Quotes from Teaching Evaluations

The Political Economy of Globalization (GENED-1120/BGP-625) | TF (2020-21), Head-TF (2022)

Professors Lawrence H. Summers and Robert Z. Lawrence | Avg. Rating: 4.71/5

• "Roman was an exceptional section leader, always available, helpful, smart, and engaged!" 

• "Great TF who is very helpful and willing to help. Great in discussions, very useful feedback on assignments, and interesting person to talk to in general."

• "Roman was an excellent Section Leader. He did a great job keeping our section on track to discuss important concepts from each weeks' readings, and he also provided us great feedback on assignments to help us improve our work. Although Roman lived in a time zone that was several hours ahead of mine, he also would go out of his way to make time to meet with us outside of section."

• "I really enjoyed being in Roman's section this semester. There were several times I reached out to him with late emails, and he was kind enough to respond. He also gave very thorough feedback on written work, and was willing to work through difficult assignments with you. I appreciated this greatly."

• "Roman was the best section leader I’ve had while at Harvard! He came SO WELL PREPARED. His explanations of complex economic topics was SO CLEAR. He answered all questions clearly and thoroughly, providing the help each student needed to understand the material deeply and succeed. Roman expertly facilitated conversation and debate without being overbearing. He made an effort to get to know each student through office hours and was unbelievably accessible outside of class. Overall, Roman did a great job, and I hope my other TF’s at Harvard will be as excellent as he was!"

• "Roman has been a great section leader. He facilitated discussion in section and provided very useful feedback on assignments and during simulations. He was also very accessible at office hours and really knowledgeable on the topics covered by the course."

• "Section was really enjoyable (especially the simulations) and instructive, and the detailed feedback on the memos was much appreciated. I also appreciated the notes written out on the presentation, which were a valuable review source."

• "Roman is an incredibly knowledgeable section leader about the course content and can always expand past the course material to widen my understanding."

Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems (ECON 50) | TF (2021-22)

Professor Raj Chetty | Avg. Rating: 5.00/5

• "Roman is the best section leader I have ever had. He responded to my emails and graded my assignments even though he was not my assigned section leader. He clearly showed his passion for the subject and love for his students."

• "I loved having Roman as a section leader. He goes out of his way to be helpful with PSETS and projects. His office hours are always on Monday night right before assignments. I noticed some TFs make their office hours right after the PSET is due so his timing says a lot about his commitment to students. He is also very responsive on emails. Beyond grateful for his guidance this semester."

• "Roman was a very supportive TF and helped me understand concepts much more deeply during section/labs!"

• "SO accessible out of class, great explanations, incredibly helpful for big projects and supporting my understanding"

• "Roman was great at office hours! Very helpful, kind, and great at teaching the material!"