Current Faculty Research Fellows

The 2022-2023 Faculty Research Fellows are Jennifer Baker, Calvin Blackwell, Gregory Caskey, Hollis FranceBeatriz MaldonadoWilliam McCorkle, Chris Mothorpe, Rene MuellerJordan RagusaRussell Sobel, Michelle Vachris, and Douglas Walker.

 

Jennifer Baker

Jennifer Baker, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
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Research Area: virtue ethics, ancient ethical theories

Calvin Blackwell

Calvin Blackwell, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
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Research Area: experimental economics, asset markets, public finance

Gregory Caskey

Gregory Caskey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics, The Citadel
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Research Area: applied microeconomics, economic development, political economy

Hollis France

Hollis France, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
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Research Area: diverse and social economies as alternative development models

Beatriz Maldonado

Beatriz Maldonado, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
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Research Area: international political economy and development

William McCorkle

William McCorkle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
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Research Area: immigration beliefs among educators, experiences of asylum seekers at the Mexican-U.S. border, relationship between beliefs in free markets and immigration

Chris Mothorpe

Chris Mothorpe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
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Research Area: urban and real estate economics focusing on the evaluation of amenities and public goods

Rene Mueller

Rene Mueller, Ph.D.
Professor of International Marketing
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Research Area: national identity, cross cultural marketing, global diversity, ethnocentrism, international business, entrepreneurship education

Jordan Ragusa

Jordan Ragusa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
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Research Area: political parties, polarization, Congresss, and elections

Russell Sobel, Ph.D.

Russell Sobel, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics & Entrepreneurship, The Citadel
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Research Area: economic policy and entrepreneurship

Michelle Vachris

Michelle Vachris, Ph.D.
Professor of Management, Business, & Economics; Virginia Wesleyan University
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Research Area: public choice, governing knowledge commons, economics in literature

Doug Walker

Douglas Walker, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
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Research Area: economic and social impacts of legalized gambling, relationships between casinos and tourism sectors