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Cannon Professor of Economics Primary Areas of Expertise International Trade International Migration Macroeconomics Simulation Modeling Economics and Ethics shgourisuresh@davidson.edu 704-894-2755 Chambers 2286 Meghan Griffith Professor of Philosophy megriffith@davidson.edu 704-894-2403 Chambers 3149 Vikram Kumar Professor of Economics Primary Areas of Expertise Macroeconomics International Finance Currency Crises History of Economic Thought vikumar@davidson.edu 704-894-2265 Chambers 3158 Daniel Layman Associate Professor of Philosophy dalayman@davidson.edu 704-894-3078 Chambers 3151 Sean McKeever Professor of Philosophy semckeever@davidson.edu 704-894-2627 Chambers 3139 Ken Menkhaus Professor of Political Science Primary Areas of Expertise Africa kemenkhaus@davidson.edu 704-894-2291 Chambers 2027 Susan Roberts Professor of Political Science Primary Areas of Expertise U.S. and N.C. politics Reproductive rights suroberts@davidson.edu 704-894-2458 Chambers 2040 Fred Smith Professor of Economics Primary Areas of Expertise Urban Economics American Economic History Sports Economics Public Economics Economics Education frsmith@davidson.edu 704-894-2023 Dana 241 Return to Top
