My courses on the politics of migration and borders attend to the historical and political development of immigration and citizenship laws; the domestic and international dimensions of immigration and border enforcement; the interplay among governments; the administrative and technological dimensions of enforcement; the political development of borders; Indigenous sovereignty and the making of nation-state borders; the decades-long buildup of enforcement capacities; and the political power of immigrants. Accordingly, I build syllabi that span levels of analysis, incorporate research using diverse methodologies, and feature a range of theoretical frameworks from across and beyond political science.

Drawing on my experiences with the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship and the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, I know that undergraduate students are capable of conducting rigorous research. Accordingly, my courses provide research training for undergraduate and graduate students. I build an intentional classroom with collaborative, incremental assignments that guide students to produce original research projects, culminating in an in-class research conference. Additionally, I invite community-based experts into my classroom, including immigrant rights advocates and movement leaders. I also collaborate with scholars committed to power-sharing methodologies, including those at the Community-Driven Archives Initiative.

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