About Me
I’m a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and Accounting at Holy Cross. I teach undergraduate economics courses. My
research interests are in environmental economics and applied microeconomics. My work centers on analyzing and designing solutions that
address environmental and social issues in the U.S and Africa. I hold a PhD in economics and a Master in international development and social
Change.
As an instructor, my teaching philosophy promotes an active and inclusive learning environment with activities designed to accommodate
different student learning styles by leveraging collaborative learning, technology, and open education resources. Courses I teach include
principles of economics, statistics, women and the environment, and climate change.
Publications
My research interests are in environmental economics and applied microeconomics. I’m working to address social and environmental issues in
the U.S. and Africa. Some of my publications are listed below:
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
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Vedogbeton H. Academic Preparedness and Performance: A Study of First-Year Students in Mathematics, Physics, and Computing Courses. ASEE, June 2025
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
One of my research aims to understand the factors contributing to the engagement, success, and sense of belonging of students. 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).
I also developed and applied economic tools to examine how coastal communities value coastal ecosystem services that are vulnerable to sea level rise, focusing on coastal wetlands. My research responds to the need to build coastal resilience in the face of climate change and was conducted as part of an interdisciplinary project supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant OCE-1427105; R. Johnston, PI), “Coastal SEES Collaborative Research: Coastal Sustainability: A Cross-Site Comparison of Salt Marsh Persistence in Response to Sea-level Rise and Feedbacks from Social Adaptations.”
WORKING PAPERS
- Do “No Record” Course Grades Affect the Academic Success of Black Students?
- When Should Meta-Analysis be Used for Benefit Transfer? Predicting Reliability Across Heterogeneous Policy Sites
- Desert Dust and Child Health Outcomes: Evidence from Benin
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, 2025 |
| Principles of Economics | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Economics of Climate Change | 2023, 2025 | |
| 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