Aselia Urmanbetova came to Georgia Tech in 1999 to pursue a master's in international relations. After completing the program, she continued to earn a master's in economics and a Ph.D. in public policy from GT before joining the faculty in the School of Economics. She teaches Econ 2105 Principles of Macro, Econ 2101 Global Economics, and Econ 4811/8801 Series on Empirical Economics Practicum Using SAS.

As the Chair of the Board of Advisors for the School of Economics (BASE), Wendy says her goal is to encourage more interaction between alumni, faculty, and current students.

Name: Benjamin Harrison 

Program: Third-year economics major with a certificate in finance.

Hometown: Marietta, GA

Favorite class: ECON 4060 Money and Capital Markets 

Assistant Professor Dylan Brewer joined the Georgia Tech School of Economics in 2019. He teaches principles of microeconomics, undergraduate environmental economics, and graduate-level empirical environmental economics. Learn more about Brewer's research on his website.

1. What do you do? 

From August 2019 to July 2021, I worked as a Research Economist & Planning Associate at the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), metro Atlanta’s urban & regional planning agency. 

Name: Nupur Kothari
Program: Master's in Economics, Aug. 2020 to Dec. 2021
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Favorite class: PUBP 8751 – Big Data and Public Policy
Favorite professor: Peter Meenan

Internships/clubs: Finance Intern, Life By Spot, Inc. (Summer 2021). I also worked with the Global Social Entrepreneurship VIP with Professor Kirk Bowman during Spring 2021.