Interests:
When she’s not working, you can often find her climbing a mountain, scuba diving on coral reefs, or otherwise exploring the world.
Brief biography:
Rebecca Toseland is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics and the Director of Research Support at the Tobin Center for Economic Policy. Previously, she was a Research Scholar at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. Her research and teaching interests span a variety of domestic policy issues including economic mobility, education, housing, health, and the environment. She received a B.A. in Economics and Environmental Studies from Yale University as a member of the other best residential college at Yale (Timothy Dwight – Ashé!). She also holds an M.A. in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
She is one of four Morse affiliates who provides advising and mentoring for upperclassmen through the Yale Department of Economics; an appointment can be booked on the College Adviser Office Hours page.
Areas for involvement with Morse students:
Academic advising for first-year students
Career advising
Connecting students to internships or other opportunities