My Teaching
"Be curious, not judgmental." - Walt Whitman
As an educator, I believe in the transformative power of questioning to facilitate learning. I encourage my students to ask questions, as curiosity is the key to unlocking our potential for knowledge and understanding. I am truly fulfilled by witnessing my students' faces light up with a sense of accomplishment.
During my bachelor's and master's years, I gained valuable experience mentoring high school and undergrad students, which sparked my passion for teaching. I am now a GTA in the Economics department at the University of Kansas, where I have successfully taught courses like Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Industrial Organization as the instructor of record.
Courses I have taught as the instructor of record:
An analytical introduction to microeconomics, studying how individuals and firms make decisions and how these individual decisions aggregate up to market-level outcomes. Topics include consumer and producer behaviors, theory of markets, public policy, international trade, economic efficiency, and equity.
In-depth coverage of microeconomics using mathematical and graphical tools to analyze the motivation and choices of individual agents – both on the consumer and producer side – and how they interact within markets. Topics include consumer theory, theory of the firm, market structure, general equilibrium, and market failures.
Explores the structure, conduct, and performance of American industries using non-cooperative game theory to analyze firms' strategic behavior and interaction in imperfectly competitive markets. Topics include the theories of monopoly, competition and oligopoly, concentration, price discrimination, collusive behavior, and merger activity.
Analyzes the economic and financial relationships between two or more countries and explores important policy issues. Topics include the balance of payments, the foreign exchange market and the exchange rates, open economy macro models, arbitrage conditions, and equilibrium conditions.