Teaching Statement
My goal as an instructor is to make economics accessible through clear, real-world-focused teaching and strong student support. I emphasize relevance because most students will encounter economics in everyday life, not academic settings. I treat teaching as a responsive process, adapting pacing, examples, and materials based on feedback and student interests. My aim is to create a learning environment where all students feel welcome, motivated, and equipped to succeed.
“Professor Mangano changed my opinion on economics and allowed me to understand it in a way I wasn’t able to in the past.”
"I appreciated how much she pushed for our success and our development as students. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking to take this course.”
Student Feedback
More than 90% of my students say they are likely or very likely to recommend me as a professor, and I consistently receive evaluations noting my passion for teaching, clarity of instruction, and dedication to student learning.
Additional Student Comments
“Her enthusiasm and availability was awesome. It was evident she was very interested and wanted us to be involved. I appreciated her trying to get students involved and always making class interactive, as it makes the content much more appealing and less overwhelming. The class environment was one of the best I've had at IU so far.”
"She really wanted everyone to excel and her love for economics was shown each day she taught. I recommend anyone who has to take this course to take it with Professor Mangano. She made a challenging course learnable.”
“I appreciated how well she got to know all of her students. Not many professors in big classes know every one of us by name.”
“She really makes it clear that she is here for students to learn and understand the material. She knows what she is talking about, and I am so happy that she was the one to teach me. I really feel like she had a great understanding in real life of what the material was about, and she could relate it very well. She is one of my favorite teachers, and I think she is great at what she does.”
“Professor Mangano has been one of the best instructors out of all of my classes. Not only are her classes engaging and easy to follow, her enthusiasm in class encourages us. I have always felt welcomed in the class and her warm nature has made it so easy for me to go up to her after class and ask her my questions."
“Professor Mangano is very passionate about economics. The things I like about her best is that you can ask her any kind of question and she will answer it. She will try to understand where you are coming from even if it is out of syllabus and relate that thought to the material we are learning.”
“She is very knowledgeable, passionate, and excited about teaching this course. She knows all of our names and encourages us to participate in class. She has also answered all of my questions quickly and patiently.”
"I like the examples and stories she tells that are unique to our class. I like how she knows all of our names and explains things in depth while giving opportunities to learn more or go deeper into the information with articles and research she does after we ask questions!”