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I approach research as an extension of my teaching practice, using my classroom as a space for design, experimentation, and evidence-based refinement. My teaching practices explores how intentionally designed learning environments can shape the way students think, learn, and engage. I prioritize transparent, structured systems that make expectations visible and support all students creating classrooms where access and belonging are actively cultivated.

I am particularly interested in the dynamic relationship between instructional design and student behavior. My work investigates how assignment structure, scaffolding, and policies influence:

• how students use resources
• how they approach problem-solving
• and how they develop agency in their learning

This lens allows me to study not just what students learn, but how learning behaviors emerge from design choices. Drawing on student work, reflections, and course-level data, I examine the impact of instructional interventions in ways that are both rigorous and immediately applicable.

This work contributes to discipline-based education research by integrating pedagogical design with the unique cognitive demands of economics. Lately my focus also is on generative AI and undergraduate economics education.��

Designing Meaningful AI-Integrated Learning

I am interested in how students interact with generative AI and, more importantly, how instructional design can guide that interaction toward deeper learning. ��I focus on structured, role-based pedagogies that position AI as a collaborator rather than a shortcut.

Central to this work is fostering metacognitive awareness—helping students reflect on when, why, and how AI supports their thinking through practices such as “Pause & Pivot.”

Scaling Innovation Through Community

Beyond my own classroom, I am invested in how teaching innovations can be shared and sustained. I believe in collaborative conversations in economics education and AI-aware pedagogy, while actively engaging in mentorship, and faculty development.

My goal is to support broader adoption of thoughtful, equity-centered teaching practices.

• Norton's The Best of the Ultimate Guide to Teaching Economics. Contributed AI exercises. 2025.
• Burdina, M., & Bhatia, A. (2025). Engaging Online Learners: Student-Led Interviews to Address Unemployment Misunderstandings. Available online at��Journal of Economics Teaching, DOI:��
• Test Bank Revisions for Schiller and Gebhardt, Economics, 16^th editions. 2022