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This course is designed to provide a general background concerning drugs of abuse and the psychological impact of drug usage. The course covers the neuro and pharmacodynamic process of drugs most commonly abused, including illicit and prescribed drugs. The course applies to students coming from a...

The management and conservation of natural and cultural resources are two of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Global warming, natural and man-made disasters, geopolitical instability in history-rich areas across the planet and the related destructions, looting, and illicit antiquities...

This course examines the history of the interdisciplinary field of the digital humanities (DH) and how the introduction of new questions has transcended the traditional text-based approach of humanities scholarship, generating new challenges. What isn’t digital humanities (and why it matters)? Can...

I have taught this introductory survey course to large groups ranging from 75 to 120 students. In the classroom, I use structured class discussions to promote student engagement, assign in-class writing on weekly readings, utilize small groups to involve even the most reserved students in class activities, and bring research and media familiar to students' lives as a way of illustrating key sociological concepts. I often incorporate my own research on collegiate cultures to demonstrate both how to do research and ways that sociology intersects with their own worlds. Course Description In this introductory course, we will explore what it means to do sociology. One of the most exciting things about sociology is that you can study anything from a sociological perspective. Therefore, this class will cover a variety of diverse issues including but not limited to race, class, gender, deviance, religion, and politics. Throughout the semester we will look at how these topics relate to current social issues. Most importantly, students will learn to apply a sociological lens to the topics that most interest them.