Teaching Approach
Teaching and mentorship are central to my academic work. I view effective teaching as an integral part of scholarly practice and aim to combine analytical rigor with accessibility and inclusiveness in the classroom.
My teaching is guided by three core principles: exposing students to economics at the frontier of research and practice, engaging diverse learning styles, and continuously refining course design and instruction to meet student needs. I design courses that integrate theory with real-world economic and policy contexts, using structured lesson plans, varied assessment methods, and data-driven examples.
A key objective of my teaching is to help students develop the ability to think critically and independently, rather than focusing solely on technical problem-solving. I emphasize clarity, predictability in course structure, and active engagement through discussion and open-ended questions. Accessibility is also central to my approach, supported through regular office hours and timely communication.
Since joining the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), I have taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. I actively engage in pedagogical development, contribute to curriculum design and program review, and supervise Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) students.
Courses Taught at UAEU
- Research in Support of Business Functions (postgraduate course).
- Economics for Management (postgraduate course).
- UAE in the Global Business Environment (postgraduate course).
- Applied Economics of the Middle East (undergraduate course).
- Sustainable Development (undergraduate course).
- International Trade (undergraduate course).
- International Finance and Policy (undergraduate course).
- International Economics and Globalization (undergraduate course).
- Theory of Macroeconomics (undergraduate course).
- Econometrics (undergraduate course).
- Principles of Economics (undergraduate course).
- Principles of Macroeconomics (undergraduate course).
- Principles of Microeconomics (undergraduate course).
Courses Taught at UNM
- Advanced Development Economics (3rd year undergraduate course).
- Development Economics (2nd year undergraduate course).
- Applied Econometrics II (2nd year undergraduate course).
- Quantitative Economics (undergraduate course).
- Introduction to Microeconomics (1st year undergraduate course).
Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate Theses Supervision
- I have supervised 16 bachelor’s and master’s theses.
- I have co-supervised two DBA candidates to completion (2023 and 2025), and I am the main supervisor of two DBA candidates (from fall 2026).
Teaching Assistant
- Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis (Master Course), Department of Economics, Lund University.
- Institutions, Markets and Firms in a Chinese Context (Master Course), Department of Economics, Lund University.
- Development Economics (Bachelor Course), Department of Economics, Lund University.
- Macroeconomic Analysis (Bachelor Course), Department of Economics, Lund University.
Pedagogical Credentials
- I am an Associate Fellow (AFHEA) of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK (2019).
- I am a Certified Management and Business Educator, a certification awarded by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (2022).
- I am a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, United Arab Emirates University (2024–present).
- I am the principal investigator of MicroCheck, an AI-powered system that detects student misconceptions during formative assessment, funded by a UAEU Innovations in Teaching and Learning grant (2026).
