Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis:
Public Finance (Fall 2020)
Principles of Microeconomics (Winter 2021)
Economics of the Labor Market (Spring 2021, Winter 2022)
Economic Development (Fall 2021, Winter 2025)
Economic History (Spring 2022)
Analysis of Economic Data (Summer 2022)
Intermediate Micro Theory: Consumer and Producer Theory (Fall 2024)
I am also running a reading group with undergraduate students on the economics of gender during the Winter 2025 quarter.
A few excerpts from my TA evaluations are below. You can find a summary of my evaluation scores here.
"Ellen is an amazing TA. I was happy to attend and learned a lot in her discussion sections. She explained material clearly and answered all questions enthusiastically. Her discussion sections were orderly and organized."
"Ellen is a very nice and is one of the best TA ! She is very helpful during her office hours and helped me to understand the material better."
"Ellen did a very great job. 125% I tried to attend all the OH when they didn't overlap with any of my other course's important meetings. The ability to present her material online from a tablet makes it easier to view but knowing that everyone understands what she explains to the students was very important to her. Always on time and the inability to cancel shows true dedication not just to myself but the whole class. Even after a midterm the dedication to explain the same questions over and over to different students can get boring but she did a very great job. Thank you for all your help."
"Ellen is a fantastic TA, please have her TA this class again!! She is extremely kind and responsive to students. She will walk us through each problem in the homework, making sure we understand. If we are confused about something, she will take the time to help us."
"Ellen is one of the best TAs I have ever had. Her friendly and helpful manner made discussion section extremely worthwhile, and I attribute much of the success I have had in this class to the work done in discussion sections. Overall, I think that Ellen is an amazing instructor."