Christopher Clarke

Assistant Professor (Career-Track)

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Website

TikTok Channel @EconChrisClarke

 

Dr. Christopher Clarke is an Assistant Professor of Economics (Career-Track) at Washington State University. He studies public policy and income inequality. He loves connecting to students and encouraging their futures using powerful economic tools in a wide diversity of applications. He began teaching in 2013 covering introductory to master’s levels. In the Spring 2021, he was awarded the Media and Moving Images Teaching Prize for Innovative Uses in Media from the University of Houston. He presented his experience using video to teach Economics to the classroom and the general public at EconEd 2021.

Research Interests

• Public Policy
• Inequality
• Public Capital and Infrastructure

Employment

• Assistant Professor (Career-Track), Washington State University, August 2022 – Present
• Instructional Assistant Professor, University of Houston, August 2018 – July 2022
• Visiting Lecturer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 2017 – June 2018

Education

• Ph.D., Economics, Washington State University, 2020
• M.A., Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2013
• B.A., Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2012
  • Minor in Spanish for the Professions
  • Minor in Mathematics

Teaching

• EconS 102: Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
• EconS 391: History of Economic Thought

Selected Presentations and Media Mentions

• Times Higher Education/Insider Higher Ed. Campus Live U.S. Nov 2022
• EconED, Teachers on TikTok: Public Educators and the Classroom. Oct 2021
• Media and Moving Image Innovative Teaching Award. UH. April 2021
• Tyler Cowen. Bloomberg.  “Why TikTok Should Worry Economists” Dec 29, 2021
• Tiffany Craig. KHOU-11.  “Economics Becomes Popular on TikTok Thanks to University of Houston Professor”  Dec 21, 2021