| Humphrey Institute welcomes visiting economist Kaye Husbands Fealing
Kaye Husbands Fealing will join the Humphrey Institute faculty on January 10, 2008, as a visiting professor in economics and trade policy. Husbands Fealing will teach and conduct research primarily in the Humphrey Institute’s science, technology, and public policy area.
“Math and science education and science policy—especially for new discoveries like nanotechnology—are important to the Humphrey Institute and to the University of Minnesota,” said Dean J. Brian Atwood. “Professor Husbands Fealing’s expertise in global trade and economics, combined with her broad experience with science policy development, will increase our ability to influence recommendations in this area.”
Husbands Fealing will be on leave from her current position as the William Brough Professor of Economics at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, a small liberal arts college founded in 1793. Her research also draws on her previous work with the National Science Foundation, where she helped to assess the impact of the global science and engineering enterprise and national and international science policies.
“I am looking forward to working with a wonderful group of colleagues at the Humphrey Institute,” said Husbands Fealing. “Over the last few years, I have had the opportunity to work with academics at the National Science Foundation, as well as with members of several federal agencies, to develop an evidence-based platform for science policy. I very much look forward to teaching and contributing to the literature in this area.”
Husbands Fealing earned a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
December 17, 2007
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