Visiting Assistant Professor (Agnes Scott College)

Behavioral economics (Spring 2025), Development economics  (Spring 2025)

Econometrics (Fall 2024), Introduction to business statistics (Fall 2024, Spring 2025), Intermediate Macro (Fall 2024)

Lecturer (Kennesaw State University)

Introduction to business statistics (Fall 2022, Spring 2023),Contemporary Economic Issues (Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021), Principles of Macroeconomics (Spring 2022, Summer 2023)

Instructor (Middle Tennessee State University) 

Principles of Microeconomics (Spring 2019, 2021), Principles of Macroeconomics (Fall 2019), Principles of Macroeconomics (Fall 2017)

Selected student comments:  

Business Statistics Spring 2023 Kennesaw State University (in person) 

Response rate (48/63; overall rating 4.38 out of 5)

• "She is really good at explaining things and putting real life examples on top of the math, and I just appreciate how she cares for her students and really wants them to understand things". 

• "Good communication with students and is very helpful."

• "Professor Roy’s strengths were that she taught effectively and kept class discussions focused on the material.

• "She was really great at thoroughly explaining the material. He way of teaching was simple and easy for everyone to understand no matter what learning style works best for you. "

Issues in Contemporary Economics Spring 2023 Kennesaw State University (in person) 

(Respone rate 62/92; overall rating 3.8 out of 5)

• "Professor Labanyalata seems extremely passionate about economics and the implications of each citizen's decisions on the overall economy. As a result, the class is easily more enjoyable. She also allows students to provide input during class which helps with inclusion and challenges students to learn the content."

• "She provides a lot of examples for each topic."

• "She was great at answering emails and offering help."

• "Her D2L page is well organized and she provides plentiful resources to be accessed during class and at home. She did well in explaining and modeling concepts during the beginning of the semester and had sample problems to be practiced in class. She broke topics down into simple definitions."

Teaching statement and teaching evaluations (available upon request)