Lauren Heller
Berry College
Lauren Heller is a professor of economics and interim dean of the Campbell School of Business at Berry College. Heller teaches courses in international development, health economics, and microeconomics. Heller's research interests include data analysis and statistical program evaluation, international health and development economics, and a wide variety of policy questions and topics in applied microeconomics. She received her bachelor’s degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and her Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has published scholarly articles in a wide range of outlets, including the Eastern Economic Journal, Contemporary Economic Policy, Defence and Peace Economics, the Journal of Developing Areas, the Journal of Sports Economics, and Social Science & Medicine. In addition to her research fields, she also enjoys working with students in Berry’s honors program, mentoring students both academically and professionally, and using discussion and multimedia clips to illustrate economic concepts in her classes.