Meet the Faculty

Virginia Shingleton

Associate Professor, Department Chair

B.A.; M.A. University of Connecticut; M.A.; Ph.D. University of Notre Dame.

Teaching Interest: Principles of Economics, Environmental Economics, Labor Economics, Industrial Organization, The Economics of Health, Education and Welfare and Econometrics.

Research Interests: Labor Market Analysis, The Influence of Health Benefits on labor market participation of various ethnic groups and races.

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Jaishankar Raman

Assistant Professor

B.A. Ramnarain Ruia College, Bombay, India; M.A. Fordham University; Ph.D. University of Notre Dame.

Teaching Interest: Principles of Economics, Intermediate Micro and Macro Economics, International Economics, Managerial Economics.

Research Interests: Economic Development of Regions, Implications of Economic Liberalization on Emerging Markets and International Economics.

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Daniel E Saros

Assistant Professor

    B.S.E at Bowling Green.University; M.A.; Ph.D. University of Notre Dame

  • Phone: (219)-464-5166;
  • E-mail: dan.saros@valpo.edu

Teaching Interest: Introduction to Economics. Intermediate Micro-Economics. US Economic History.

Research Interests: Economic History, Marxian Economics, History of Economic Thought, and Economic Methodology.

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James P. Henderson

Senior Research Professor

B.A. Beloit College; M.A. Ph.D. Northern Illinois University.

Teaching Interest: History of Economic Thought; Economics of Race and Gender; two Integrative Studies Courses: Charles Dickens's and the Industrial Revolution; Money, Love & Power.

Personal Interests: Charles Dicken's Works, Nelson Algren's novels. The poetry of Wordsworth and Shelley.

Research Interests: 19th Century British economic thought (early mathematical economics, early professional organizations, economics of scientific knowledge, ethical aspects of economic ideas), Economics of Victorian Science and History of Learned Societies in Economics. Opposition to Classical Economics by 19th century poets and novelists.

James Bernard

Associate Professor Emeritus

B.B.A. Manhattan College; Ph.D. University of Notre Dame.;

Teaching Interest: Development Economics, Comparative Economic Systems, Third World Countries, East Asian Economics and Money, Credit and Banking.

Research Interests: Third World, Investment Markets and Forensic Economics.