Dr. Cheryl A. Casper is a Professor of Economics in the College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management at Kent State University. She has a B.A. in Economics and History, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Case-Western Reserve University. She has been a faculty member at Kent State since 1973, and has served as Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Acting Dean of the College of Business Administration, and as Associate Provost. Dr. Casper's research interests are applied microeconomics, particularly the economics of information and higher education.

Dr. Casper has also been active in numerous university and community service activities. She is currently a member of KSU's Faculty Senate ; has served as Faculty Senate chair (1998-99; 1999-2000; 2006-07); and starts a fourth term as Faculty Senate chair effective June 1, 2007. She is an active member of the Kent State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors; is former chief negotiator and former chair of AAUP-KSU's Negotiations Committee; and served as Chapter president (2002-2006). She is on the board of directors of the Ohio Conference AAUP and was elected in 2005 to a second three-year term on the AAUP National Council. She is a 1996 graduate of Leadership Portage County amd currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Portage County Animal Protective League.