Joana Girante is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Economics Department at Arizona State University, where she also serves as the Online Course Coordinator. Joana joined ASU in 2014. Formerly, she was on the faculty at the University of Minho (Portugal).
Joana is always up to some innovation in Teaching & Learning and uses research-based teaching methods that are shown to boost performance and decrease attrition. She has experience in teaching large (400+ students) and small classes in a mixture of in-person, online, and hybrid/blended formats, including lecture-based and flipped classes. She currently teaches courses in principles of economics (micro and macro) both in-person and online. Her research focuses on evaluating the efficacy of novel teaching methods. She sees economics everywhere and is passionate about teaching her students how to think like an economist and use economics to interpret the world around them and make better-informed decisions. 
Joana obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from North Carolina State University (2008) and MS (2001) and BS (1998) degrees in International Trade and in International Relations from the University of Minho.