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Laurel Wheeler holds a PhD in Economics from Duke University, an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Florida. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Alberta, where she specializes in Indigenous Economics, Labor Economics, and Development Economics. Her research interest lies in applied microeconomics, specifically focusing on issues of poverty and inequality in low-income countries, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous economic development and labor markets. She holds a research fellowship at the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. In her teaching, she strives to integrate empirical research with policy implications, offering courses such as ECON 251 - Indigenous Economics, ECON 451/612 - Indigenous Economic Development, and ECON 462/603 - Urban Economics.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management