At Princeton and now NYU, I have taught a broad range of courses across comparative politics, political behavior, public policy, and applied research, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

NYU, Faculty Fellow

Capstone: Applied Research in Policy and Politics
2015-2016, 2017-2018

This year-long MPA core course focuses on research design and applied empirical methods to guide student teams through completing an original and analytically rigorous research project on a policy question of their choice.

Political Participation and Policy
J-term 2016, Spring 2018
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This graduate seminar examines the "bottom-up" process of policy-making, focusing on the political and social theories about why citizens participate in politics - vote, protest, comply with the state - in the U.S. and international contexts.

Policy Formation and Policy Analysis
Spring 2017


This MPA core course looks at how policy is made, with emphasis on the various actors and incentives that shape the policy formation process. How is a policy idea born? What factors influence policy design? Why do even "good" policies often fail?

Selected student reviews
Policy Formation
"This was one of my favorite classes so far. Reading empirical studies and then getting together to discuss them and relate them to current events was brilliant and enriching. I learned so much and am constantly citing these studies in my day to day conversations now."

"Policy Formation was my favorite course at Wagner so far. I always looked forward to attending, thanks mostly to Professor Hur's own knowledge and her knack for facilitating lively and thoughtful discussions. I also appreciated the focus on politics - a subject I've often found lacking in other courses at Wagner. I wholeheartedly recommend this class to any fellow student I talk to."

Political Participation and Policy
"I always feel that it's not useful in an evaluation to give all high marks b/c it dilutes the validity of the eval, but I loved this class and Prof Hur. She's incredibly smart and knowledgeable and her teaching style was very comfortable. She strongly encouraged and facilitated discussion but didn't put people on the spot. She created a safe environment to express viewpoints." 
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"I wasn't necessarily expecting a whole lot, but Professor Hur turned this course into one of the best courses taken at Wagner."
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Applied Research in Policy and Politics
"Prof. Hur is amazing and extremely helpful. Her knowledge of statistical methods is impressive, but her ability to teach and explain concepts behind them was even more noteworthy. All research capstone students should be lucky enough to have someone as useful and as great as Prof. Hur."

"...I want to give Prof. Hur a huge amount of credit for turning a difficult situation into a great experience. She brought together a much needed high level of expectations for students and helpful academic firepower into a great crash course on long-term research. I highly recommend her as an instructor!"

Princeton University, Teaching Assistant

Democracy, Fall 2010
Professors Carles Boix and Nolan McCarty

Mass Media and American Politics, Spring 2011
Professor Martin Gilens
This is an advanced undergraduate course on theories of democracy and economic development. What  institutional and technological conditions underpin economic development? What is the relationship between development and democracy? How do democratic institutions work?
This undergraduate course considers the role of mass media in American politics. It examines the nature of news production, the role of media in electoral campaigns, how the media constrain politicians, and the influence of media on citizen attitudes and behaviors.
Selected student reviews

Democracy
"Aram was hands-down the best student preceptor I've ever had in my four years at Princeton. [...] Rather than going through each reading, she really took the time to help us understand how each reading links to each other and how they fit into the overall theme / narrative of the course."

"Aram is the best preceptor I have had in my four years at Princeton. She did an excellent job each week devoting time to a brief summarization of the readings, and more importantly elucidating how they related to each other (both within and across lessons)." 

"One of the best preceptors I've ever had at Princeton. Without her, I'm not sure I would have taken much away from the course! She was amazing at raising challenging questions, making us think, be critical, and analyze the texts.​"

Mass Media and American Politics
"Aram was very organized and purposeful in leading our precepts--I've only had one other precept in the past where we've done structured activities like debates, etc. as a supplement to just discussing the lecture/readings. I also liked how she maintained a critical distance from the course and the readings. She would always be sure to tell us when she personally disagreed with something, which encouraged us to be equally critical."
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