Nicholas C. D'Amico

Teaching

I have pursued various teaching and mentorship experiences across substantive and methodological areas at Syracuse University. I am prepared to teach a wide range of introductory and specializaed courses across American Politics and Research Methods. I pride myself on being a warm, welcoming, and flexible teacher who is genuinely interested in seeing students succeed. My teaching philosophy is grounded in three commitments: treating students as active participants in the research process, not just passive consumers of knowledge; designining diverse and accessible pathways for student learning; and cultivating engaged citizenship inside and beyond the classroom.

Teaching Experience

As Instructor of Record

PSC 202: Introduction to Political Analysis (Summer 2026) [View Syllabus]

As Instructor of Record for PSC 202, I developed an original syllabus and series of assignments designed to build students' statistical and methodological literacy while engage in an iterative semester-long research project and drawing on real-world datasets like the American National Election Study. In a course often viewed as intimidating for undergraduates, I took great care to teach these vital methodological and statistical skills in a manner accessible to students of all backgrounds and substantive interests.