Teaching
Teaching Assistant, University of California Riverside
Microeconomics Theory I, Ph.D. level, Eval: 6.8/7.0 (Fall 2018), 6.7/7.0 (Fall 2019)
"Best TA of the quarter. Helpful and encouraging."
"She always gives us a hint on how to solve problems, instead of correcting the answer."
"She is always there for the students, clarifies everything as much as she can and she even contributed my learning more than me."
"Excellent teacher. Pretty good structure of the proofs that can be easily reviewed for study purposes. She showed a pretty good positive attitude in every discussion which is very important in my opinion."
"Zhuozhen is definitely the most engaging and charismatic TA that we have this semester. It feels like she really pays attention to the room behind her, and is aware of whether or not we are lost during session."
"Zhuozhen has been very organized instructor and her class notes were extremely straightforward and serve a good example of how to learn this course. She has been very warm and helpful to all of us and provided many useful suggestions."
"I thought she had a great understanding of the material for all of the discussion. Zhuozhen was encouraging and helpful with her advice. A lot of the course material is new to me, so the lectures were hard to understand the first time around. Working through problems in Zhuozhen's section helped me clarify some of the things from the professor's lectures."
Microeconomics Theory III, Ph.D. level, Eval: 6.8/7.0 (Spring 2019)
"Zhuozhen has done her job in an excellent way!"
"Kind and really helpful beautiful lady. Strongly recommend to take her DIS."
"Thank you so much for all your helps during the session and your office hours. The course was hard to follow but your session helped me a lot. You are a really good and competent TA. It was lucky to have you as a TA for two difficult micro courses. Thanks again."
Introduction to Macroeconomics, Undergraduate level, Overall eval: 6.6/7.0
"She always came well-prepared for the sessions and her reviews were extremely helpful for the quizzes and exams. She was very kind and always gave great explanations to our questions."
"This graduate student instructor really took the time to make sure all the students in her discussion section felt confident about the material. Whenever we had questions, she would clarify as much as possible."
"It is your cheerful attitude that makes this discussion section truly great and econ fun! Please keep up the wonderful attitude; I would not have enjoyed econ nearly as much if you and the professor did not possess such personalities."
"You very well know what you are doing and never fail to get the main points across. I love coming to your discussions, you make very good use of the time and efficiently get through all that is needed. I am lucky to have had you as a TA this quarter. I wish you lots of luck and success in your further studies and hope that you and your loved ones are well. given that you want to be a professor yourself I'm sure you'll be a great one!! Thank you for this great quarter zhuozhen zhao !!"
"Zhuozhen is an amazing TA! She taught the materials so thoroughly but also made sure that every student understood what the concepts were. She was very welcoming and friendly. Constantly reminded us that she was there for us for any questions or if we just wanted to talk to her about anything. Also the most encouraging TA I've had so far, the way she spoke to us made it seem like she was truly rooting for us. I also liked the activities she implemented that allowed us to work in groups. She put in a lot of work and effort and I could see it."
Introduction to Microeconomics, Undergraduate level, Overall eval: 6.3/7.0
"A very sweet TA who is willing to help you with any questions you have. I was never embarrassed to ask her anything because she was always so helpful and welcoming."
"Zhuozhen is very supportive in whatever the students need or have questions about. Zhouzen is very approachable and friendly, which makes me more comfortable asking questions or reaching out for help."
"Did an excellent job at leading the students through the discussion activities. She takes time to clear any confusion and goes about it with a positive attitude. Her kindness and knowledge made it easy for me to go to her with any questions."
"Zhuozhen Zhao has a very friendly demeanor and explains the content of the discussion very well. She goes over the answers to the practice questions slowly and thoroughly to make sure that we understand how the correct answer is reached. If we ever get confused or have questions, she will go over the topics until we understand. Overall, she is a very nice graduate student instructor and understands the material well!"