Teaching & Mentoring

Co-advised Master's thesis of Marcelo Pessoa da Silva in the Master's Program in Population Studies and Social Research at IBGE. Thesis title: "Avaliação de impacto utilizando Registros administrativos e dados Secundários: experiência do programa Brasil alfabetizado" (Impact Evaluation Using Administrative Records and Secondary Data: Experience of the Brasil Alfabetizado Program)....

Designed and delivered specialized training on public policy evaluation methods to Brazilian government professionals and administrators. Covered evaluation frameworks, methodological approaches, and practical case studies from Brazilian policy programs.

Advanced course on monitoring, evaluation, and assessment of social and project programs administered by the Brazilian National Fund for Education Development (FNDE). Focused on elaboration of terms of reference for program and project evaluation, including methodological guidance and practical frameworks.

Comprehensive training on ex-post evaluation of social programs for government managers. Two-component course: (1) Evaluation Methodology II covering basic statistical inference and experimental design; (2) Cost estimation and use of evaluation for program improvement, results documentation and dissemination.

Served on doctoral qualifying examination committee for Luís Otávio de Abreu Reiff, PhD student in Industrial and Technology Economics at UFRJ. Examined dissertation on "UMA AVALIAÇÃO DE IMPACTO DO PROGRAMA DE MODERNIZAÇÃO DA ADMINISTRAÇÃO TRIBUTÁRIA (PMAT/BNDES)" (Impact Evaluation of the Tax Administration Modernization Program). Committee provided feedback on evaluation methodology...

Co-advised PhD dissertation of Betânia Totino Peixoto in Economics at UFMG. Thesis title: "Uma Contribuição para prevenção da criminalidade" (A Contribution to Crime Prevention). Also served on her doctoral qualifying examination committee (2006) and defense committee (2008). Dissertation built on impact evaluation of the Fica Vivo violence prevention program in...

Specialized technical training on regression discontinuity design (RDD), an important quasi-experimental evaluation methodology. Provided overview and practical guidance on design and implementation for policy evaluation research.

Taught applied econometrics to postgraduate students in Economics at Newcastle. Coveredadvanced econometric methods, causal inference, and applications in empirical research.

Taught applied econometrics to undergraduate students at Newcastle. Covered regression analysis,hypothesis testing, econometric methods, and practical applications with real economic data.

Taught foundational economics to undergraduate students at Newcastle. Covered microeconomicand macroeconomic principles, market structures, and applied economic analysis.

Taught foundational calculus to undergraduate economics students at Newcastle.Covered limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications in optimization and economic modeling.

Taught national accounting and macroeconomic statistics to undergraduate students.Covered GDP accounting, national income statistics, and balance of payments accounting.

Taught monetary economics to undergraduate students at UFF, coveringmoney supply, banking systems, central banking, and macroeconomic policy.