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CBER Faculty and Staff

Research Faculty

William F. Fox
CBER Director and Professor of Economics

Center for Business & Economic Research
715 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6112
fax: (865) 974-3100
billfox@utk.edu
Matthew N. Murray
CBER Associate Director and Professor of Economics

Center for Business & Economic Research
717 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6084
fax: (865) 974-3100
mmurray1@utk.edu
Donald J. Bruce
Professor of Economics

Center for Business & Economic Research
722 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6088
fax: (865) 974-3100
dbruce@utk.edu
Celeste K. Carruthers
Assistant Professor of Economics

Department of Economics
702 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6000
fax: (865) 974-3100
carruthers@utk.edu
LeAnn Luna
Research Associate Professor of Accounting & Information Management

Center for Business & Economic Research
711 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6080
fax: (865) 974-3100
leann@utk.edu
Nicholas N. Nagle
Assistant Professor

Center for Business & Economic Research
722A Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-5591
fax: (865) 974-3100
nnagle@utk.edu
Joan MacLeod Heminway
Distinguished Professor of Law and CBER Faculty Fellow

UT College of Law
384 Law Complex, George C. Taylor Wing
1505 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1810
voice:  (865) 974-3813
jheminwa@tennessee.edu
Michael Price
Associate Professor of Economics and CBER Faculty Fellow

Department of Economics
515 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0550
voice:  (865) 974-5672
fax: (865) 974-4601
mprice21@utk.edu
Bruce Ralston
Professor Emeritus of Geography and CBER Faculty Fellow

Department of Geography
304C Burchfiel Geography Building
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0925
voice:  (865) 974-6043
bralston@utk.edu

Research Staff

Vickie C. Cunningham

Research Associate

Center for Business & Economic Research
718 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-0698      fax: (865) 974-3100
vickiec@utk.edu
Brian M. Douglas
Research Associate

Center for Business & Economic Research
721 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-9504      fax: (865) 974-3100
bdougla7@utk.edu
Betty A. Drinnen
Administrative Specialist

Center for Business & Economic Research
716 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6075      fax: (865) 974-3100
bdrinnen@utk.edu
J. Ransom (Randy) Gustafson
Research Associate

Center for Business & Economic Research
713 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6070      fax: (865) 974-3100
rgustaf1@utk.edu
William (Will) R. Hamblen
Research Associate

Center for Business & Economic Research
704 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-5496      fax: (865) 974-3100
whamblen@utk.edu
Thomas (Tom) R. Jenkins
Assistant Director, Longitudinal Data System

Center for Business & Economic Research
704A Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6062      fax: (865) 974-3100
tjenki13@utk.edu
Tammy S. Lemon
Director, Longitudinal Data System

Center for Business & Economic Research
705 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6096      fax: (865) 974-3100
tlemon@utk.edu
Carrie B. McCamey
Communications Coordinator

Center for Business & Economic Research
716 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6086      fax: (865) 974-3100
cbaker14@utk.edu
Laura L. Ogle-Graham
Program Manager

Center for Business & Economic Research
714 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6082      fax: (865) 974-3100
logle2@utk.edu
Melissa O. Reynolds
Research Associate

Center for Business & Economic Research
719 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6078      fax: (865) 974-3100
mreyno22@utk.edu
Angela R. Thacker
Research Associate

Center for Business & Economic Research
712 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6071      fax: (865) 974-3100
angthack@utk.edu

Graduate Research Staff

Landon S. Bevier
Graduate Assistant

Center for Business & Economic Research
720B Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-3814        fax: (865) 974-3100
lbevier@utk.edu
Charlynn A. Burd
Graduate Student

Center for Business & Economic Research
721A Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-0023      fax: (865) 974-3100
cburd@utk.edu
Nicholas Busko
Graduate Student

Center for Business & Economic Research
720A Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-5592      fax: (865) 974-3100
nbusko@utk.edu
Melanie J. Cozad
Graduate Student

Center for Business & Economic Research
720B Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-3814      fax: (865) 974-3100
mstock1@utk.edu
Ahiteme N. Houndonougbo
Graduate Student

Center for Business & Economic Research
720A Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-5592      fax: (865) 974-3100
ahoundon@utk.edu
Xiaowen Liu
Graduate Student

Center for Business & Economic Research
721A Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-0023      fax: (865) 974-3100
xliu23@utk.edu
Shukhrat Musinov
Graduate Student

Center for Business & Economic Research
721B Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-6073      fax: (865) 974-3100
smusinov@utk.edu

Student Assistants

Thea K. Aub
Student Assistant

Center for Business & Economic Research
716 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-5441        fax: (865) 974-3100
taub@utk.edu
Nathaniel (Nate) T. Gorman
Student Assistant

Center for Business & Economic Research
716 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-5441        fax: (865) 974-3100
ngorman2@utk.edu
Margaret P. Ross
Student Assistant

Center for Business & Economic Research
716 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, Tennessee  37996-0570
voice:  (865) 974-5441        fax: (865) 974-3100
mross18@utk.edu