
Statue of Dante Alighieri, outside of the Basilica di Santa Croce: Florence, Italy. Photo by Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D.
Classes Taught:
Philosophy:
- PHL 350: Social and Political Philosophy (Olivet College)
- SRM 410: Sports Philosophy and Ethics (Olivet College)
- PHL 250: Visionary Thinkers: Post-Holocaust Philosophy (Olivet College)
- PHL 250: Visionary Thinkers: Sigmund Freud (Olivet College)
- PHL 250: Visionary Thinkers: Friedrich Nietzsche (Olivet College)
- PHL 250: Visionary Thinkers: The Abolitionists (Olivet College)
- PHL 250: Visionary Thinkers: German Philosophy (Olivet College)
- PHL 250: Visionary Thinkers: Malcolm X (Olivet College)
- PHL 250: Visionary Thinkers: Karl Marx (Olivet College)
- PHL 490: World War II and the Holocaust: Study Abroad (Olivet College)
- PHL 320: Social Justice (Olivet College)
- PHL/REL 490: Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity: Study Abroad (Olivet College)
- PHL: 320: Political Philosophy (Olivet College)
- PHL 290: Philosophy of Violence, Suffering, and Anti-Semitism: Study Abroad (Olivet College)
- PHL 325: Modern Philosophy: Hegelian Right and Hegelian Left (Olivet College)
- PHL 103: Logic (Grand Valley State University)
- PHL 220: Aesthetic (Grand Valley State University)
- INT 100: Liberal Education Studies (Grand Valley State University)
- PHL 101: Introduction to Philosophy (Grand Valley State University)
- PHL 101: Introduction to Philosophy (Olivet College)
Ethics:
- PHL 360: Biomedical Ethics (Olivet College)
- PHL 102: Introduction to Ethics (Olivet College)
- PHL 325: Ethics in Professional Life (Grand Valley State University)
Religion:
- REL 432: Modern Muslim Thought (Michigan State University)
- REL 220: History of Christianity (Olivet College)
- REL 101: Exploring Religion (Michigan State University)
- REL 290: Psychological Elements of Religion (Olivet College)
- REL 220: Religion in America (Michigan State University)
- REL 291: Philosophy of Religion: Gender and Politics (Michigan State University)
- REL 210: Religion and the Environment (Michigan State University)
- REL 210: Religion and the Environment Online (Michigan State University)
- REL 175: Religion and Film (Michigan State University)
- REL 215: The Sound of World Religion (Michigan State University)
- REL 260: World Religion: Eastern Religious Traditions (Olivet College)
- REL 101: Wisdom and the World’s Religions (Michigan State University)
- REL 205: Myth, Self, and Religion (Michigan State University)
- REL 261: World Religion: Western Religious Traditions (Olivet College)
- REL 3240: Psychological Elements of Religion (Western Michigan University)
- REL 360: Islamic Tradition (Olivet College)
- REL 1000: Introduction to World Religion – Islam (Western Michigan University)
- REL 315: Teachings of Jesus (Olivet College)
- REL 210: Old Testament History (Olivet College)
- REL 200: Religion and the Quest for Meaning (Olivet College)
- REL 101: Introduction to World Religions (Olivet College)
- REL 1001: Introduction to World Religions (Western Michigan University)
- REL 360: Islamic Tradition (Western Michigan University)
Interdisciplinary Studies:
- IHS 211: Race, Religion, and Diversity (Michigan State University)
- IDS 211: Civilization Studies (Olivet College)
Arabic:
- WRL Arabic 301 & 302: Advanced Intermediate Arabic (Olivet College)
- WRL Arabic 201 & 202: Intermediate Arabic (Olivet College)
- WRL Arabic 101 & 101: Beginning Arabic (Olivet College)
History/Political Science:
- HST 316/POS 316: Modern Russia (Olivet College)
General Studies:
- IDS 151: Self & Community (Olivet College)
- INT 310: Creativity (Grand Valley State University)
- IDS 111 & 112: Writing and Rhetoric (Olivet College)
Music:
- Jazz Drumming (Olivet College)
- African Hand Drumming (Kalamazoo Public Schools)
- Ethnomusicology (Marshall Music Co. in Kalamazoo, MI)
- Private Music Instructor (Marshall Music Co. in Kalamazoo, MI)
Study Abroad Classes:
- 2019: REL 490: “Popes, Saints, and Sinners: Renaissance Christianity in Italy.” Summer semester course taught in Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome.
- 2017: PHL 490: “World War II and the Holocaust.” Summer course taught in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
- 2015: REL 490: Popes, Saints, and Sinners: Medieval Christianity in Italy.” Summer semester course taught in Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome.
- 2013: PHL/REL 490: “Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity.” Summer semester course taught in Athens and Rome.
- 2011: PHL 490: “The Philosophy of Violence, Suffering, and Anti-Semitism.” Summer semester course taught in Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic.