Dissertation Students
Doctoral Dissertations - Chair
Patricia Hummel (MTSU, in progress)
Nicholas Jensen (MTSU, in progress)
Antón Chamberlin (MTSU, in progress)
4th Year Placement: Visiting Scholar, Loyola University New Orleans
Christopher Barker (MTSU, in progress)
Initial Placement (3rd Year): Assistant Professor of Economics, Harding University
Sean-Patrick Alvarez (MTSU, 2024)
Initial Placement (3rd Year): Assistant Professor of Economics, Jacksonville State University
Macy Scheck (MTSU, 2024)
2nd Year Placement: Visiting Lecturer, Maryville College
Initial Placement (3rd Year): Assistant Professor of Finance, Lander University
Nicholas Reinarts (MTSU, 2024).
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Economics, Hood College
Shamsuddeen Attahiru Nassarawa (MTSU, 2024).
Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Oglethorpe University (following this placement, he will return to his position at the Central Bank of Nigeria)
Gabriel F. Benzecry (MTSU, Summer 2023).
Dissertation Title: “Essays on the History of Political Economy and Methodology”
Initial Placement (3rd Year): Assistant Professor, Northwood University
Rania Al-Bawwab (MTSU, Fall 2022).
Dissertation Title: "Four Essays on Political Economy"
Internships: Central Bank of Malaysia’s International Shari'ah Research Academy (ISRA) for Islamic Finance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Summer 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19)
Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas
Bronwyn G. Graves (MTSU, Summer 2022).
Dissertation Title: "Women and Blue Collar Work: Exploring Factors of Women's Low Presence in Men-Concentrated Occupations and Industry”
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Linfield University
Protik Nandy (MTSU, Summer 2022).
Dissertation Title: "Healthcare Occupational Licensing"
Internships: Knee Center for Occupational Licensing at St. Francis University (Spring 2021) & American Institute for Economic Research (Summer 2021)
Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Duluth
Emilia J. Suggs (MTSU, Spring 2021).
Dissertation Title: "Preference Identification and Political Participation in Alternative Voting Systems."
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, King University (Bristol, TN)
Doctoral Dissertations - Committee Member
Corey Pendleton (MTSU, 2024).
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, Lincoln Memorial University
Inhwa Kim (MTSU, 2021).
"Three Essays on Behavioral Barriers for Financial Choices"
Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University
Sona Kaarl Esona (MTSU, 2020).
Dissertation Title: “Three Essays on Government Size, Corruption, Economic Growth, and Human Economic Development Indicators: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and the CFA Franc Zone Countries”
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Florida Gateway College
M.A. Theses - Committee Member
Rania Al-Bawwab (Troy University, Spring 2017).
“No Land, No Resources, But Growth? The Puzzling Prosperity of the Venetian Lagoon.”
Ph.D. Program Placement: PERI Ph.D. Fellow at Middle Tennessee State University
Undergraduate Theses - Chair
Christopher Cowherd (University Honors College, MTSU, Fall 2019).
“On the Necessary Preconditions for a Just Social Order.”
Samir Qattea (University Honors College, MTSU, Fall 2019).
Rachel Eccles (University Honors College, MTSU, Summer 2019).
Undergraduate Theses - Committee Member
Hector Hernandez (University Honors College, MTSU, Fall 2020).
“The Ideal Extent of Social Distancing to Preserve Economic Prosperity when Society is Marginalized”
Nathan Wahl (University Honors College, MTSU, Spring 2020).
