Familiar Face

Deepraj Mukherjee

Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Stark Campus

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Teaching various undergraduate courses. My research is in the area of international trade and economic development. I particularly look into the expansion of multinational firms from the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) economies. 

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2012

EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

Waldorf University, Iowa

LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

Collegiality and student-friendly campus. I particularly enjoy the low faculty-student ratio at the Stark Campus. 

ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER:

The Stark Campus is a close-knit community and I enjoy that a lot. 

RESIDES IN:

Canal Fulton, Ohio

HOMETOWN:

Kolkata, India

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee; M.A. in Economics from the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee; M.S. in Finance from Presidency University, Kolkata, India 

HOBBIES:

Playing tennis, listening to Indian classical music, reading books in current international affairs