Teaching

While I was an undergraduate student at Hampden-Sydney College (a small liberal arts college), my very first economics professor opened the course by stating, "I am not here to teach you what to think; I'm here to teach you how to think." That approach is one that I carry into my own courses. I believe that teaching is the art of empowering students with a new way of approaching the world and letting those students discover where that approach will lead them. It is the fundamental task of the teacher to excite young minds with new concepts, to provide students with the analytical tools necessary to make sense of the world, and to offer guidance centered on those areas towards which students find themselves drawn. My goal in the classroom is to inspire my students' inner economist and to instill in them an excitement and passion for economics and ideas. 

Current Courses 

Fall 2024

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 105-05

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 105-06

Public Finance, Econ 209-01

Previous Courses*

Radford University

Institutions and Entrepreneurial Decision-Making, Econ 631 (MBA Online)

The Political Economy of War, Econ 495 (Special Topics)

Conflict Economics, Econ 495 (Special Topics)

Economics Final Honors Project, Econ 488H (Directing Reading)

International Monetary Theory and Policy, Econ 443

International Trade Theory and Policy, Econ 442

Law and Economics, Econ 391

International Economics, Econ 342-01

Comparative Economic Systems, Econ 309

Intermediate Macroeconomics, Econ 305

Political Decisions and Public Choice, Econ 295 (Special Topics)

Controversial Economic Issues, Econ 295 (Special Topics)

Public Finance, Econ 209

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 205 (COBE Fellows)

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 205 (Honors)

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 205 (Online)

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 205

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 105 (Honors)

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 105 (Online)

Principles of Macroeconomics, Econ 105

George Mason University

International Economic Policy, Econ 385

*Syllabi and teaching evaluations are available upon request.