So far, I have served as a teaching assistant in the following courses:
Duke University
Statistics and Data Analysis for Policymakers | Fall 2025 (MPP) | Instructor: Marcos Rangel
Quantitative Evaluation Methods (Applied Econometrics) | Spring 2025 (MPP) | Instructor: Robyn Meeks
[TA Session Slides] [Practical examples on STATA]
Effective Instruction Average: 4.9/5
Selected student evaluation comments:
- "Renan was FANTASTIC! He was adaptable, kind, engaging, and honest with us about the content and what's difficult about it. Renan is a fantastic teacher and I wish I could take more courses taught by him!"
- "Renan was a phenomenal TA that really cared about our learning. He started the course collaborating with us on how we wanted to use the Lab space. He was always engaged during office hours. He responded quickly to emails. He provided us with supplementary materials. Overall you can tell he’s passionate about teaching and I appreciate that so much!!"
- "Renan was so thoughtful and worked so hard to put together slides for the class that were clear, comprehensive, and (most importantly) easy to understand. He explained things in multiple ways in case Professor Meeks' explanation didn't click with some of our brains."
- "Renan is fantastic, he really knows how to break down complicated concepts and make it really digestible."
- "Renan was a very engaging and knowledgeable TA. His review sessions always cleared all our doubts, and he developed very simple ways and anecdotes to make us understand the concept and theories of QEM."
Honors Thesis | Fall 2024 (UG) | Instructor: Mallory Sorelle
Effective Instruction Average: 5/5
Selected student evaluation comments:
- "Renan was extremely helpful in fixing my methodology, interpreting my results, and creating effective data visualizations. It would have been great to have him in the spring as well."
Fundação Getulio Vargas
Applied Econometrics | Aug-Nov, 2021 (MBA) | Instructor: Victor Motta
Undergraduate Thesis | Oct-Dec, 2022 (UG) | Instructor: Bruno Pantaleão