<description>&lt;p&gt;In this special episode that is part of a short series about The Paul J. Rickards, Jr. Teaching Innovation Grant program, we highlighted Dr. Katy Bender, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Delaware&amp;apos;s Lerner College of Business &amp;amp; Economics. With a Ph.D. in Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics from The Ohio State University, Dr. Bender specializes in Resource &amp;amp; Environmental Economics, Experimental Economics, Development Economics, and Applied Econometrics. Dr. Bender talked about her grant project, &amp;quot;DataEnchanted: Transforming Numbers Into Knowledge,&amp;quot; which uniquely incorporates the influence of music icon Taylor Swift to make data analysis accessible and engaging, particularly aiming to inspire more women into the field of economics. The grant application period is now open as of March 1, 2024, we invite you to uncover how this opportunity can ignite your innovative teaching initiatives. Dive deeper into the possibilities at https://ats.udel.edu/grant/.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

ON Cultivating Student Engagement in Higher Ed

Lauren Kelley

S5E4 The Paul J. Rickards, Jr. Teaching Innovation Grant Program: Dr. Katy Bender

MAR 25, 202435 MIN
ON Cultivating Student Engagement in Higher Ed

S5E4 The Paul J. Rickards, Jr. Teaching Innovation Grant Program: Dr. Katy Bender

MAR 25, 202435 MIN

Description

In this special episode that is part of a short series about The Paul J. Rickards, Jr. Teaching Innovation Grant program, we highlighted Dr. Katy Bender, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Delaware's Lerner College of Business & Economics. With a Ph.D. in Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics from The Ohio State University, Dr. Bender specializes in Resource & Environmental Economics, Experimental Economics, Development Economics, and Applied Econometrics. Dr. Bender talked about her grant project, "DataEnchanted: Transforming Numbers Into Knowledge," which uniquely incorporates the influence of music icon Taylor Swift to make data analysis accessible and engaging, particularly aiming to inspire more women into the field of economics. The grant application period is now open as of March 1, 2024, we invite you to uncover how this opportunity can ignite your innovative teaching initiatives. Dive deeper into the possibilities at https://ats.udel.edu/grant/.