Teaching Assistants
Undergraduate student TAs will work closely with students in their assigned classes during TA office hours to help students to better understand the material. This is a great opportunity for students to serve as mentors within the major. Students must have completed the course for which they wish to serve as a TA before starting the position. Each TA will be expected to work a maximum of 4 hours per week. It is also strongly encouraged that if the student did not take the course they are TAing with the instructor they are assigned to, they will attend class (this will not count towards the 4 hours of paid work a week). Preference will be given to economics majors and minors in the TA selection process. Pay is $10 an hour.
Applications go out twice a year in the fall for the spring semester and in the spring for the following fall semester. The link to the application.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact the TA director (Dr. Tina Marsh Dalton daltonc@wfu.edu)
Marco Alvino
ECN 209 Teaching Assistant
My name is Marco Alvino, and I am a senior from Framingham, Massachusetts, majoring in Economics with minors in Communication and Italian Language and Culture. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy watching football and soccer, playing spikeball, and trying new restaurants. This semester, I have the privilege of working with Dr. Alba-Vivar and assisting ECN 209 students in deepening their understanding of Econometrics. I am excited to help in any way I can as a TA, and I look forward to the semester ahead!
Sophie Gunn
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant
My name is Sophie Gunn and I am a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina with a double major in Economics and Spanish. In my free time, I enjoy walking in Reynolda with friends, trying out coffee shops, and water coloring. I am excited to be a TA this fall and I hope that everyone has a great semester!
Zach Hansen
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant
My name is Zach Hansen, and I am a senior from Chaska, Minnesota, double-majoring in economics and philosophy. I have an older brother who also studied economics at Wake Forest and I am proud to follow in his footsteps. For the past 4 semesters I have had the privilege of working as the teaching assistant for Dr. Whaples’ introductory economics courses. I really enjoy serving as a resource for students as they deepen their understanding of economics, and I especially value the opportunity to share my enthusiasm for the subject!
Sarah Kastell
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant
My name is Sarah Kastell, and I am a junior from New York City. I am an economics major with minors in psychology and entrepreneurship. In my free time, I enjoy going on walks, spending time with my friends and family, and cheering on the Deacs at football and basketball games. I am looking forward to supporting students this semester as Dr. McFall’s ECN 150 TA.
Gary Kim
ECN 209 Teaching Assistant
Mike (Minxing) Liu
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant
My name is Minxing Liu, and you can also call me Mike. I am a senior student from Beijing, China, and I am currently majoring in economics and mathematics with a minor in statistics. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy photography as my main interest and offer student-athlete tutoring as well. This semester, I have the privilege of working with Dr. Giorgi Nikolaishvili and assisting ECN 150 students to deepen their understanding of economics.
Juan Londono
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant
Hey! My name is Juan Londono, I am a senior Economics and Philosophy double major, with a minor in school, education, and society, and I’m from Miami, FL. I have been an ECN150 TA for a couple of years now because I love getting to connect with new economics students and hopefully help them love economics as much as possible. I’m of the mentality that economics is not hard or confusing, but rather it requires a specific and unique way of thinking to be able to understand it. Across my undergrad economics experience, I’ve focused on developmental economics (both in classes and my research) and have found it super rewarding to study these foundational parts of societies and countries. I’m excited to TA this semester and meet the new class of potential econ majors!
James Oparinde
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant
My name is James Oparinde, and I’m a senior majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Economics. I also work as a Biology Researcher and a Theatre House Manager. This semester I am happy to be assisting Dr. Christina Dalton with her ECN 150 course.
Jimmy Ren
ECN 209 Teaching Assistant
My name is Jimmy, and I am majoring in Economics and Mathematics with a minor in Statistics. In my free time, I enjoy going to the gym, playing basketball, and rock climbing. I’m working as a TA for Dr. Yu, and I’m excited to support ECN 209 students with econometric concepts and Stata coding.
Zaina Singh
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant
My name is Zaina Singh, and I am a junior double-majoring in Finance and Economics. Outside of class, I enjoy listening to music, shopping, and trying new restaurants. I have the privilege of working as an ECN 150 teaching assistant for Professor Leung. I am excited to help students expand their knowledge and skills, and I am looking forward to a great semester.
Ardyn Smith
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant
My name is Ardyn Smith and I am a senior from Raleigh, NC. I’m a double major in Environmental Science and Statistics with a minor in Economics. I enjoy reading, going on walks with my friends, and watching Carolina Hurricanes games. I’m looking forward to this fall!
Katie Wyman
ECN 150 Teaching Assistant