Teaching

On leave · Fall 2026 (not teaching). I am the recipient of the 2026 Department of Economics Dissertation Fellowship at Colorado State University, which provides full-time support for dissertation research during the semester.

Sole Instructor

ECON 235 — Working with Data
Graduate Teaching Instructor · Colorado State University · Summer 2025 – present
A hands-on introduction to data management and analysis in Excel: sourcing, manipulating, and visualizing data with sorts and filters, logical and lookup functions, charts, and pivot tables, together with introductory statistical methods such as correlations and regressions.
Taught: Summer 2025, Fall 2025 (2 sections), Spring 2026 (2 sections), Summer 2026.

Teaching Assistant

ECON 202 — Principles of Microeconomics
Graduate Teaching Assistant · Colorado State University · Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
ECON 204 — Principles of Macroeconomics
Graduate Teaching Assistant · Colorado State University · Fall 2023, Spring 2025

Teaching Effectiveness

Students consistently rate my teaching highly on organization, clarity, engagement, and inclusiveness. Selected measures from formal course evaluations:

  • 100% — assignments had a positive impact on learning
  • 88% — clarity of expectations and grading (rated a strength)
  • 82% — accessibility and usefulness of materials (strength)
  • 80% — class discussions had a positive impact
  • 76% — inclusive learning environment (strength)
  • 76% — appropriate level of challenge (strength)
“Amazing instructor, the only thing that got me through Econ. Careful explanations and thoughtful explanations. Really takes her time with students, is easy to contact.”
“I personally feel that you did a phenomenal job teaching the course, and I have gained an intuitive and useful understanding of excel because of you!”
“thank you for teaching this class, I learned an immense number of skills and I now feel confident approaching and using excel in my daily life.”