Dissertation and Thesis Students

Jacob Smith (MTSU, 2026)

Patricia Hummel (MTSU, 2026)

Dissertation Title: "Eliminating Government Programs: A Case Study of Tobacco and the Buyout"

3rd Year Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Maine 

Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, Lincoln Memorial University

Nicholas Jensen (MTSU, 2025)

Dissertation Title: "Essays in Political Economy and the History of Economic Thought"

3rd Year Placement: Visiting Lecturer, Maryville College

4th Year Placement: Post-Doc, Stephenson Institute at Wabash College

Antón Chamberlin (MTSU, 2025)

Dissertation Title: “Stock Car Etiquette: Norms in NASCAR"

4th Year Placement: Visiting Scholar, Loyola University New Orleans

5th Year: Echo Program, Notre Dame 

Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Loyola University (New Orleans) 

Christopher Barker (MTSU, 2024) 

Dissertation Title: “Property Rights, Competition, and Wealth: A Public Choice Perspective on Markets and Institutions"

Initial Placement (3rd Year): Assistant Professor of Economics, Harding University

Sean-Patrick Alvarez (MTSU, 2024)

Dissertation Title: “Three Essays on the Economics of Institutions”

Initial Placement (3rd Year): Assistant Professor of Economics, Jacksonville State University

Macy Scheck (MTSU, 2024)

Dissertation Title: “Essays on the Political Economy of Regulation”

2nd Year Placement: Visiting Lecturer, Maryville College

Initial Placement (3rd Year): Assistant Professor of Finance, Lander University

Nicholas Reinarts (MTSU, 2024)

Dissertation Title: “Essays on Institutional Arrangements and their Consequences”

Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Economics, Hood College

Shamsuddeen Attahiru Nassarawa (MTSU, 2024)

Dissertation Title: “Essays on the Economics of Pensions”

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)