Teaching
Awards
Winner of the 2021 Wueller Award for the best teaching assistant in an undergraduate elective in the Columbia University Department of Economics (solo winner)
Winner of the 2020 Wueller Award for the best teaching assistant in an undergraduate elective in the Columbia University Department of Economics (two-way tie)
Winner of the 2019 Wueller Award for the best teaching assistant in an undergraduate elective in the Columbia University Department of Economics (solo winner)
Winner of the 2018 Wueller Award for the best teaching assistant in an undergraduate elective in the Columbia University Department of Economics (solo winner)
Course Experience
Game Theory
Instructor (Summer 2020): Columbia University
Instructor (Summer 2019): Columbia University
Teaching Assistant (Spring 2018): Columbia University [with Prof. Benjamin Ho]
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2017): Columbia University [with Prof. Benjamin Ho]
Teaching Assistant (Summer 2017): Columbia University [with Dr. Jeremy Ward]
Industrial Organization
Teaching Assistant (Spring 2019): Columbia University [with Prof. John Asker]
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2018): Columbia University [with Prof. Wouter Vergote]
The Economics of Uncertainty and Information
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2019): Columbia University [with Prof. Pierre-Andre Chiappori]
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2020): Columbia University [with Prof. Pierre-Andre Chiappori]
Market Design
Teaching Assistant (Spring 2020): Columbia University [with Prof. Guillaume Haeringer]
Introductory Econometrics
Teaching Assistant (Summer 2018): Columbia University [with Prof. Seyhan Erden]
Student Evaluations
Excerpts
"David is the instructor who knows how to teach. He is knowledgeable and passionate. He is fully prepared for the lectures and assignments. He can explain everything very clear and he encourage everyone in the class to participate. He also writes the readings by himself that is super helpful and easy to understand. I know that game theory is the hardest econ elective course, but in his class, you really can get the concepts very quick. He is one of the best instructors at Columbia."
"The instructor is pretty good at explaining things. There isn’t one concept that is confusing to me by the end of the semester. The instructor is able to connect the course material with outside classroom examples. He is very responsible to answer questions after class."
"I'm a senior majoring in Econ, and David is absolutely the best TA I have ever had at Columbia. He is not only very well prepared for recitations but goes beyond what is expected of a TA by putting together extremely detailed study materials, and he is always responsive via email. I really appreciate the supplemental notes he has put together for us– they make some of the harder materials in the course much easier to understand."
"He is brilliant and crystal clear. He breaks things down to a level that almost a fifth grader can understand. His supplemental notes are general, concise, and clear. I would love to take a course taught by him."
"His teaching style is especially wonderful. Whenever he finishes explaining something, he stops to ask 'can I make this clearer for anyone?' […] He really prioritizes making everyone comfortable in his classroom[.] […] David just wants everyone to get it, and it’s really refreshing."
"David is an absolutely awesome TA that I have ever met. he is always willing to answer students' questions at anytime. He is not simply giving you an answer but trying to enlighten you to learn how to solve problems. The Mega Marathon final review is amazing and helpful. He will walk through all the details so that you won't miss any important step."
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