Research & writing
Communication, political psychology and teaching.
My published work includes studies of instructor humour, political literature and national resilience, alongside teaching cases on organisational decisions.
Titles link to publisher or university records where available. My dissertation and thesis appear at the end of the list; full texts and teaching notes are not hosted here.
Journal articles
No Funny Business: Instructor Humour as Pedagogical Leadership in Transformational Teaching (opens in a new tab)
2026 · Active Learning in Higher Education
The study examines how course-related and self-disparaging instructor humour relate to students’ perceptions of transformational teaching. It also considers whether these relationships differ according to students’ educational orientations.
On the Duty to Host in International Law: Jacques Derrida and Political Literature (opens in a new tab)
2022 · Law, Culture and the Humanities · 18(1) · 114–131
First published online 2017.
Reading J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace through Derrida’s account of hospitality, this article examines tensions between hosts and guests in debates about refugees and displacement. It asks whether liberal democracies and international humanitarian law can support hospitality that is both ethically grounded and workable in practice.
What Does National Resilience Mean in a Democracy? Evidence from the United States and Israel (opens in a new tab)
2014 · Armed Forces & Society · 40(3) · 504–520
First published online 2013.
Comparing citizens’ definitions in the United States and Israel, this study examines the political and psychological foundations of national resilience. Perceived threats, optimism, patriotism and trust in government emerge as recurring components, informing a revised understanding of the concept.
Teaching cases
Frontier Foods: Family Business Expansion at a Change Crossroads (opens in a new tab)
2025 · Ivey Publishing
Case W41877
Who Watches the Watchdog? Calgary Integrity and Ethics Office
2022 · The Case Centre
Case 722-0061-8
Other writing
DJ Encounter: Invitation to the aesthetic turn in management education (opens in a new tab)
2026 · Chartered Association of Business Schools · Commentary
This piece uses the metaphor of educators as DJs to explore aesthetic and arts-based approaches to management education. It illustrates how combining teaching methods with educators’ and students’ experiences can create opportunities for knowing beyond theory alone.
Dissertation & thesis
Ian McEwan: A Novel Approach to Political Communication
2014 · University of Calgary · PhD, Communication Studies
Psalms vs. Missiles: A Longitudinal Study of National Resilience, Fear of Terror and Religiosity in Israel during the Al-Aqsa Intifada
2007 · University of Haifa · MA, Political Psychology