Teaching
My teaching spans computational social science, spatial data analysis, text-as-data, the responsible use of AI in political science, international relations, conflict resolution, peacemaking, human rights, and international security.
Course Portfolio
Intro to Data Science
An introduction to data analysis and communication in R, built around the tidyverse. From tidy principles and statistical summaries through text analysis, geospatial data, and reproducible reporting for public and policy audiences.
Geospatial Data Science and Spatial Analysis
A rigorous applied introduction to spatial data science for students with R foundations. Covers data structures, geoprocessing, cartography, spatial autocorrelation, predictive modeling, spatial regression, and the ethics of working with geographic data.
Data Visualization
Course overview coming soon.
Predictive Modeling and Forecasting
Course overview coming soon.
Courses taught
Visualizing and Understanding Social Data (Computational Social Science)
A hands-on introduction to data analysis and visualization for upper-level undergraduates, with no prior programming experience assumed. The course moves from R fundamentals and critical data literacy into applied projects: exploratory analysis, geospatial mapping, dataset integration, and reproducible reporting. Students leave able to transform messy social data into clear visualizations, maps, and written reports for diverse audiences.
International Law and Problems of World Order
Foundational and contemporary perspectives on the global legal system and its role in world politics. The course moves from theories of compliance, commitment, and enforcement through applied areas including international courts, the laws of war, international criminal law, human rights, trade, environment, and migration. Students develop analytical reading and writing skills and participate in a simulation for practical understanding of legal regimes.
International Relations
An introduction to the major theories, concepts, and trends in world politics, with special attention to the post-World War II order. The course covers the main frameworks for explaining interstate behavior, then examines key actors — great powers, international organizations such as the UN and NATO, and violent non-state actors — before applying these tools to contemporary challenges: terrorism, nuclear weapons, trade, environmental degradation, and human rights.
Other teaching
Guest Lecturer
- Civil Wars — “Civilians in Civil Conflict” University of Pittsburgh · Fall 2023
- Civil Wars — “Participation and Recruitment” University of Pittsburgh · Fall 2021
Teaching Fellow
- International Relations University of Pittsburgh · Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Teaching Assistant
- Intro to International Relations Koç University · Summer 2018
- Terrorism, Insurgency, and World Politics Koç University · Spring 2018
- Intro to Turkish Politics Boğaziçi University · Spring 2017