Summer 2025
Section 8562 of POLS1
Introduction to United States Government -- : Jun 16 - Jul 27 2025
This section has no scheduled meetings.
I received my Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from San Francisco State University. Social Science majors designed their course of study around a central theme -- mine was justice. My senior thesis compared the treatment of minorities in Northern Ireland and Israel.
I received my Masters Degree in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley where I focused on the politics of the Middle East. My master's thesis examined the relationship between the Saudi royal family and the Wahhabis.
Travel has been an important part of my education. The most rewarding travel experiences I have had combined study and travel, whether studying Irish politics and literature in Dublin, exploring the Gandhian legacy with Gandhi's grandson in India, visiting farm cooperatives in the Basque country, or learning Italian in Italy.
Golden Gate University, Adjunct Faculty, 1988-89
College of Marin, Adjunct Faculty, 1989-1990
Santa Rosa Junior College, Full-time faculty, 1990-2022 Emeritus faculty 2022-present
I teach Introduction to U.S. Government and International Relations. I'm particularly interested in the U.S. Court system and the politics of food.
I taught International Relations and Western Civilization courses in Florence, Italy as part of SRJC's Study Abroad program in 2011, 2017, and 2020. I'm happy to discuss this program with students interested in studying abroad.