Faculty Profile
Meet Our Newest Faculty Member: Yurim Lee
In addition to technical shifts, Lee has seen a shift in terms of demographics. “In terms of the professional environment, as a traditionally white male-dominant field, we have also experienced increasing efforts towards embracing diversity, both in gender and race,” Lee said. Lee brings an array of personal research interests into her pedagogy, including macroeconomics, international economics, labor market, structural reforms, and entrepreneurship. She also holds master’s degrees in economics from the University of Washington and Seoul National University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. When applying for her role as assistant professor, Lee was excited by “how the college aimed to provide a balanced support for both research and teaching, along with a very open communication among the faculty.” The students, however, are what impressed her the most. “They were eager to interact with their (potentially new) professor and were enthusiastic during the mock class I gave while I was visiting the campus.” Lee wants recent
Starting a new job is innately challenging. Beginning a new professorship fully online in the middle of a pandemic? Bring it on. Meet CB’s newest team member, Yurim Lee, assistant professor of economics. Lee joined CB in the fall after earning a PhD in economics from the University of Washington. Lee’s making the most of this year’s challenges, using them as opportunities to adapt her teaching style. “I have been trying to offer more flexibility in terms of the coursework and deadlines,” Lee said. “I have also brainstormed more creative approaches to getting feedback from students, such as including in-class quizzes via the chat feature in Zoom and doing quick surveys on their understanding of the material after every chapter.” “A positive change due to COVID-19 and being online,” she continued, “was that I could incorporate more real-time data and media sources that help make the connection between the theory in the classroom and the real world.” This connection between theory and application is even more critical as the field of economics shifts in our new reality.
“Due to COVID-19 and being online … I could incorporate more real- time data and media sources that help make the connection between the theory in the classroom and the real world.” YURIM LEE
economics graduates to feel encouraged and empowered by their knowledge and skills. “As someone with a degree in economics, you have a great set of skills at hand that will always help you solve problems and acquire new knowledge in many different career paths,” she said. “Be confident in yourself and don’t be afraid to put yourself up to new challenges.”
“There has definitely been an increasing emphasis on computing [and] coding skills,” Lee said. “Open-source programs such as R and Python have become much more popular as well. This is why the Department of Economics has launched the business analytics specialization, to keep up with the ongoing changes in the field.”
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