Teaching Experience

Courses 

At the University of Wisconsin

Urban Economics - Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025 (syllabus link)

Affordable Housing Finance - Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024 (syllabus link)

At the University of Michigan (as a Graduate Student Instructor)

Introductory Microeconomics (Head Graduate Student Instructor) - Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2021, Winter 2021

Introductory Microeconomics - Fall 2016, Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019

Intermediate Microeconomics - Winter 2017, Fall 2017

Selected Feedback From Student Evaluations

  1. Dena was always very friendly and laid back. She is very clearly passionate about what she does, and teaching others what she's passionate about.

  2. Very approachable and open to discussion, could tell she wanted us to do well

  3. This instructor provided a welcoming environment and cared about my success in this course. They were well prepared and explained the concepts well.

  4. I appreciate Dena's kindness and flexibility throughout the semester, I always felt comfortable meeting with her and asking for help as well as asking question in lecture.

  5. Having been my first semester in a course with Professor Lomonosov, she was consistently open to help and discuss concepts that were unfamiliar or harder to understand. She would be understanding and provided a welcoming environment to learn.

  6. Professor Lomonosov is friendly and provides resources to help students succeed.

  7. Dena is really knowledgeable and has an obvious talent when it comes to teaching. She is very clear and always made me feel comfortable to ask questions. She has a firm grasp of economics and truly helped me excel in the course.

  8. Dena was an excellent, informed teacher!

  9. Dena did a great job helping us all better understand complex topics of economics.

  10. Dena was very helpful and was always happy to answer questions or put in the time to make sure you understood the material.

  11. I went to office hours frequently and Dena was always willing to help explain the material, no matter how silly my questions seemed. She was also always prepared for class and willing to stay afterwards if students had questions.

  12. Dena was great! she explained everything really well and went a great pace and really did a good job of positive reinforcement even when we gave a wrong answer

  13. Dena is wonderful. Always on time, knows the material in and out, and is very happy to make sure everyone is on the same page as she explains the problems. Thanks, Dena!

  14. Very well prepared, and very warm and very caring about the students.