Amanda Clayton Walsh
Economics PhD Graduand, North Carolina State University
Research Interests
Microeconomic Development, Global Health, Labor, Household Economics,
Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Policy & Regulation of Genetic Engineering Technologies
Education
North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Economics Expected May 2016
Graduate Minor, Genetic Engineering and Society (GES)
Dissertation Title: Economic Considerations in Vector-Borne Disease Management.
Dissertation Committee: Melinda Morrill (Co-Chair), Walter Thurman (Co-Chair),
Zachary Brown, Mitch Renkow, and Fred Gould (Minor Representative).
M.A., Economics Expected December 2015
Illinois Wesleyan University
B.A., Economics May 2010
Summa Cum Laude
Research Honors
Honors Thesis Title: Assessing the Productive Efficiency of US Health Care: Comparison
of Analytical Methods.
Honors Committee: Robert Leekley (Chair), Ilaria Ossella-Durbal, Michael Seeborg, and
Craig Broadbent.
Professional Affiliations
American Economic Association
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office, LaTeX
Stata, R, ArcGIS, Vensim
FL: Spanish (intermediate)
2010 - present
2010 - present
Elon University
Adjunct Instructor: Principles of Economics Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 (Scheduled)
North Carolina State University
Instructor: Principles of Microeconomics (First Year Inquiry Course) Fall 2015
Instructor: Principles of Microeconomics Spring 2015
Guest Lecturer: Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Instructor: Principles of Macroeconomics Spring 2012
Teaching Assistant: Principles of Microeconomics Fall 2011
Teaching Assistant: Agricultural Law Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
Teaching Assistant: Envir. Law & Economic Policy (Distance Ed. Course) Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
Grader: Agricultural Financial Management Fall 2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
Tutor: Introduction to Economics Spring 2009-Spring 2010
Academic Experience
North Carolina State University
3rd Place, Social Sciences & Management Category:
10th Annual NCSU Graduate Student Research Symposium March 25, 2015
Teaching Assistantship: Economics Graduate Program Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Research Grant: Genetic Engineering and Society Program Winter 2012 & Summer 2015
Graduate Fellowship: Genetic Engineering and Society Program Fall 2012 - Spring 2014
Teaching Assistantship: Economics Graduate Program Fall 2010 - Spring 2012
University Graduate Fellowship Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
Academic Honors
North Carolina State University
Certificate of Accomplishment in Teaching Expected - May 2016
First Year Inquiry Teaching Workshops Spring 2015 - Fall 2015
Dissertation Institute May 2014
Fundamentals in Teaching Workshops Fall 2010-Spring 2012, Spring 2015
Economics Graduate Teaching Assistant Training Program August 2010
Professional Development
Field Research
US Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU), Iquitos, Peru December 2012, May 2015
Research overseen by Dr. Amy Morrison
Collected and input household survey data, analyzed existing NAMRU data, wrote
reports and presented findings to NAMRU employees, conducted qualitative research
among survey teams, communicated and presented field research in Spanish
North Carolina State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), Raleigh, NC October 2015
Graduate Training Assistant, Mr. José Cisneros, CALS Global Programs Liaison
USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program, Agricultural Policy Training – Kenya and South Africa
Acted as liaison for professional agricultural trainees from Kenya and South Africa, conceptualized and lead tours and retreats throughout North Carolina to enhance trainee cultural experiences
Department of Economics, Raleigh, NC September 2014-May 2015
Research Assistant, Assistant Professor Zachary Brown
Conducted data cleaning and analysis, wrote and edited transcripts, reports, and grants
Illinois Wesleyan University
Department of Economics, Bloomington, IL September 2009-May 2010
Research Assistant, Chair and Associate Professor Robert Leekley
Acted as liaison for current and future economics students, maintained departmental
website, edited the textbook, Applied Statistics for Business and Economics, by Robert Leekley
Other Professional Experience
“Transgenic Pests and Human Health: A Short Overview of Social, Cultural, and Scientific
Considerations,” with Tim Antonelli, Molly Hartzog, Sophia Webster, and Gabriel Zilnik,
in Zach N. Adelman, ed., Genetic Control of Malaria and Dengue. Elsevier Inc.
(forthcoming, accepted April 2014).
“Do You Really Get what You Paid For? Analyzing the Productive Efficiency of U.S. Health
Care,” Park Place Economist, vol. 18 (April 2010).
Publications
“Genetic Pest Management and Society: An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Current and
Emerging Technologies for Dengue Control,” Second Annual Conference on Governance
of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy, and Ethics, May 2014
“Impact of Dengue Epidemics on Female Time Allocation,” The 10th Annual NC State
University Graduate Student Research Symposium, March 2015
“Economic Considerations in Vector-Borne Disease Management,” Genetic Engineering and
Society Research Colloquium, April 2015
Presentations
Doctoral Coursework in Economics
Microeconomics I & II Economic Growth & Development I & II
Macroeconomics I & II Global Health Perspectives (at Duke University)
Econometric Method Advanced Macroeconomics: Economic Growth
Microeconometrics Theory of International Trade
Shrinkage Estimators Labor Economics
Master’s Level Coursework in Cultural Anthropology
International Perspectives on Women
Anthropological Theory
Qualitative Research Methods
Master’s Level Coursework in Genetic Engineering and Society
Pest Issues in Developing Nations
Principles of Genetic Pest Management
Emerging Technologies and Society
Governance, Systems, and Modeling
Coursework
Graduate Program Student Representative, Prospective Graduate Student Open House
North Carolina State University, Economics Department, 2011-2015
Graduate Program Student Representative and Panelist, Chancellor's Luncheon
North Carolina State University, Poole College of Management, 2013
Dissertation Fellow Representative, Dissertation Fellow Cohort Recruitment Meetings
North Carolina State University, Genetic Engineering and Society, 2012-2013
Technical Editor and Referee, 2009-2010, Undergraduate Economic Review
Editor, 2009-2010, Park Place Economist
Service
“Impacts of Dengue Epidemics on Household Labor Market Outcomes,” NCSU, 2015.
Job Market Paper- Download Draft Here
“Measuring Economic Wellbeing Using Observable House Characteristics,” NCSU, 2015.
“Economic Considerations in Mosquito-Borne Disease Prevention,” NCSU, 2015.
Working Papers