Teaching

Michigan State University

Supervisor for Independent Study Class: PE Investments in Soccer Clubs (Spring 2024, Brennan Cimpeanu); Volkswagen's Valuation (Spring 2024, Luke Evanoff); U.S. Congress Members' Investments (Summer 2024, Brennan Cimpeanu)
Instructor of Record: FI 312 – Introduction to Investments: Fall 2023 (3 sections) - "Average Quality of the Faculty Member" across the three sections: 4.0/5.0; & Fall 2024 (3 sections)

University of Connecticut

Instructor of Record: FNCE 3101 – Financial Management (Instructor Evaluation by Category for Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, and Spring 2023 semesters, respectively: Mean (Median) 4.24/5.0 (4.29/5.0), 4.86/5.0 (5.0/5.0), 4.83/5.0 (5.0/5.0), and 4.40/5.0 (4.63/5.0), respectively): Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, & Spring 2023
Teaching Assistant: FNCE 3101 – Financial Management (TA for Professors Alexander Amati and Kathleen Bailey): Spring 2021, Spring 2022, & Fall 2022

Students' Comments (UConn)

Professor Lalova is an absolute gem! The sweetest most caring professor. Any questions I had she was super happy to answer. Having an index card during exams was so helpful to actually learning which I loved. Because I had that I was able to actually complete the steps during my exam and when I left I retained information.

This instructor allowed us to become interested in the material by encouraging us to do well in her class. She was very supportive, helpful, and kind. I always felt like I could accomplish a great grade and the way she made it possible only made me want to learn more. She set her class up for success, and I appreciate that more than anything. Definitely one of the best professors I have ever had at UCONN.

I appreciated Professor Lalova's care for us as students, asking for our input before making certain decisions. She made herself very accessible to us. If we couldn't make the office hours, she was willing to meet with us at another time. I also like that she had us do article summaries. It helped us to apply the concepts we were learning to the real world.

Professor Lalova was always trying her best to accommodate for the students and make the material as easy to understand as possible. She also was always rooting for us to get the best grades we can and made it clear she never wanted anyone to do badly so she made expectations very clear and always laid out what we had to do well.

There were many positive aspects that this instructor offered. First, I would say that she always made sure to explain topics clearly. If a student did not understand something she made sure to go further into detail and explain it in a way that made more sense. Also, this instructor was always available for extra help. Anytime a student needed extra help after class the instructor was able to provide.

Every week we submitted a discussion post summarizing an article about current events in the stock market. I looked forward to our discussion in class about key take aways from our posts. Professor Lalova really made sure we understood what was happening in the real world in application to our class material. This made class so interesting, that I learned a lot, and was really able to retain the material.

Professor Lalova really seemed like the kind of instructor that genuinely wanted her students to succeed. She persevered through COVID restrictions and offered an in–person version of class, as well as online. She gave us options of whether or not we wanted to take a final exam or do a project, and she listened to us when we needed help with anything.

She took her time and explained problems/concepts really well. She also gauged our participation which I felt was helpful. She was also very accessible to students which I admired.

Provided practice exams to help students study

Was available for students who needed extra help or support

Understanding of students needs & schedules