Biography

Nicole Bissessar received a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine in 1999 and 2001, respectively. She later received a M.A. and Ph.D. in 2005 and 2008, respectively, from Clark University. Prior to joining, Kent State University, she was a Research Fellow at The Institute for Economic Policy Studies in Worcester, Massachusetts and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Her research interests include time series modeling, governance, corruption, and development economics with a particular emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa.

Published Work

• Does Corruption Persist In Sub-Saharan Africa? International Advances in Economic Research: Volume 15, Issue 3 (2009), Page 336.

Courses Taught

• Principles of Microeconomics
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Money, Credit and Banking