Teaching Experience

Northeastern University

Instructor, D'Amore-McKim School of Business

  • FINA 2209 Financial Management (2022 Fall)

Teaching Evaluation: 4.6/5.0

University of Massachusetts Boston

University of Massachusetts Boston serves the third most diverse student population in the country, as per USA Today (Report link).

Instructor, College of Management

  • AF301 Introduction to Financial Management (2022 Spring)

Teaching Evaluation: 4.68/5.00

  • In-Person, Hybrid


  • AF301 Introduction to Financial Management (2021 Spring)

Teaching Evaluation: 4.69/5.00

  • Online


Teaching Assistant, College of Management

  • AF210 Financial Accounting

  • AF301 Introduction to Financial Management


Selected student comments from the course evaluation:

    • " Li is doing a GREAT job teaching the course, i would take her class again, as well as recommend her to others."

    • "Professor Ai's biggest strength is that she truly cares about the success of her students. She always tried her best to explain every concept clearly, answered any questions we had, and always made herself available in and outside of the classroom. You could tell she was enthusiastic about the course and its' content. "

    • "She never failed to answer a question. Every time a student was confused she took the time to explain the material in a different way in attempt to help the student better understand."

    • "I think that Professor Ai is a very kind person who is always willing to help. Each of the times I reached out for class material assistance, she was always doing whatever she could to help me out. Some examples include staying briefly after class, office hours, and explanations through email. She is one of the kindest professors I've had."

    • "I think Prof Ai has a bright future in teaching finance. This was her first year and she handled it amazingly and kept students interested."

    • " I think the professor did a really good job at maintaining the classroom experience even over zoom."

    • "The powerpoints were very informative and the teacher would answer many questions even if they weren't directly related this helped build comprehension"

    • "Li Ai presented all material orderly and efficiently and never strayed off topic. I'd love to take another class with her in the future. She is very professional and makes all class material clear and easy to understand. "

    • "Very efficient use of class time, used a lot of hands on problems to help reinforce concept."

    • "Li was a lovely instructor! You could tell she enjoyed teaching this course and subject matter."