Teaching Experience
In my role as an instructor, I have had the privilege of designing and teaching two specialized courses, Economics of Labor Markets and Local Public Finance, designed for senior undergraduate students pursuing degrees in Economics and Business. My teaching philosophy is anchored in three key principles:: 1) cultivating analytical and critical thinking skills, 2) creating a student-centered and inclusive learning environment, and 3) responsiveness to feedback and continuous improvement. I take pride in my adaptability, having successfully conducted both in-person and online teaching, ensuring a seamless educational experience for students in diverse settings.
Instructor, University of Illinois
Local Public Finance (Econ 490) : Fall 2021, Spring 2022
Economics of Labor Markets (Econ 440) : Fall 2020 (Online)
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois
Economic Statistics II (Econ 203) : Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021
(For Prof. Eric McDermott and Prof. Ramses Armendariaz)
Macroeconomic Principles (Econ 103) : Fall 2018
(For Prof. Eric McDermott)
Teaching Awards
Teachers Rated as Outstanding by their students: Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2022
Teachers Rated as Excellent by their students: Spring 2019, Spring 2021
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The instructor always pushed the students to do their best, and communicated his ideas in a very efficient and effective manner. One of the few courses I’ve taken where the instructor is actually passionate about the subject matter and I feel that really helped my understanding of the material and increased the effort I put into the class
Very enthusiastic teaching absolutely loved the way he taught the class. Always had an example to put something into context to make it easier to understand. Was always available to help was extremely helpful during office hours. Was willing to change things to make the course more helpful such as moving one set of office hour time from Wednesday to Friday because it made it much easier for us to come to him with questions about our assignments which were given to us on Wednesday. Absolutely loved everything about the class no complaints
The instructor did a good job on explaining the course concept and is very easy to approach. He is patient and willing to help student achieve learning goals. The assignments he designed are well-linked to the learning materials. The questions are not easy but he always encourage students to dig deeper. This is one of the best courses I took!
Super patient and responsible - Passionate toward teaching and the field - his approachable and friendly personality make students easier to ask questions - Ability to give clear and logical response related to the course
The presentations made by the TA were really helpful and organized. He explained the concepts in the course really clearly and coherently. I liked that he would use a lot of pictures and examples to explain the ideas summarized on the slides. I also appreciated that he made sure that we didn’t have any questions before moving on to a new topic.
The teacher of this course always took feedback from the students and was very flexible regarding what content he focused on. I enjoyed all of the topics that we talked about in class and thought that the powerpoints, quizzes, and homeworks really helped reinforce the concepts we talked about in class. I also enjoyed how the professor gave real-life examples of a lot of the theoretical concepts we talked about. I also found all of the outside papers and podcasts he gave us very interesting.