I have taught several undergraduate courses as the instructor of record at Old Dominion University, Skidmore College, the University of Maine, and the University at Albany. Additionally, I have taught graduate courses as part of Old Dominion University’s Graduate Program in International Studies.

Below is a list of current and previous courses for which I serve(d) as the instructor of record.

Old Dominion University

• Graduate courses:
  • IS 708/808: Asian Politics (Spring 2026)
  • IS 716/816: Theories of Comparative Sociopolitical Studies (Fall 2025)
• Undergraduate courses:
  • POLS 338W: Politics of East Asia (Fall 2025)
  • POLS 102S: Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics (Fall 2025)

Skidmore College

• PL 103: Introduction to Comparative and International Politics (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
• PL 201: Principles of International Relations (Fall 2024)
• PL 228: US Foreign Policy (Spring 2024)
• PL 365: East Asian Politics (Fall 2023, Fall 2024)
• PL 366: Global Militarization and the Politics of Empire (Spring 2024)
• PL 366: Great Power Competition in the Global South (Spring 2025)

University of Maine

• POS 241: Introduction to Comparative Politics (Fall 2020)
• POS 349: Topics in Comparative Politics: Contentious Politics (Fall 2021)
• POS 349: Topics in Comparative Politics: Nation-Building and Nationalism (Spring 2021)

University at Albany (SUNY)

• AEAK/AHIS 389 (AEAK/RPOS 422): North Korea—History, Culture, Politics (Spring 2021, Spring 2024, Spring 2025)
• RPOS 102: Introduction to Comparative Politics and International Relations (Summer 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2021, Summer 2023)
• RPOS 362: Nationalism and Nation-Building (Fall 2019, Winter 2022)
• CEHC 310: Research Seminar in Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (Fall 2019)

Pedagogical Writing

I have published several pedagogical pieces, many of which focus on the use of games and simulations in undergraduate education. I have also written about my experiences as a teaching assistant in political science (TA) and suggestions for current TAs and their supervisors. 

• Charmaine N. Willis and Keith A. Preble. (2025). “Learning at Any Age: Political Science Education and Older Adult Learners.” Journal of Political Science Education.
• Charmaine N. Willis, Joseph W. Roberts, and Victor Asal. (2024). “International Studies in Action: A Guide to Using Simulations in Political Science.” The Oxford Handbook of International Studies Pedagogy, Edited by Heather A. Smith, Mark A. Boyer, and David J. Hornsby.
• Victor Asal, Reyhan Topal, and Charmaine N. Willis. (2022). “Abstract Blitzing and beyond: teaching political methodology.” Teaching Graduate Political Methodology, Edited by Mitchell Brown, Shane Nordyke, and Cameron Thies.  
• Victor Asal, Charmaine Willis, Christopher Linebarger, and Nakissa Jahanbani. (2020). “Teaching about Oppression and Rebellion: The “Peasants Are Revolting” Game.” PS: Political Science and Politics.
• Charmaine N. Willis and Reyhan Topal. (2020) “Between Remote Teaching & Learning: Teaching Assistants in the Time of COVID-19.” APSA Educate (blog).
• Victor Asal, Inga Miller, and Charmaine Willis (2020). “System, State, or Individual: Gaming Levels of Analysis in International Relations.” International Studies Perspectives 21 (1): 97-107.
• Charmaine Willis (2020). “H-Diplo Roundtable XXI-27: Teaching Nationalism in IR.”
• Nakissa Jahanbani, Charmaine Willis, and Donnett Lee (2018). “What We Wish We Knew: Reflections on Being a Teaching Assistant.” Journal of Political Science Education 14 (3): 409-413.