My name is Jonathan Lewis Graves, and I am an assistant professor of teaching and the majors program advisor at UBCs Vancouver School of Economics. I am part of UBCs educational leadership faculty, which means that I specialize in performing research and projects which particularly relate to how we teach and learn economics. However, I am also an economist who specializes in industrial organization, microeconomics, and applied econometrics. I did my undergraduate studies at the University of Victoria (BSc), and my graduate studies (MA, PhD) at the University of British Columbia. I hold degrees in both economics and mathematics, and have also previously worked in the private sector as an analyst. I primarily teach undergraduate students, at the 2nd year and higher level. My non teaching interests include curriculum development, scholarship of teaching and learning, innovative teaching tools, and online teaching. I am super excited to take part in Jump Start this year, and hope to share with you why I love economics so much!