Current Faculty Research Fellows
The 2022-2023 Faculty Research Fellows are Jennifer Baker, Calvin Blackwell, Gregory Caskey, Hollis France, Beatriz Maldonado, William McCorkle, Chris Mothorpe, Rene Mueller, Jordan Ragusa, Russell Sobel, Michelle Vachris, and Douglas Walker.
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Jennifer Baker, Ph.D. Research Area: virtue ethics, ancient ethical theories |
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Calvin Blackwell, Ph.D. Research Area: experimental economics, asset markets, public finance |
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Gregory Caskey, Ph.D. Research Area: applied microeconomics, economic development, political economy |
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Hollis France, Ph.D. Research Area: diverse and social economies as alternative development models |
Beatriz Maldonado, Ph.D. Research Area: international political economy and development |
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William McCorkle, Ph.D. Research Area: immigration beliefs among educators, experiences of asylum seekers at the Mexican-U.S. border, relationship between beliefs in free markets and immigration |
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Chris Mothorpe, Ph.D. Research Area: urban and real estate economics focusing on the evaluation of amenities and public goods |
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Rene Mueller, Ph.D. Research Area: national identity, cross cultural marketing, global diversity, ethnocentrism, international business, entrepreneurship education |
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Jordan Ragusa, Ph.D. Research Area: political parties, polarization, Congresss, and elections |
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Russell Sobel, Ph.D. Research Area: economic policy and entrepreneurship |
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Michelle Vachris, Ph.D. Research Area: public choice, governing knowledge commons, economics in literature |
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Douglas Walker, Ph.D. Research Area: economic and social impacts of legalized gambling, relationships between casinos and tourism sectors |