Teaching

UC Berkeley (Economics Department, Haas Business School)

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ECON 119: Behavioral Economics
GSI for Dmitry Taubinsky · Teaching Evaluations
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (first semester teaching)
Fall 2023

What students said

“Explained concepts very clearly and thoroughly. I have never had a better experience with a GSI. She had a great attitude towards us, was always prepared, and was very flexible and generous with her time. She made me enjoy this difficult class and I would not have been able to understand the content without her.”
“Take this class with Dmitry and Elaine if possible! It’s super interesting. Elaine is hands-down the best, most patient, and kindest GSI I have ever had.”
“Elaine explained topics extremely clearly, helped walk us through problem solving approaches, and was overall extremely effective at preparing us for examinations while helping us learn.”
“Elaine was extremely helpful and did a great job making the concepts more digestible/intuitive, she was also always available for questions, feedback, office hours, etc. (which is appreciated)!”
“Make sure Elaine is your GSI.”
EWMBA 201B: Evening & Weekend MBA Macroeconomics
GSI for Jim Wilcox · Teaching Evaluations
Spring 2025, 2024

What students said

“Elaine was the best! She did a great job explaining some of the more complex concepts. I really enjoyed attending the GSI sessions. Anytime I emailed, she would always respond promptly and with a great amount of detail. I truly appreciate Elaine, and she helped me get through this class.”
“Elaine has been highly instrumental in understanding the basics and practical applications of macroeconomics.”
“Elaine is AMAZING! Her review sessions were super helpful and useful. She readily broke down the concepts and was receptive to questions.”
“Really appreciate Elaine spending so much time every week with us. It helped me understand the weekly concepts much better. Thanks Elaine!”

Georgetown University

I worked as an undergraduate teaching assistant for:

  • ECON 001: Microeconomics
  • ECON 002: Macroeconomics

Mentoring

I have been lucky to work with and mentor some wonderful UC Berkeley undergraduate RAs who have gone on to do amazing things! Here are a few of them:

  • Jingyuan Chen — Ph.D. Student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Atharva Nigudkar — LEK Consulting
  • Aayush Singh — SF Fed Pre-Doc, Ph.D. Student at The University of Texas at Austin
  • Kate Qian — Cornell’s Master’s in Business Analytics program