I believe research and teaching go hand in hand. I am passionate about helping students find their path in economics and develop the analytical skills to think critically about the world.
Courses at Cal State LA
Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 2010)
Undergraduate. One or two sections every semester since Fall 2022, including hybrid sections. The course holds a Quality Matters Certificate of Course Recognition (June 2025).
Market Structure Economics (ECON 4110)
Undergraduate. Fall 2026.
Economics of Health Care (ECON 4800)
Undergraduate. Spring 2023, 2024, and 2025. Covers the economics of health care markets, insurance, and policy.
Applied Microeconomic Analysis (ECON 5100)
Graduate (M.A.). Fall 2022, 2023, and 2024; Spring 2026. Covers research design, causal inference methods, and applied empirical analysis.
Graduate Thesis (ECON 5990A/5990B)
Graduate (M.A.). Spring 2023 to present.
Graduate Advising
I chair M.A. theses in Economics at Cal State LA and serve as Faculty Advisor for the M.A. in Economics. Eight theses have been completed under my supervision, on topics spanning health, labor, housing, immigration, and public policy.
Theses completed
- Jonathan Oliver (2026), Housing Affordability for Young Americans in Southern California
- Kelsey Mitchell (2026), Suicide Rates and the Timeline of Welfare Payments
- Daniel Robleto (2025), Macroeconomics and Video Games
- Silvi Ashak (2025), The Economic Impact of Immigrant Labor on U.S. Growth: A Sectoral Analysis
- Sofia Bustillo (2025), Leisure Education: A Narrative on Time Allocation and Leisure Trends
- Luis Monterrosa (2024), Labor Force Participation Rate Decline Among Working-Age Males in the United States
- Alan Gomez (2024), The Economics of Obesity: Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Public Health Crisis
- Michael Fernandez (2023, co-advised), Indigenous Socioeconomic Status and Health Coverage in Southern California: A Comparison to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
Currently supervising: Sabrina Pirzada, Miguel Landeros, and Andriana Parisi.
Previous Teaching
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2021–2022)
Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics (multiple sections).
University of Hartford (2019–2021)
Managerial Economics (2021); Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (2019–2020).
University of New Hampshire (2014–2018)
Teaching Assistant for Environmental Valuation (graduate), Mathematics for Economists (graduate), Econometrics II (graduate), Microeconomic Theory I (graduate), Managerial Economics (MBA), Intermediate Microeconomics, and Introductory Macroeconomics.
Teaching Development
Cognate in College Teaching, University of New Hampshire (2021). A thirteen-credit certificate covering issues in college teaching, teaching with writing, cognition and learning, classroom research and assessment, and teaching economics.
Quality Matters Certificate of Course Recognition, ECON 2010 (June 2025). QM Higher Education Seventh Edition Foundational Design Standards.
Recent programs and trainings: Teaching and Learning with AI Program (Cal State LA Center for Effective Teaching and Learning, 2025 to 2026), Online Course Development Program (Cal State LA Center for Effective Teaching and Learning, 2024 to 2025), Pedagogy of Place Workshop Series (Cal State LA, Fall 2024), Accessible Instructional Materials Webinar (Cal State LA, 2024), Adult Mental Health First Aid USA Certification (National Council for Mental Wellbeing, 2023).
