My teaching aims to provide students with a strong foundation in the economics of education while emphasizing its broader relevance for educational leadership, system improvement, and policy design. Grounded in a student-centered approach, I view teaching as an intellectual exchange that encourages critical thinking, applied problem-solving, and active engagement with real leadership challenges.
The University of Alabama:
Instructor: AEL 675: Leadership for Organizational Improvement: Theory into Practice, PhD Core Course, ~ 10 PhD students, 2026 Fall. [Syllabus]
Vanderbilt University:
Teaching Assistant: IEPM 6150-01 / LPO 8500: Education Policy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Vanderbilt University. Supported instruction for ~20 Master’s and Ph.D. students in a course focused on (quasi-)experimental evaluations of education policy.
TA evaluation: 4.44/5.0 (the mean of the department's all TAs: 3.96)
Teaching Assistant: EDP 6140: Economics of Education/Education Policy, Vanderbilt University. Assisted in teaching education policy, human capital production, and economics of education to ~20 Master’s students.
TA evaluation: 4.00/5.0 (the mean of the department's all TAs: 3.73)
Teach For China:
Three-year Full-time English Teacher