Tahereh Alavi HojjatDr. Tahereh Alavi Hojjat is Chair and Professor of Economics at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. She received her bachelor’s degree from Tehran University, Iran, a master’s degree in Economics from the American University, Washingto, D.C. and a Ph.D. in Economics and Business from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She is a past recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award from the Eastern Council of Business School and Programs (ECBSP). She has authored book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals of Economics & Business. She is a proposal reviewer for numerous conferences and publishers, as well as a reviewer for Economics and Finance textbooks. Dr. Hojjat has served as an advisory board member of Houghton-Mifflin Publishing and McGraw Hill companies. Dr. Hojjat is ex-officio of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Economic Association. Read More Read Less