Dr. Ruslan Galyamov is a teacher-scholar with advanced training in applied microeconomics, experimental economics, and finance. Having taught undergraduate and master's courses in economics and finance for more than six years at the University of West Georgia, Georgia State University, and Kazakh-British Technical University, Ruslan is fully committed to student-centered education. Ruslan’s research interests encompass slot machine play, gambling policy, and the potential of gamification in higher education. Ruslan earned his Ph.D. in economics at Georgia State University in August 2025. Ruslan also received an M.S. in finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science in July 2013 and a B.S. with honors from Utrecht University with “Cum Laude” designation in August 2012. Ruslan is bilingual in Russian and English, and can speak Kazakh, Turkish, and some Dutch.