My teaching focuses on making economics accessible, applied and interactive. I aim to help students move beyond memorising models by using economic theory to interpret real-world evidence, historical events and contemporary policy questions.

Accessible quantitative teaching
I place particular emphasis on supporting students with varied mathematical backgrounds, building confidence in quantitative methods alongside technical competence.

Interactive economics
I use simulations, visualisations and browser-based tools to allow students to experiment with economic models and observe how changes in assumptions or policy affect outcomes.

Economics in context
Where possible, I connect theory to contemporary UK economic data, historical episodes and real policy debates, helping students understand both the usefulness and limitations of economic models.

Critical engagement with AI
I incorporate generative AI into teaching and assessment as an object of critical evaluation, encouraging students to identify weaknesses in AI-generated reasoning, improve arguments and reflect on the appropriate use of these tools.

Programme Director, BSc Economics
2026–present
Academic leadership and oversight of the BSc Economics programme.

Advisor of Studies, BSc Economics & BSc Business Economics
2019–present
Academic advising and pastoral support for undergraduate students across both degree programmes.

Placement Supervisor, Department of Accounting, Finance & Economics
2019–present
Supervision and support for students undertaking a professional placement.

Extenuating Circumstances Co-ordinator, Department of Accounting, Finance & Economics
2024–2026
Departmental responsibility for the consideration and administration of student extenuating-circumstances cases.

Macroeconomic Principles
First Year | 2019–present
An introduction to macroeconomic theory and policy, covering economic growth, inflation, unemployment, monetary and fiscal policy, and the application of macroeconomic models to contemporary economic issues.

Mathematics and Statistics for Business and Economics
First Year | 2019–present
Developing the core quantitative skills required for undergraduate study in economics and business, with an emphasis on building confidence in mathematical and statistical reasoning.

Economic History: Lessons for Policy
Third Year | 2022–present
Using historical experience to examine contemporary economic and policy questions, demonstrating how economic history can inform our understanding of institutions, crises, technological change and economic policy.

Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement
Postgraduate | 2019–2021
Quantitative methods for the measurement and analysis of financial risk.

Business and the Economy
First Year | 2020–2021
An introduction to economic concepts and their application to business decision-making and the wider economic environment.

Financial Mathematics and Statistics
Second Year | 2019
Hebei GEO University, China
Teaching in financial mathematics and applied statistics as part of international undergraduate provision.

Financial Econometric Modelling
Postgraduate | 2022–2023
Irish Times Training
Applied postgraduate teaching in financial econometrics, modelling and quantitative analysis.

I am open to supervise postgraduate research students interested in economic history, innovation economics, technological change, patents and intellectual property, and applied empirical economics.

My supervision interests are particularly suited to projects that combine economic questions with quantitative methods. I am especially interested in projects examining how institutions, firms and public policy shape innovation and economic outcomes, as well as research using large-scale textual or historical datasets to measure technological change.

I welcome enquiries from prospective postgraduate researchers whose interests overlap with these areas.

Shaun Bisheswar
Postgraduate Research Student, part-time | Ulster University | Expected completion: 2027
Engagement and spending on freemium games
Joint supervision with Sandra Moffett, Ulster University.

• Shaun is Associate Dean of Academic Quality and Student Experience (Overseas) and Senior Lecturer at Ulster University Business School.

Robert Mulligan
Postgraduate Research Student | Ulster University | Expected completion: 2030
Extracting Innovation Quality Signals from Patent Text Using Transformer-Based Language Models: Causal Evidence on Market Valuation in Peripheral Economies
Joint supervision with Barry Quinn and Bryan Gardiner, Ulster University.
Closed-call studentship; expected start September 2026.

Kyle Richmond
PhD Economics | Queen's University Belfast | Completed 2026
Competition, Market Structure, and Government Policy in Britain, 1945–1970
Joint supervision with Christopher L. Colvin and Graham Brownlow, Queen's University Belfast.
Funded by an ESRC NINE 1+3 Postgraduate Studentship.

Award: Economic History Society New Researcher Prize, 2025
Current position: Lecturer in Economic and Financial History, Queen's University Belfast.