Teaching

Welcome to my teaching page! Below you can find the courses I taught or assisted in teaching, the teaching ratings I received, as well as selected quotes from student evaluations. I also provide the email contacts of the Professors I worked with over the years. They are all happy to answer any further questions you may have, so please feel free to reach out.

Elements of Macroeconomics (Head TA for Prof. Robert Barbera (rjb46@jhu.edu), Fall 2022)

Students Ratings: 100% Excellent

Student Quotes: 

“When our TA changed to David Osten, everything became much better. He was an amazing substitute for our previous TA.” 

“I improved a lot when our TA was switched.” 

“I have loved the TA sections in the latter half of this semester once we got a new TA. I am actually learning the material now” 

“The best aspect of the course was the section meetings with TAs.” 

Explainer: My initial role was to coordinate TAs, draft and grade exams. In the latter half of the course one of my fellow TAs had to take a leave of absence for mental health reasons. I stepped up to teach his sections. The student ratings are based on these sections.

Macroeconomic Strategy (TA for Prof. Robert Barbera (rjb46@jhu.edu), Spring 2023)

Student Ratings: (68% Excellent, 27% Good, 0% Satisfactory, 5% Weak or Poor) 

Macro Theory (TA for Prof. Ludmila Poliakova (lpoliakova@jhu.edu), Fall 2023)

Student Ratings: (52% Excellent, 30% Good, 7% Satisfactory, 7% Weak or Poor) 

Student Quotes: 

“TA David was also really, really helpful!” 

“TA David is always available to answer question!” 

Demystifying Alternative Investments (TA for Prof. Sarah Ginsberg (sginsb7@jhu.edu), Spring 2024 &2025)

Student Ratings (Pooled both semesters): (62% Excellent, 27% Good, 11% Satisfactory, 0% Weak or Poor)

Student Quotes: 

“TA David is so awesome 􀀀􀀀􀀀􀀀˚˚􀀀􀀀􀀀􀀀” 

“If David is still TAing, the course will be wonderful” 

“David was also our de facto professor and he took on the role very well” 

Financial Institutions (TA for Prof. Joshua Feinman (jfeinma1@jhu.edu), Fall 2024)

Student Ratings: (68% Excellent, 29% Good, 3% Satisfactory, 0% Weak or Poor) 

Student Quotes: 

“Both him and David were super responsive on emails when answering questions and super flexible for office hours.” 

“TA David very helpful! Professor very caring! Both are willing to dedicate time outside of class for hoping students. David replies to questions via email very timely and detailed.” 

Seminar Series in Financial Literacy (Instructor under supervision of Prof. Robert Barbera (rjb46@jhu.edu), January-Terms 2024 & 2025)

Student Ratings (pooled both terms):

Teaching Evaluation: (61% Excellent, 27% Good, 12% Satisfactory, 0% Weak or Poor) 

Overall Course Quality: (71% Excellent, 19% Good, 10% Satisfactory, 0% Weak or Poor) 

Student Quotes:

“Great introduction to the finance world”

“The course covers everything you need to know, but the more you know about Finance before starting the more you will learn from the experience.” 

“I think this is a great class for all background levels, it purely introduces students to what a career in the financial sector could look like. Rather than being a traditional textbook learning class I'd say it's more about getting exposure to different types of financial and business careers one could pursue.” 

"Very great opportunity for those looking to better understand finance and hear from reputable sources about different sectors in the industry” 

“I am greatful that I was able to have this opportunity to learn if I want to go into finance or not” 

“This is a great way to immerse yourself in the world of wallstreet, and also learn from alumni and your classmates about what finance is like”

“Great learning environment and opportunity to meet successful alumni.” 

“This was such a fun trip, and I learned so much about the world of finance” 

“Very worthwhile”     “Cool experience”     “It’s fun”