I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA and the Graduate Studies coordinator for the Economics department. I specialize in International Trade and Development Economics and my research has spanned development issues in India, Bolivia, Vietnam, China and Indonesia, and racial disparity issues in the USA. My work can be characterized as examining pressing economic development issues in the context of economic theory and testing the hypotheses using the latest econometric techniques. My research fuels my enthusiasm for making economics exciting and rewarding for all students.