Current Position: Assistant Professor, Leon Hess Business School, Monmouth University After two years in the private sector in Brazil, I felt a strong pull back to academia. The chance to study with Dr. Elissa Braunstein at Colorado State University was a major factor in my decision. My enthusiasm for her mentorship was so great that […]
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Arlington. I will be visiting Stanford as a research fellow in Fall, 2025. My experience at CSU was nothing short of transformative—academically, professionally, and personally. Coming from India, CSU was transformative in shaping my professional growth, not just through academics but also through its […]
Current Positions: Assistant Professor of Economics, Lafayette College; Data Science Fellow Affiliate, Mountain Data Group, Fort Collins, Colorado Honestly, what really made me successful in the academic job market was the amazing support system I had during my PhD at CSU Economics. It wasn’t just about hitting the books—it was about being part of a community […]
Current Position: Associate Professor, Jack Massey College of Business, Belmont University The best thing I can say about my experience as a PhD student at CSU is that if I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing. I am fortunate that my dissertation committee members were not only excellent teachers, model […]
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Utah I am very thankful for my doctoral training in CSU’s economics department. Opportunities to teach my own classes and learn about effective pedagogy helped me feel confident in my teaching— even in my first year as a professor. Faculty at CSU wove real-world research opportunities […]
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Economics, Governors State University I was born and raised in Zambia and never had I ever once in my life imagined that I would find myself in higher education in the USA. In 2018 I was admitted to the PhD program at CSU and my experiences for five years of grad school […]
Current position: Associate Professor of Economics and Business Economics, College of Wooster I chose the CSU Department of Economics for my graduate studies for three reasons: the wonderful community, the unique academic program, and the emphasis on teaching. In retrospect, I’m so glad I made the choice I did. All of these aspects of the PhD […]
Where I am now: I joined the team at Starbucks Coffee, coming onboard as a Data Scientist to now being the Director of Strategic Pricing and Applied Economics in their Seattle, WA office. “I chose CSU specifically because of the broad range of economic thought being taught by the diverse faculty. The mountains and sunshine […]
