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Featured Faculty
Celeste Carruthers
William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics
Celeste Carruthers is the William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a joint appointment in the…
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865-974-6000
Seth Neller
Research Assistant Professor
Seth Neller recently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his Ph.D. in economics. His research primarily focuses on the long-run economic and health effects of…
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865-974-8802
Donald Bruce
Boyd Distinguished Professor
Donald Bruce is the Boyd Distinguished Professor in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee with a joint appointment as director of the Boyd Center for Business and…
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865-974-6088
Matthew Harris
Boyd Distinguished Professor of Health Economics, Dr. Michael Stahl PEMBA Faculty Fellow (2017-2022-2023)
Matt Harris is the Boyd Distinguished Professor of Health Economics in the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Department of Economics in the Haslam College of Business…
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865-974-5591
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