Teaching

“I thought Professor Theiss did a wonderful job throughout the semester. She seemed to really care about all of her students, as well as the subject that she was teaching. I appreciate that she learned all of our names. She gave us ample resources to review material covered in class and excel in exams. Her feedback on exams was both helpful and insightful. She seemed to put in a lot of time while grading our tests and this really helped me understand where I went wrong on certain questions. I also thought did a great job breaking down complicated topics into simpler terms and I rarely felt lost in lecture. Overall, I really enjoyed her class and I found an unexpected interest in economics because of it!” – Fall 2023

“Professor Theiss has been one of my favorite Professors throughout the semester. She is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about economics, and it shows through the way that she teaches. I specifically like how Professor Theiss incorporates case studies into her lectures. This makes it so that students can see the real–world implications of what we are learning and how concepts are applicable outside of the theoretical sense.” - Fall 2021

“I was very impressed by Professor Theiss's insight, understanding of the material, and organization. I enjoyed the lecture style and found that looking back at my in–class notes was very beneficial to my learning. I found Blackboard as a great resource, especially with our access to the teacher's personal copies of the note materials reviewed in class. The study guides provided were always in–depth and helped me pace myself in my studying/understand what to focus on. Professor Theiss's office hour appointments were always greatly beneficial to my learning; I loved having any questions I had reviewed with the problems being written out and explained. Her warm attitude and enthusiasm about the class always made me felt welcomed.” - Spring 2022

“Beyond kind, always asks if the class has questions before she moves on. Truly wants each student to succeed and do well. At the end of every class, she offers office hour availability. When I was not able to meet during office hours, she emailed back right away and offered a new time. She is absolutely amazing, and I will miss her next year.” - Spring 2022

“I really liked that she asked for feedback and really listened to it. When she asked for feedback at the beginning of the year, I (and a assume a few others) said she moved through the slides pretty fast which could make it difficult to catch up. Since then, she has only taught us through the whiteboard, and writes out notes, graphs, and explanations in real time with us. This had made it so much easier to keep up with what she's saying, ask questions, and understand the material. I really appreciate and think its super important that she took our feedback to heart and immediately implemented it.” - Fall 2023

“I found that they [Professor Theiss] really try and connect with every student and you can feel their energy towards the topic which drives the students.”- Spring 2024