Teaching

My teaching philosophy stresses critical thinking, dialogue, and experimentation. I am inspired by the words of economist Joan Robinson, “The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.”

Courses Routinely Offered at the University of Massachusetts Amherst:

• Political Economy II: The Political Economy of Race and Gender (Econ 709), PhD Seminar
• Public Finance (Econ 313), Upper-level Undergraduate Seminar
• The Political Economy of Women (ECON 348), Upper-level Undergraduate Seminar
• Feminism and Political Economy (STPEC 491), Honors-level Undergraduate Seminar
• Decolonizing Child-Raising: Public Narratives of Parenting, Care, and Gender (ECON/SPAN 790), PhD Seminar co-taught with Professor Meghan Armstrong