Title: Professor
Education: - Ph.D. in Applied Economics, 1998 — Western Michigan University
- J.D., 1996 — Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
- M.A. in Economics, 1995 — Western Michigan University
- B.A. in Economics, 1992 — Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
- Licence et Maîtrise és Sciences Economiques (equivalent to B.A. in Economics), 1991 — Université dePoitiers, Poitiers, France
- B.A. in French Language, 1992 — Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
- B.A. in English Language, 1986 — Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Awards: - 2016 — Western Representative of the Committee of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP), ongoing
- 2014 — President of the American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE)
- 2013-2014 — Border Fulbright García-Robles Scholar
- 2008 — Advisory committee member of the Americas Center Advisory Council at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- 2003 — Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Achievement Award
- 2002 — Literari Awards for Excellence for highly commended paper published in the International Journal of Manpower
- 2001 — Advisory board member of the SDSU Center on Substance Abuse, ongoing
Discipline: Economics and Buisness Management