Part-Time Professor: Statistics & Predictive Analytics

Hamid Sepehrdoust, Ph.D.

Economist Associate Professor Econometrics & Quantitative Analysis

Toronto, ON • 647-***-**** • *************@*****.*** Profile

Economist and university educator with more than 20 years of experience in teaching, research, student supervision, and academic service. My academic background is in Economics, Statistics, and Quantitative Economics, with particular experience in econometrics and applied economic research.

My research has focused on economic growth and development, economic complexity, financial and macroeconomic issues, income inequality, health economics, ICT, and environmental sustainability. I have published research in international journals and have supervised students in economic and quantitative research.

I also have recent Canadian post-secondary teaching experience at George Brown College, where I have supported students in statistics, business metrics, and data analysis. Research Interests

Economic Growth and Development

Development Economics

Macroeconomics and Finance

Income Inequality

Environmental Economics

Health Economics

ICT and Economic Development

Productivity and Efficiency

Econometrics and Quantitative Methods

Public Finance

Academic Experience

Associate Professor – Economics & Quantitative Methods Sina University 2001–2023

Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Public Finance, Health Economics, and quantitative methods.

Conducted research on economic growth, development, economic complexity, financial markets, inequality, health, ICT, and environmental issues.

Supervised undergraduate and graduate research projects and helped students with research design, econometric methods, and data analysis.

Developed course materials, assignments, examinations, and assessments for undergraduate and graduate courses.

Applied econometric and statistical methods to economic and interdisciplinary research questions.

Worked with colleagues on curriculum development and improvements to academic programs.

Conducted workshops on statistical analysis and quantitative research methods.

Participated in academic service, departmental activities, and leadership responsibilities. Teaching Assistant – Business Metrics & Statistics George Brown College Toronto 2024–2025

Supported teaching in Business Metrics, Statistics, Business Research, and quantitative analysis.

Helped students understand statistics, Excel-based analysis, and practical data-analysis techniques.

Led tutorials and provided individual support to students with different academic backgrounds.

Evaluated assignments and provided clear and constructive feedback.

Used Excel, R, and Minitab in teaching and applied statistical demonstrations. Tutor – Mathematics & Computer Applications

Flintstone Institute Toronto 2024–2025

Provided individual and small-group instruction in mathematics, Excel, Word, and introductory statistics.

Worked with adult learners and adapted instruction to their different levels of experience and learning needs.

Education

Postgraduate in Business Analytics Program, George Brown College, Canada (2025)

Ph.D. in Quantitative Economics, Banaras Hindu University, India (2010)

Master's Degree in Economics and Statistics, Indore University, India (2004)

Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Social Science, Bhopal University, India (2000) Teaching Areas

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Econometrics

Statistics

Public Finance

Public Sector Economics

Quantitative Methods

Research Methodology

Research Methods & Software

Econometric and Statistical Methods: Panel Data Analysis, Structural Panel VAR, PVAR, Econometric Modelling, Statistical Analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis, Productivity and Efficiency Analysis

Software: R, Python, Stata, SPSS, SAS, Minitab, Excel Data & Visualization: SQL, Power BI, Tableau

Academic Supervision & Service

Excellence in Teaching Award, Sina University, 2018 Research Achievement Award, Department of Economics, 2019 Recognition for Academic Service & Departmental Leadership, 2021 Certifications

Advanced Python for Data Analysis – DataCamp

SQL for Financial Data Management – Coursera

SAS Programming & Statistical Analysis – SAS Institute

Machine Learning Applications – LinkedIn Learning Awards

Excellence in Teaching Award, Sina University, 2018

Research Achievement Award, Department of Economics, 2019

Recognition for Academic Service and Departmental Leadership, 2021 Additional Information

Permanent Resident of Canada

More than 20 years of university-level teaching and research experience

Recent Canadian post-secondary teaching experience

Experience teaching both undergraduate and graduate students

Interdisciplinary research experience across Economics, Finance, Health, Technology, and Environmental Economics

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