FRANCISCA ALBA

Teaching experience

Michigan State University

Interim Instructor

  • Introduction to MicroeconomicsFall 2025

Teaching Assistant

  • Advanced MicroeconomicsSpring 2026
  • Intermediate MicroeconomicsSpring 2026
  • Public RevenuesFall 2025
  • Behavioral EconomicsSpring 2024, Spring 2025
  • Introduction to MicroeconomicsSpring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025

George Washington University

Teaching Assistant

  • Econometrics II (Ph.D. level)Spring 2019
  • Research Methods and Applied StatisticsFall 2017, Spring 2018

Student feedback

Guest lecture

From an anonymous survey I ran after a guest lecture (17 total responses).

4.94/ 5

The lecture was effective in helping me understand the topic

4.94/ 5

The instructor explained concepts clearly

4.71/ 5

The lecture was engaging

Selected comments

From students over the years and the anonymous guest lecture.

The way you broke down and explained all the difficult concepts truly made it easier for me to grasp them. All the homework problems, and practice exam problems you helped me work through without just telling me the answer—genuinely made it easier for me to make the connections between different ideas rather than just having you make them for me.
Using the iPad for notes. It is very appealing to the younger audience since we also use the iPad for notes. I also loved seeing her draw graphs in real time on the iPad instead of just clicking to the next slide.
I really liked that I was able to walk through my thought process for problems without feeling like I was stupid or that I was being judged, and then having you redirect me without me feeling ashamed or embarrassed.
Using good examples that many people can relate to like the puppies or pollution.
Stopping and pausing after explaining or writing something, really helps to understand when I can take a few seconds to look at my work again.
Great job at hand drawing graphs, explained the concept very well.
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