Teaching

Courses Taught:
Introduction to International Relations, INR 2002 (USF).
American Foreign Policy, INR 3102 (USF).
International Law, INR 4403 (USF).
Conflict in the World: The Arab-Israeli Conflict, INR 4083 (USF).
Intelligence Operations, INR 4931 (USF).
Approaches to International Relations, Political Science 144A (UCI).


The Olive Tree Initiative: 

From 2010 to 2015 I was the Education Director for the Olive Tree Initiative (OTI), a university-based organization that promotes conflict analysis and resolution through rigorous academic preparation, experiential education and leadership development.  As the Education Director, I organized, created and conducted 32 weeks of education sessions on the Arab-Israeli conflict.


Guest Talks and Lectures:

“The CIA, Targeted Killings, and the Institutionalization of Secret Law,” Pomona College, Pomona California, February 6, 2020.

“Researching Peace Movements in Conflict Zones: the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” Center for Citizen Peacebuilding 20th Anniversary Conference, University of California, Irvine, February 7, 2020.

"Mexico a Través de los Ojos de la CIA," Facultad de Economía y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana, México, September 9, 2017.

"A Quarter of a Century of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process," Eckerd College, St Petersburg, Florida, March 22, 2017.

“The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process,” UCDC Washington Center, July 20, 2015.

“Conducting Research at the National Archives on U.S. Interrogation Policies since the Vietnam War,” UCDC Washington Center, November 14, 2013.

“The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Obstacles and Prospects for Peace,” UCSC, April 4, 2012.

“El Papel de los Intelectuales en la Democracia,” Conference for Profesionistas por la Democracia, Tijuana, Mexico, September 2009.

“El Conflicto entre Israel y sus Vecinos,” at the Conference for Profesionistas por la Democracia, Tijuana, Mexico, August, 2008.