Biography

Olivia Osei-Twumasi is an Associate Adjunct Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at UCLA. She has been teaching economics at UCLA since 2016 and teaches urban, labor and development economics as well as principles of economics (micro and macro).

Olivia has been involved in the CORE Econ project as a co-author of CORE’s introductory textbooks for micro and macroeconomics which are available here: https://www.core-econ.org/. Her research on educational access and outcomes has appeared in journals such as Harvard Educational Review and Teachers College Record. She co-edited a volume entitled “Immigrant-Origin Students in Community College: Navigating Risk and Reward in Higher Education” which was published by Teachers College Press.

As an instructor, Olivia focuses on helping her students gain a clear and solid understanding of core concepts and the ability to use these concepts to understand the real world, as well as skills that will be useful professionally.

Education

Ph. D. University of Westminster, UK