2010.
2009 "Participatory Pedagogies in the Human Rights Curriculum" Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
International Studies Association, New York City, February 2009.
2008 "Participatory Pedagogies in the Human Rights Curriculum", 2-Hour Workshop Designed and Led at the
International Conference, Human Rights, Individualism and Globalization, Bethany College, Bethany, WV
April, 2008.
2007 “The State of Exception in a Political Theory Classroom: PBL, Wikis, and Impeachment.” Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Association for Political Theory, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont,
October 2007.
2006 "Teaching is Not Reducible to Maieutics': Problem-Based Learning in Political Theory Courses.” Annual
Conference of the Association of Political Theory, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, November 2006
(Prepared and posted on web site, but not presented due to medical
reasons).
“Problem-Based Learning in an Undergraduate Human Rights Course.” Teaching Human Rights Short
Course, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, August 2006.
Courses Taught
Social Justice and Human Rights
Action Research in Social Justice and Human Rights
Advancing Human Rights
Blacks and the American Political System
Environmental Politics
Ethnicities and Conflicts
Feminist and Related Social Movements
Gender, Violence, and Justice in the Borderlands
Human Rights Crises: The Rohingya
Human Rights Policy
Human Rights Voices (200-level Honors Class)
Human Rights Voices (500-level Graduate Class)
International Human Rights
Proseminar in Social Justice and Human Rights
Political Theory
American Political Thought
Feminist Political Thought
Introduction to Political Theory
Political Ideologies
Political Theory I: Ancients to Renaissance
Political Theory II: Modern Political Thought
Research Methods
Advanced Research Methods
Applied Statistics in Public Administration
Community Based Participatory Action Research for Human Rights
Public Administration Research
Quantitative Methods
Research Methods in Political Science
Other Courses
Constitutional Law
History of Women in the United States: 1890 to Present
Introduction to American Politics
Introduction to Public Policy
Law and the Political Order
Public and Intergovernmental Administration
Public Policy Analysis
Sex, Health, and AIDS
U.S. History II
Social Justice and Human Rights
Action Research in Social Justice and Human Rights
Advancing Human Rights
Blacks and the American Political System
Environmental Politics
Ethnicities and Conflicts
Feminist and Related Social Movements
Gender, Violence, and Justice in the Borderlands
Human Rights Crises: The Rohingya
Human Rights Policy
Human Rights Voices (200-level Honors Class)
Human Rights Voices (500-level Graduate Class)
International Human Rights
Proseminar in Social Justice and Human Rights
Political Theory
American Political Thought
Feminist Political Thought
Introduction to Political Theory
Political Ideologies
Political Theory I: Ancients to Renaissance
Political Theory II: Modern Political Thought
Research Methods
Advanced Research Methods
Applied Statistics in Public Administration
Community Based Participatory Action Research for Human Rights
Public Administration Research
Quantitative Methods
Research Methods in Political Science
Other Courses
Constitutional Law
History of Women in the United States: 1890 to Present
Introduction to American Politics
Introduction to Public Policy
Law and the Political Order
Public and Intergovernmental Administration
Public Policy Analysis
Sex, Health, and AIDS
U.S. History II
Teaching Awards
Social & Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Arizona, Spring 2015.
Richard B. Kenney Award for the Outstanding Teacher, Bethany College, 1999-2000.
Nominated for Richard B. Kenney Award for the Outstanding Teacher, Bethany College, 1998-2002.
Nominated for the U.S. Professor of the Year, 2000 and 2001, Sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Nominated by Dean of Faculty, Bethany College.
Social & Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Arizona, Spring 2015.
Richard B. Kenney Award for the Outstanding Teacher, Bethany College, 1999-2000.
Nominated for Richard B. Kenney Award for the Outstanding Teacher, Bethany College, 1998-2002.
Nominated for the U.S. Professor of the Year, 2000 and 2001, Sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Nominated by Dean of Faculty, Bethany College.
Supervisor or Co-Supervisor of Student Trips
Bangladesh (2022)
The Gambia, West Africa (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007)
Paris
Mexico City
Norfolk, VA
Los Angeles / San Diego / Tijuana
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington D.C.
Nogales, Mexico
Bangladesh (2022)
The Gambia, West Africa (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007)
Paris
Mexico City
Norfolk, VA
Los Angeles / San Diego / Tijuana
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington D.C.
Nogales, Mexico
