Teaching

Teaching Statement

You can find my teaching statement here

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Spring 2024

Urban Economics

Tulane University | Spring 2024

A review of the determinants of the location, size, growth, and form of urban areas. Study of the major issues of contemporary urban life: physical deterioration, growth of ghettos, congestion, pollution, transportation, and land use.

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Spring 2020

Principles of Microeconomics

University of Houston | Spring 2020

This course is an introduction to microeconomics: individual consumer and firm behavior, supply and demand, and the market determination of prices, production and income. We analyze government policies of price controls, taxation, monopoly and antitrust laws, market failures and environmental policy.

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Course Philosophy

My teaching philosophy centers on making economics accessible and relevant to students’ lives. I emphasize:

• Active Learning: Interactive exercises and real-world applications
• Data Literacy: Teaching students to interpret economic research and statistics
• Policy Relevance: Connecting economic theory to current policy debates
• Inclusive Environment: Creating welcoming spaces for all students to engage with economic concepts