Robins School economics professor KimMarie McGoldrick receives research award from National Association of Economic Educators
October 29, 2009
The National Association of Economic Educators has named KimMarie McGoldrick, a professor of economics at the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business, the recipient of the 2009 Henry H. Villard Research Award.
The award was established in 1986 to recognize and encourage outstanding contributions in economic education research.
"McGoldrick is well established as a national leader in economic education and is sought out to serve in key research leadership roles,” said the Robins School’s interim dean, Robert M. Schmidt. “Her vita includes extensive research and service in the furtherance of economic education, as well as in the support of women in the profession."
A recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, McGoldrick has taught at the Robins School since 1992. Her research on economics education covers a wide range of topics including improving student research skills through a capstone course for economics majors, implementing cooperative learning techniques, and understanding student definitions of cheating.
McGoldrick, along with David Colander of Middlebury College, received a grant from the Teagle Foundation in 2007 to develop a report assessing the economics major as part of a liberal education and recommend changes. Their resulting book, “Educating Economists: The Teagle Discussion Re-Evaluating the Undergraduate Economics Major,” will be published in December. McGoldrick also has co-edited two previous volumes, “Putting the Invisible Hand to Work: Concepts and Models of Service Learning in Economics” and “Valuing Us All: Feminist Pedagogy and Economics.”
McGoldrick’s research has been published in the Journal of Economic Education, American Economic Review and Feminist Economics, among others. A member of the Society of Economic Educations and the American Economics Association (AEA), she has helped organize 11 economics education workshops around the country since 1996. She is a current board member of the AEA’s Committee on Economic Education and a former board member of AEA’s Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession.
McGoldrick received her B.S. in accounting from the State University of New York at Oswego and holds both master’s and doctoral degrees in economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
An active participant in the university community, she has served on many committees and advisory boards, including the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement steering committee, Women Involved in Living and Learning advisory board, and University Faculty Council.
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