My teaching experience includes work with street children in Honduras, rural community members in Kenya, Purdue undergraduates and Harvard Master's degree candidates from around the world. I believe that each of these groups has as much to teach as they have to learn. I am dedicated to an interactive teaching approach that encourages students to take ownership over their own educational priorities.

​Currently, at Purdue, I teach Introduction to Environmental Policy (POL 223) for undergraduates and, at the graduate-level, Field Research Methods (POL 606) and the Public Policy Pro-Seminar (POL 620). Previously, at Harvard, I served as a Teaching Fellow for several Master's level courses, including Analytic Frameworks for Policy (API 302) with Professor Richard Zeckhauser, Game Theory and Strategic Decisions (API 303) with Dr. Pinar Dogan, and Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (API 109) with Professor Chris Avery.

​Below are a few examples of what students have said about me in anonymous course reviews:

“One of the best teachers I have ever had and it is by far my favorite class at Purdue. I would recommend anyone to this class strictly because she teaches it."
​-Undergraduate Student, Introduction to Environmental Policy

"I was excited to come to class every day, and that is a direct reflection of Prof Grillos' enthusiasm and preparation."
-Undergraduate Student, Introduction to Environmental Policy

"Her lectures are always engaging and she made learning the content a lot of fun. I love the emphasis she places on interactive learning."
-Undergraduate Student, Introduction to Environmental Policy

"I really enjoyed how this class challenged me to think critically and look at policy options from different perspectives."
-Undergraduate Student, Introduction to Environmental Policy

"A phenomenal teacher. The best we had this year. I just think she devotes so much time to our learning and I really appreciated her commitment. Well done!"
-MPAID Student, Advanced Microeconomic Analysis

"She is truly a born teacher. She was able to explain concepts clearly and effectively and was extremely considerate of our opinions, strengths and weaknesses." 
-MPP Student, Game Theory and Strategic Decisions

"Extremely clear explanations of difficult material... one of the most effective TF's I have had."
-MPP Student, Game Theory and Strategic Decisions

"This was the most enjoyable class I took for this semester. The professor was attuned to the academic needs of the students and provided meaningful feedback on our assignments that helped us
progress through the course."
-PhD Student, Field Research Methods

"I thought this class was fantastic. Professor Grillos clearly took a lot of care when choosing our readings and preparing for lectures. She also learned what each of the students was interested in
and took the time to answer questions about their particular question/field sites, which was appreciated and helpful (even when she was not answering a question about my topic specifically). The assignments definitely helped me think through methods that I would not have otherwise."
-PhD Student, Field Research Methods

"I really enjoyed the class. Dr. Grillos made us feel comfortable and the atmosphere was always positive and supportive... Dr. Grillos made sure our questions were always addressed."
-PhD Student, Public Policy Proseminar

"She provided outstanding feedback on drafts of our final project... I have never gotten so much detailed and helpful feedback on a paper from a professor."
-PhD Student, Public Policy Proseminar

"Dr. Grillos is an excellent professor. She is good at making students use critical thinking skills by having them connect different readings to each other but is able to also bring complicated theories down to a basic level."
-PhD Student, Public Policy Proseminar