John teaches public policy analysis, climate policy, and energy policy at the graduate level (M.A./M.Sc.). He has also taught undergraduate courses on Comparative Public Policy, Canadian Politics, and International Relations.

His pedagogical approach prioritizes in-class engagement through a combination of written reflection, structured policy simulations, and application of course reading to relevant policy issues. He draws on research expertise and recent international experience as Director of Research for the Extractive Resource Governance Program (2022-2025), which involved close collaboration and public speaking engagements with Government Ministries and industry actors around the World.

Selected Teaching

• Instructor, Climate and Energy Policy (SEDV 633 / PPOL 699), School of Public Policy, University of Calgary [M.Sc Sustainable Energy Development Program and Master of Public Policy], 2025.
• Sessional Instructor, Federalism (POL SCI 3GG3), Department of Political Science, McMaster University, 2024.
• Lecturer, Governance and Cooperative Development (Executive Education Course, University of Calgary). Universidad de Anáhuac, Oaxaca, Mexico (remote), 2024.
• Lecturer, Project Closure and Ecological Restoration in the Mining and Quarrying Industries (Executive Education Course, University of Calgary). Mombasa, Kenya (remote), 2022.
• Teaching Assistant, Global Political Economy, Department of Political Science, McMaster University, 2021.
• Teaching Assistant, Canadian Democracy, Department of Political Science, McMaster University, 2021.