About Me
My fields of interest are environmental economics and economics of race. I examine and implement solutions that address environmental and racial justice issues in the U.S and Africa.
My current research aims to understand the factors contributing to the engagement, success, and sense of belonging of Black and other minority students in college. With my research, I designed interventions to increase their graduation rate and prepare them for a successful career. My work is funded through grants from the National Science Foundation (Award No 2322665 2024-2029 -- PI).
My work also targets inclusive workforce development impact on Black workers’ productivity and retention in the energy sector. I received funding from Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC): Equity Workforce Planning: “Planning Workforce Development in Electrifying Building Energy Systems” (Co-PI) to better understand the barriers that prevent the full participation of Black workers in the clean energy field and provide targeted training and resources to increase their access and retention.
Publications
Books & Book Chapters
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Krueger, R. Vedogbeton, H., Fofana, M. & Soboyejo, W. (2023). Smart Villages. De Gruyter.
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Aborajedeh, N., Hauman, J., Freglette, A., Leonard, S., Bennet, J., Boye, H., Nephew, B., Vedogbeton, H., Fofana, M. & Krueger, R. (2024). Researching health impact disparities among women at the Agbogbloshie e-waste
Published Conference Papers (Peer-Reviewed)
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Vedogbeton, H., Brown, C., Somasse, G., Krueger, R., Smith, A. Improving the Experiences and Retention of Black Students in STEM Education. ASEE, June 2023
Education
| 2021 | Ph.D. in Economics | Clark University, Worcester, MA |
| 2016 | M.A. in Economics | Clark University, Worcester, MA |
| 2013 | M.A. in International Development and Social Change | Clark University, Worcester, MA |
| 2010 | B.A. in Finance | CESAG, Dakar, Senegal |
Research
In recent years, more awareness is drawn to socially and culturally constructed identities based on race, gender, class, religions, and others that have differential impacts on individual socioeconomic outcomes. Social justice thrives for fairness and equity in opportunities and outcomes within a society. My research seeks to examine existing inequalities and identify solutions to reduce the burden that historically marginalized groups face. I combined econometrics analysis with qualitative research methods to gather in-depth information about people’s experiences, attitudes, and behaviors. My research interests include social justice, environmental justice, Ecosystem Services, Marginalized Student Engagement and Success, Inclusive Energy Efficiency.
WORKING PAPERS
- Understanding the Experiences of Black Students at WPI-and How to Improve Them
- When Should Meta-Analysis be Used for Benefit Transfer? Predicting Reliability Across Heterogeneous Policy Sites
- Desert Dust and Child Health Outcomes: Evidence from Benin
WORK IN PROGRESS
- Do “No Record” Course Grades Affect the Academic Success of Black Students?
Grants
| 2024-2029 | National Science Foundation: “S-STEM Path to Achieving Success and Sense of Belonging in Computer Science (PASS-CS)”, Award No 2322665 (PI) | $2,500,000 |
| 2024-2025 | MassCEC Equity Workforce Planning: “Planning Workforce Development in Electrifying Building Energy Systems” (Co-PI) | $50,000 |
| 2022-2023 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Seed Grant: “Black Student Success Program” (PI) | $ 4,000 |
| 2022 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Project Based Learning Fellow | $10, 000 |
| 2022 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Building Community and Reducing Attrition Through the Development of a Mentoring Program for WPI Graduate Students from Underrepresented Groups (Co-PI) | $ 4,000 |
| 2022-2025 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Understanding the Experience of Black Students (Co-PI) | $370,000 |
Teaching
| College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA | Statistics | 2024 |
| Principles of Economics | 2023, 2024 | |
| Economics of Climate Change | 2023 | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA | Women and the Environment | 2023 |
| Introductory Macroeconomics | 2020, 2021, 2022 | |
| Environmental Policy and Law | 2020, 2022 | |
| International Environmental Issues and Economics (Guest Lecturer) | 2019 | |
| Clark University, Worcester, MA | Economics and the World Economy – Introductory Macroeconomics | 2020 |
| Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 2020 | |
| Economics of Sport -Intermediate Microeconomics Applied to Sport (TA) | 2016 |
| November 2021 | Diversity and Inclusion Certificate | Clark University, Worcester, MA |
| August 2020 | Teaching in different Modalities | Clark University, Worcester, MA |
| May 2019 | Certificate in College Teaching | Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts, Worcester, MA |
Contact me
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Hermine Vedogbeton
1 College St, Worcester,
MA 01610