Teaching at MIT

American Public Policy for DC Interns — Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 (TA)

  • Year-long course for a select group of undergraduates chosen to participate in the MIT Washington Summer Internship Program. Evaluations: 6.8/7 (Fall 2021), 6.8/7 (Spring 2022)

Making Public Policy — Fall 2021 (Grader)

  • Introductory undergraduate course that aims to get undergraduates thinking about how politics and policy impact their everyday lives. I took over as a grader/substitute TA for a colleague who went on leave midway through the semester.

Methods Workshops

Webscraping in R — Spring 2023 and 2024

  • Redesigned (from Python to R) and co-taught a 2 hour workshop as part of MIT’s Political Methodology Lab workshop series. Slides and materials available here.

Intro to R for Text-As-Data — Spring 2019

  • Designed and lead an internal workshop at the Stimson Center, where I worked before entering graduate school.

Pedagogical Training

MIT Graduate Teaching Certificate — 2023

  • I received a Graduate Teaching Certificate from MIT’s Teaching and Learning Lab after completing intensive multi-day workshops in lesson planning, subject design, inclusive teaching, and an observed simulation where I received feedback on my teaching.

Mentorship

MIT Global Diversity Lab, “Pathways to Political Science” Program — Summer 2024

  • “Pathways” brings a cohort of students from U.S. and African universities to MIT for the summer. Students work on individual projects, assist PhD students with research, and attend workshops to prepare for graduate school. I was a research mentor in 2024.

Bahujan Economists Admission Abroad Mentorship Programme — 2023-present

  • Bahujan Economists runs a PhD application mentorship program for scheduled caste/scheduled tribe/other backward class (SC/ST/OBC) and other marginalized applicants living in India. I have been a mentor since 2023.

MIT Political Science Application Mentorship Program (PSAMP) — 2020-present

  • MIT’s PSAMP is a student-led initiative to mentor underrepresented applicants through the PhD admissions process. I have been a mentor since the program began in 2020.