I have had the pleasure of teaching a number of classes related to health politics and policy, American political institutions, lawmaking, and public policy more broadly. Feel free to reach out for additional teaching-related materials.

University of Pittsburgh (2024-present):
  • Instructor for undergraduate lecture on Introduction to Health Policy and Management (fall 2024, spring 2025) and a graduate (masters-level) seminar on The Politics of Health Policy. I will additionally be teaching an advanced undergraduate seminar on Administrative Burden and Inequality in U.S. Health Care. Other courses in my wheelhouse: Health Law and Politics, How Health Policies Spread Across the 50 States.
    • Some assignments I give my students (apart from exams, research papers, and policy analyses): Memo designing one's own preferred health care system, proposing 3-4 reforms that address affordability, spending, equity, and/or quality considerations. Write a comment on a health agency rule that incorporates systematic research findings. Write a paper discussing an example of policy feedback in health policy. Write an op-ed that highlights an administrative burden in a program that is being proposed or implemented in this state, and proposing a reform to mitigate this problem. 
    • Teaching Evaluations (selected): "The lectures were entertaining and she utilized many outside materials that made the information more interesting and relatable to students." "I liked how she ask us how we thought about each topic and issue we learned. A large portion of lectures were dedicated to class discussion. It was nice to give a comment or pose a question and have the professor further explain was very helpful in enhancing my learning." "I learned so much about our policy systems and how they impact healthcare." "The professor brought relevant topics to each class and allowed space for students to share their thoughts and experiences on the different topics being discussed. The professor made the course highly engaging and provided insightful discussion into several key health policy issues." 
    • Evaluation Averages:
      • ​Introduction to Health Policy and Management: 4.64/5
      • The Politics of Health Policy: 4.50/5
      • Administrative Burden in U.S. Health Care: 4/5

Wheaton College (2022-2024)
  • Instructor for undergraduate lectures on Introduction to American Politics and Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science (covering conceptualization and measurement, research design, observational and experimental research, descriptive statistics, tests of significance, and linear regression)
  • Instructor for undergraduate seminars on Judicial Politics, Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers, and Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 
    • Teaching Evaluations (selected): "This class was motivating, and it was everything I was expecting it to be. I learned extensively about how the Constitution and the Judicial system interacts with civil rights and
      liberties cases. "The professor is engaging and brings a degree of comedy and honesty when presenting the material. Good, valuable assignments." "I would tell someone that if they're staunchly passionate about civil rights and the Constitution, this is the class for them." "The Professor was very personable, funny and honest. I felt welcome in office hours and she spent ample time explaining concepts and doesn't make you feel bad or
      rushed for not understanding material. Feedback on assignments was very specific and helpful without being too long. I could understand where I needed to improve." Evaluation Average in Constitutional Law: 4.5

Oberlin College (2021-2022): 
  • Instructor for undergraduate lecture courses on Introduction to Public Policy Analysis, Law and Public Policy, Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers.
  • Instructor for upper division seminar on Health Law and Politics, which addresses Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, reproductive health, and the politics of pandemics. The course culminates in students writing original health policy reports. 
    • Teaching Evaluations (selected): "This is by far the best course I have ever taken at Oberlin. I loved the discussions we had every week about the readings and it was an amazing opportunity to
      read so many fascinating books and articles about health policy." "Professor Yaver is incredibly enthusiastic about the readings and she always kept class discussions engaging." "Best professor I have ever taken a class with at Oberlin. She is kind, passionate, and an amazing instructor."  Evaluation Average in Health Law and Politics: 4.6 

Other Courses Taught:
  • Tufts University (2018-19): Instructor for undergraduate lecture courses on Congress, Bureaucracy, and Public Policy, Law and Public Policy, and Constitutional Law.
  • Yale University (2016-17):  Co-taught an Introduction to Statistics course, in which I taught my students such topics as polling methodology, regression analysis, and introductions to experiments and natural experiments. Instructor for graduate seminar on American Political Institutions (covering such topics as Congress, the presidency, bureaucracy, judicial politics, and interest groups. Instructor for undergraduate lecture on Courts, Media, and Politics (covering such topics as judicial ideology, judicial bargaining and opinion assignment, the role of judicial precedent, courts in the separation-of-powers system, and media coverage of the Court). 
  • Washington University in St. Louis (2015-16): Instructor for upper division seminar on Politics in Bureaucracies, in which we addressed such topics as the civil service, the influence of interest groups on bureaucratic policymaking, the politics of bureaucratic appointments, rulemaking, and judicial review of agencies.