Academics
Faculty
Reza Ramazani
Department Chair
Professor of Economics
B.A. Ghazvin College of Economics; Iran; M.A., Ph.D. University of Colorado, 
Boulder
Dr. Ramazani has received a Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Colorado and a Faculty Appreciation Award, Rev. Gerald DuPont Award and the Joanne Rathgeb Teaching Award from Saint Michael’s College. Dr. Ramazani’s research has been in the areas of international trade, international finance and economic development. His articles have been published in various books and journals, including the Review of Economics and Statistics.
Saint Edmund's Hall 357
Phone: 802.654.2360
Box 133
E-mail: rramazani@smcvt.edu
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John Carvellas
Professor of Economics
B.S. Colby College; Ph.D. Syracuse University
Dr. Carvellas has a special interest in chaos theory and is working on a Mathematics for Economists textbook. His interest in economics developed he graduated from college, while he was teaching high school and coaching football in Boston. He enjoys that economics is a constantly evolving subject relevant to all of our lives, and considers himself lucky to be teaching at a small college. "I feel as though I am being paid for my hobby."
Library 330
Phone: 802.654.2365
Box 156
E-mail: jcarvellas@smcvt.edu
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Herb Kessel
Professor of Economics
Director of the Center for Social Science Research
B.S. University of Rhode Island; M.A., Ph.D. Boston University 
What attracted Dr. Kessel to economics was a desire to learn more about problems of poverty and income inequality. He tries to share with students his enthusiasm for learning and a conviction that economic ideas are stimulating, relevant and challenging. He likes to involve students in research activities whenever possible.
Saint Edmund's Hall 353
Phone: 802.654.2460
Box 166
E-mail: hkessel@smcvt.edu
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Tara Natarajan
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A. Sophia College, India; M.A. University of Bombay, India; Ph.D. University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Dr. Natarajan's research is in the area of poverty and development studies primarily in relation to the Indian subcontinent. Research allows her the freedom to further the continuum of teaching and learning –- asking concrete questions, ruminating, conducting field research and ultimately writing about topics related to poverty and deprivation. She is an institutional economist by training and primarily relies on field studies to conduct research. She is currently focusing on understanding the impact of capitalist transformation of agrarian India on the rural poor and development activism in southern India.
In recent years she has done collaborative research on rural poverty among Native Alaskans. She is expanding her application of heterodox approaches to poverty analysis by investigating rural areas outside of India, which are impacted by severe rigidities. In addition to several national and international conference papers, international development workshops, field work, and book review she has published articles in the Journal of Economic Issues, (forthcoming) in The Forum for Social Economics, and has a (forthcoming) book chapter.
In addition to the introductory courses in economics she teaches upper level Microeconomic theory and several electives such as Development economics, Special topics course on latin america and south Asia (team taught with Prof. Pineda from History), World economies, History of economic thought and policy and Senior seminar.
Saint Edmund's Hall 355
Phone: 802.654.2298
Box 234
E-mail: tnatarajan@smcvt.edu
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Patrick Walsh
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A. Washington University in St. Louis; Ph.D. University of Michigan
Dr. Walsh chose to pursue a Ph.D. in economics so that he would have the opportunity to show students that economics is a powerful, interesting, and relevant way of understanding the world's problems. His research has been in the fields of public economics, economics of education, and labor economics; his teaching interests are in any micro fields. One of the several awards he has won is the John M. Olin Award for Excellence in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.
Saint Edmund's Hall 363
Phone: 802.654.2682
Box 365
E-mail: pwalsh@smcvt.edu
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Faculty sketches were conceived and drawn by Eric Routhier '99.