TEACHING EXPERIENCE

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate Courses - Public Policy Core Course

Economics of the Public Sector: This course is an applications-oriented microeconomics course about the role of government in the economy, the (intended and unintended) impacts of government policies, and how social, environmental, and economic challenges can be addressed through private and public sector interactions.  The course is designed to stimulate critical thinking about economic policy issues and to facilitate the use of tools of analysis to understand tradeoffs that policy makers must face.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Graduate Courses - Master’s Level

Contemporary Topics in Behavioral Finance: This course is designed to stimulate critical thinking about contemporary topics that attract attention in the press among key finance decision-makers. The course draws on the theory of modern finance to facilitate the understanding of real world issues. The course covers topics in traditional and behavioral finance; focusing on corporate governance, financial markets, portfolio formation, market efficiency, and fixed income securities.

Advanced Financial Modeling and Analysis: This course is designed to equip future finance professionals with the knowledge of key finance systems (Bloomberg), skills (Excel), and technologies. The lectures and labs will teach students to apply their theoretical finance knowledge in real world situations for the purpose of optimizing their future job performance and increase their marketability. Lectures will focus on financial modeling. The lab component of the course will focus on Bloomberg training.

Undergraduate Courses - Upper Level Electives

Contemporary Topics in Behavioral Finance: This course is designed to stimulate critical thinking about contemporary topics that attract attention in the press among key finance decision-makers. The course draws on the theory of modern finance to facilitate the understanding of real world issues. The course covers topics in traditional and behavioral finance; focusing on corporate governance, financial markets, portfolio formation, market efficiency, and fixed income securities.

Advanced Financial Modeling and Analysis: This course is designed to equip future finance professionals with the knowledge of key finance systems (Bloomberg), skills (Excel), and technologies. The lectures and labs will teach students to apply their theoretical finance knowledge in real world situations for the purpose of optimizing their future job performance and increase their marketability. Lectures will focus on financial modeling. The lab component of the course will focus on Bloomberg training.

Fixed Income Securities: This course focuses on fixed income securities including treasuries, corporate bonds, default-free bonds, and floating rate notes. Other topics include related financial instruments such as bond options, mortgage backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and credit derivatives. In addition to the analysis of specific types of fixed income securities, there will be an examination of the tools used in bond portfolio management.