Instruction & Research
I strongly believe that helping future teachers, nurses and other developing professionals learn how to think critically about our society, our government, and our economic systems, is a crucial part of educating citizens who will care about justice and fairness in our society, and professionals who can make achieving it a part of their vocation. In my classes I want students to learn to critically evaluate claims and ideas, and put these skills to use in analyzing relevant and current concerns for our society. I think this has to be a part of the process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, and that it is every bit as vital for society as basic skills for employment.
My interests include economics and environmental issues at local and global levels, critical approaches to economics, and liberal democracy and the emergence of extreme political views including the ideas and philosophies supporting them. I have also become very interested in the relationship between institutions in society, mental health and illness and social and economic inequality.
Academic Courses & Instruction
SOC 1005 Introduction to Sociology I
SOC 1006 Introduction to Sociology II
SOC 2000 Classical Social Theory
SOC 2001 Contemporary Social Theory
SOC 3010 Special Topics in Social Inquiry (Capitalism)
SOC 3020 Science, Technology and Society
SOC 3450 Globalization, Modernity and Change
SOC 3510 Society, Knowledge and the Environment
SOC 3750 Special Topics in Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (Class and Inequality)
SSC 4001 Advanced Topics in Social and Political Thought (Environmental Political and Social Thought) (Conceptions of Justice)
SSC 4801 Advanced Topics in Social Science
PHI 1002 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 1003 Introduction to Ethics
PHI 2002 Environmental Ethics
PHI 2010 Bioethics/Medical Ethics
POL 1005 Introduction to Government and Politics
POL 1000 Political Issues
POL 2000 History of Political Ideas (Political Philosophy)
GEO 3310 Political Economy of the Environment
Academic Courses & Instruction
SOC 1005 Introduction to Sociology I
SOC 1006 Introduction to Sociology II
SOC 2000 Classical Social Theory
SOC 2001 Contemporary Social Theory
SOC 3010 Special Topics in Social Inquiry (Capitalism)
SOC 3020 Science, Technology and Society
SOC 3450 Globalization, Modernity and Change
SOC 3510 Society, Knowledge and the Environment
SOC 3750 Special Topics in Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (Class and Inequality)
SSC 4001 Advanced Topics in Social and Political Thought (Environmental Political and Social Thought) (Conceptions of Justice)
SSC 4801 Advanced Topics in Social Science
PHI 1002 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 1003 Introduction to Ethics
PHI 2002 Environmental Ethics
PHI 2010 Bioethics/Medical Ethics
POL 1005 Introduction to Government and Politics
POL 1000 Political Issues
POL 2000 History of Political Ideas (Political Philosophy)
GEO 3310 Political Economy of the Environment
