Li Zhang

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Lafayette College
307 Simon Center
Easton, PA, 18042
zhanli@lafayette.edu

 “Li

Teaching

Lafayette College

  • Game Theory, 2025 Spring (1 Section)
  • Intermediate Microeconomics, 2025 Spring (2 Sections)
  • Principles of Economics, 2024 Fall (3 Sections)
  • Intermediate Microeconomics, 2024 Spring (3 Sections)
  • Principles of Economics, 2023 Fall (3 Sections)

The University of Alabama

  • Intermediate Microeconomics, 2023 Spring (2 Sections), 2022 Fall, 2022 Spring, 2021 Fall, 2021 Summer, 2020 Fall
  • Business Finance (Lab), 2019 Spring

Teaching Assistance

  • Sports Economics, 2021 Spring
  • Urban Economics, 2021 Spring
  • Intermediate Microeconomics, 2018 Spring and 2021 Spring
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics, 2018 Fall and 2020 Spring (2 Sections)
  • Principles of Microeconomics, 2019 Spring and Fall
  • Principles of Macroeconomics, 2019 Spring and Fall
  • Real Estate Appraisal, 2017 Fall
  • Intro Financial Institutions and Markets, 2017 Fall

Recognition

  • Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award , department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies, University of Alabama, 2023

What My Students Say About My Class

    Delivery/Communication

  • "Professor Zhang effectively fostered learning by explaining complex concepts in simple terms and engaging students in discussions. She provided clear examples and encouraged questions, making the material easier to understand."
  • "I enjoyed this class a lot, and believe anybody would. It focuses on learning more than a grade in my opinion, which all classes should strive to do. However, it is not difficult to pass this class if you put the effort in. I think anyone should take this class. You can learn a lot from it."
  • "Dr. Li breaks the topics into very digestible and consumable pieces of information."
  • "I really like how the instructor utilized lectures, but also made sure to stop whenever we seemed confused or had questions. Overall, very effective."
  • "The teacher undertsands the students and their needs while still making the course challenging."
  • "The instructor was great. Her lecture style was perfect! I never left the class without understanding a topic. It was great to always understand the lecture and I have to thank Li for that!"
  • "Professor Li always taught the material from the textbook, reinforcing the readings and making the topics more familiar. For the majority of the course, she seemed knowledgeable on the subject, with the ability to explain it in a way that students new to the field could understand. it was an excellent course to take."

    • Inclusiveness

  • "I felt that the professor was very good at fostering learning. The professor offers lots of good resources for assistance and made lectures very easy to follow along with."
  • "She was very helpful and wanted everyone to do as good as possible. She really cares about each individual student doing well."
  • "The instructor was very effective in fostering learning, as she used a variety of tactics to explain the material, and was always available during office hours."
  • "Professor Zhang was extremely effective in fostering learning. She encouraged participation in class and was very effective at teaching the material. She was also great with office hours and was always willing to squeeze in a student to help them understand certain material."
  • "Professor Zhang did a great job of explaining the subjects, and was always fair with grading and giving extra time. I found the professors teaching style to be very effective as she allowed the class to participate and ask questions."
  • "The teacher did a good job keeping all people engaged."
  • "She fostered a good learning environment, where it was easy and comfortable to ask questions."

    • Class Design

  • "This course contributed very strongly to my learning. I have been able tot take what I've learn from this class and apply it into with real world conversations."
  • "The various components of the course helped me learn a lot. Professor Zhang's lectures and examples in class gave me a basic understanding of the material, and the homework and tests were a great way to test my understanding, and apply what I learned to actual questions."
  • "I think everything that we learned about was useful for my knowledge, and all of the components of the course flowed together and all made sense. Every unit we learned all went back to the first few, and all tied together smoothly."
  • "I think the various components contributed a lot to my learning because they each worked on different skills, class lectures was where I would work on real time note taking, and would amend or add to prior notes I had taken, whereas the problems sets would test my ability to apply the material."
  • "The lectures, discussions, and presentations were all very helpful to my learning. I found that the teacher is good at giving lectures and explaining. "
  • "I thought it was really interesting and it made me want to double in Econ possibly and take more classes on the subject."
  • "Presentations were very helpful to clarify my understanding of topics. Additionally, Professor Zhang's teaching and use of examples was helpful for my learning."

    • Accessibility

  • "I made the recommendation I did because professor Zhang is very helpful. She wants her students to do well. If students go to her office hours, you really get to see how much she really cares. She will help you if you're struggling, she will help you if you need help studying. She is very kind and explains everything very well. Everything is easy to follow when she teaches which means she does a great job explaining everything. Would 100% recommend this course."
  • "I think she was a great instructor, in fact I chose to be in her class again next semester. She is very dedicated to her work and never missed or canceled a class. She always made sure we clearly understood the material and was always there and willing to help at office hours."
  • "Dr. Li was very encouraging and always positive with us throughout the semester. She explained things clearly and simply and always checked for understanding, and was always open to provide extra help during office hours or after class."
  • "Very effect; Professor Zhang presented very good lectures and was always willing to answer questions in and out of class. She also always responded to emails."
  • "The instructor made herself available for office hours and encouraged students to stop by if they had any questions or concerns. She also encouraged every student to participate in presenting a part of the textbook to the class and acting as a teacher to give students experience with collaborating in a group as well as with public speaking."
  • "Professor Li is a very good professor. I know I can go to her office during office hours and get a ton of help with questions and problems I do not understand. I have taken her class two times now and hope to take another class in the future."
  • "Professor Zhang was one of the sweetest professors who was always looking to help her students in any way she could. Very sympathetic person!"

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