- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
BIO
Dr. McCrate is Associate Professor of Economic and Women's and Gender Studies at ¶¶Òõ̽̽. She is a labor economist specializing in the political economy of low-wage labor markets. She has taught courses on Women in the U.S. Economy, the Economics of Work and Family, African Americans in the U.S. Economy, Capitalism and Human Welfare, Labor Economics, Labor-Management Relations, and Econometrics, as well as the introductory economic theory courses and Introduction to Women's Studies.
Publications
List of Selected Publications (PDF)
Awards and Achievements
2009 George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award Winner
The Kidder Award honors excellence in teaching each year to one faculty member. The award is given for motivating students in ways that have a lasting influence on their lives, commitment to student advising, and the ability to provoke student interest and enthusiasm and constructively influence campus life beyond the classroom. Professor McCrate was the 2009 recipient of the Kidder Award for her commitment to working with students. She believes that students can best sort through difficult issues by writing about them and dissecting and digesting the various arguments. Professor McCrate is exceptionally committed to working with students on their independent studies and honors theses, and many students have underscored the importance of her emphasis on writing to their educational and professional success.
Area(s) of expertise
Labor economics, labor-management relations, gender and the economy, African Americans in the U.S. economy, and econometrics.
Bio
Dr. McCrate is Associate Professor of Economic and Women's and Gender Studies at ¶¶Òõ̽̽. She is a labor economist specializing in the political economy of low-wage labor markets. She has taught courses on Women in the U.S. Economy, the Economics of Work and Family, African Americans in the U.S. Economy, Capitalism and Human Welfare, Labor Economics, Labor-Management Relations, and Econometrics, as well as the introductory economic theory courses and Introduction to Women's Studies.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
2009 George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award Winner
The Kidder Award honors excellence in teaching each year to one faculty member. The award is given for motivating students in ways that have a lasting influence on their lives, commitment to student advising, and the ability to provoke student interest and enthusiasm and constructively influence campus life beyond the classroom. Professor McCrate was the 2009 recipient of the Kidder Award for her commitment to working with students. She believes that students can best sort through difficult issues by writing about them and dissecting and digesting the various arguments. Professor McCrate is exceptionally committed to working with students on their independent studies and honors theses, and many students have underscored the importance of her emphasis on writing to their educational and professional success.
Areas of Expertise
Labor economics, labor-management relations, gender and the economy, African Americans in the U.S. economy, and econometrics.