Online Master of Arts in Economics, Applied Economics Specialization Faculty

Bernhard Gunter Assistant Professor CAS | Economics

Dr. Gunter is an international scholar in development economics. His areas of expertise include development macroeconomics, debt sustainability analysis, and the social impact of globalization. He is

  gunter@american.edu

  (202) 885-6074

Mary Eschelbach Hansen Professor CAS | Economics

Mary Eschelbach Hansen is an expert in U.S. social policy. She is currently working on issues in disability policy. She is widely published in the fields of child policy, bankruptcy, and economic hist

  mhansen@american.edu

  (202) 885-3793

Evan Kraft Economist-in-Residence CAS | Economics

Evan Kraft specializes in the economics of transition, monetary policy and banking issues. He served as Director of the Research Department and Adviser to the Governor of the Croatian National Bank. H

  kraft@american.edu

  (202) 885-3711

Walter Park Professor & Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, CAS UOA | Katzen Museum

Walter Park works on the economics of technology, growth, and development. He focuses, in particular, on intellectual property systems, R&D spending, multinational firms, and international knowledge t

  wgp@american.edu

  (202) 885-3774

Kara Reynolds Professor and Department Chair, Economics CAS | Economics

Prof. Reynolds joined the department in 2003 after completing her PhD at the University of Virginia. Her research interests include the political economy of trade protection, particularly antidumping

  reynolds@american.edu

  (202) 885-3768

Ralph Sonenshine Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Economics

Professor Sonenshine is a Senior Professorial Lecturer of Economics at American University. Ralph combines an academic background in industrial organization, international economics, and economic hist

  sonenshi@american.edu

  (202) 885-3733

Mahmud Yesuf Associate Professor CAS | Economics

Professor Yesuf’s expertise are development economics, natural resource and environmental economics, and applied micro-econometrics. His research focuses on the interface between economics and natural

  yesuf@american.edu

  (202) 885-3689