Before I joined TTU in 2017, I was a professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma for 18 years. I have published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journal such as the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Law and Economics, Economic Development & Cultural Change, the Journal of Comparative Economics, and the Journal of Development Economics. I co-authored a book in 2014 titled The Long Process of Development: Building Markets and States in Pre-Industrial England, Spain and their Colonies (Cambridge University Press).

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My teaching interests include macroeconomics, economic growth, and economic development.

 

I speak Spanish and enjoy scuba diving, swimming, traveling, hiking, playing guitar, and hanging out with my husband Kevin and my dogs Diego and Ziggy Stardust.