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faculty
Carmen Esposito, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor
Economics
Contact
508-910-6649
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Spruce Hall 0167
Education
| 2025 | University of Illinois Chicago | PhD in Economics |
| 2019 | Drexel University | MS in Economics |
| 2015 | La Salle University | BS in Mathematics |
Teaching
Courses
Intermediate writing in economics with variable content. The economic issues covered vary by instructor and semester, but the course focuses on the tools and practice of professional writing in economics. Students engage in low and high stakes writing assignments with a focus on research writing, integration, and synthesis of knowledge from diverse sources, policy analysis and proper citation and formatting.
Cross-disciplinary debates about health, wellness and health care. The course challenges students to look critically at health care practices and understand the complexities of health policy; understand the impact of culture and historical change on understandings of health, illness and the body; and see how globalizing economies and structures of inequality shape illness, health care, and individual well-being.
Cross-disciplinary debates about health, wellness and health care. The course challenges students to look critically at health care practices and understand the complexities of health policy; understand the impact of culture and historical change on understandings of health, illness and the body; and see how globalizing economies and structures of inequality shape illness, health care, and individual well-being.
Investigates aspect of human health and well-being, social and cultural determinants of health, and/or population health disparities. Topic to be determined by instructor.
Research
Research interests
- Health Economics
- Economics of Unhealthy Behaviors
- Public Finance
- Applied Microeconomics