I am an advocate for education. While my primary work is extensively on research, I’m happy to contribute to disseminating knowledge and breaking down barriers as a teacher–but more importantly, as a mentor. Being an instructor in two countries, in changing settings, and across markedly different cultures, has taught me that being an educator takes effort, a talent for adaptation, a love for mentoring, and a desire to build community within a classroom. However, it has also shown me that there is always room for improvement and that my passion for teaching has continued to grow.

I am honored to receive the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award from MSU AFRE.

Below, I list the courses I’ve had the opportunity to teach (or TA), as well as the students I have supervised:

Michigan State University
     World Food, Population, and Poverty (Flagship course in Development Economics, Undergraduate).
     – Instructor of Record: Spring 2024, Summer 2024, and Fall 2024.
     – Teaching Assistant: Fall 2023.

Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
     Microeconomics III (General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics).
     – Adjunct Professor: Fall 2019, Spring 2020.
     Econometrics II (Cross-Sectional and Panel Data Econometrics).
     – Adjunct Professor: Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019.

Universidad del Valle
     Methods for Impact Evaluation (Applied Methods for Causal Inference).
     – Adjunct Professor: Spring 2017, Fall 2017.

Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
     – Luis Enrrique Chiriboga, 2017 (Undergraduate Thesis Advisor).
     – Nathalia Florez, 2017 (Undergraduate Thesis Advisor)

Universidad del Valle
     – Hector Franco, 2017 (Undergraduate Thesis Advisor).
     – Diego Armando Marín, 2016 (Undergraduate Thesis Advisor).