Research Mission
At the Challey Institute, we are interested in understanding how innovation, trade and institutions affect economic opportunity and growth. We strive to produce peer-reviewed research that enables the discovery of new solutions to promote human flourishing.
Researchers
Zahid Anwar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity policy
- Technology and privacy
- Metaverse
- Penetration testing
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Ahmad Al Asady, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management
- International entrepreneurship
- Corruption
- Institutions
- Middle East and North Africa region
John Bitzan, Ph.D.
Director / Professor of Management
- Transportation economics
- Regulation
- Public policy
- Civil discourse
- Progress and flourishing
Elizabeth Carlson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Political behavior
- Political economy of development in Africa
- Survey methods
- Lab and field experimentation
James Caton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Entrepreneurship
- Blockchain and cryptocurrencies
- Monetary policy
- Computational economics
Oudom Hean, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance
- Regional economics
- Innovation
- Minimum wage
- Offshoring
Thomas Krumel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
- Rural economic development
- Labor demand
- Employment skills gap
- Rural consciousness
- Meat packing industry
Alfredo Roa-Henriquez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Logistics
- Supply chain resilience
- Business and economic resilience
- Organizational economics
- Business government interactions
- Regulations
- Business ethics and sustainability
Sandro Steinbach, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Director for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies
- Agricultural policy and trade
- Business management
- Applied data analysis