It is a pleasure to share my passion for studying international relations and security studies. Student engagement lies at the heart of my pedagogical practice. My unwavering commitment to creating exceptional learning experiences, which includes fostering a positive learning environment for all students, is reflected in successive nominations for Massey University Albany Lecturer of the Year. Independent surveys indicate most students have a high, and/or very high, level of satisfaction with my courses. As convenor of nine courses, I have considerable teaching-related administrative experience, including course-content design, setting, grading and moderating assessments, managing student information, offering pastoral care for very diverse cohorts of students, and developing tutors and managing their performance.
My teaching, both on campus (internally and blended) and online (distance), is research driven and introduces students to cultures of inquiry that question the assumptions and commonplaces of the mainstream accounts.