Kathleen Odell
Office of the Provost
Professor of Economics
Brennan School of Business
Kathleen Odell is a Professor of Economics and serves as Dominican University’s Associate Provost. She joined Dominican in 2009 as a member of the full-time faculty, and after earning tenure in 2015, was appointed as Associate Dean of the Brennan School of Business, a role she held until summer 2023.
Professor Odell teaches courses in international economics and economic research methods, and maintains a research agenda focused on macroeconomic relationships, sustainable economic development, and teaching methods.
Before joining Dominican, Professor Odell held a Fulbright Fellowship to Denmark and worked for several years in Information Technology at the Art Institute of Chicago. She lives in Oak Park with her husband, two daughters, cat and dog. She enjoys reading historical fiction, gardening with native plants, and spending time with family in Washington State.
Economic growth
Economic development
Sustainability and sustainable development
Salas, S. & Odell, K. (2023). Why are Credit-Driven Crises Deep and Long-Lasting? The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 90, 233-246. Retrieved from Why are credit-driven crises deep and long-lasting? - ScienceDirect.
Collier, E., Odell, K. and Rosenbloom, A. (2022), Teaching sustainable development: an approach to rapidly introducing the UN sustainable development goals into an undergraduate business curriculum. Journal of Global Responsibility, 13(4), 361-379. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-11-2021-0100.
Salas, S. & Odell, K. (2022). Illiquid Investments and the Non-Monotone Relationship between Credit and Growth. Journal of Macroeconomics, 74. Retrieved from Illiquid investments and the non-monotone relationship between credit and growth - ScienceDirect.
Odell, K. (2018). Team-based learning and student performance: Preliminary evidence from a principles of macroeconomics classroom. International Review of Economics Education, 29, 44-58. Retrieved from Team-based learning and student performance: Preliminary evidence from a principles of macroeconomics classroom - ScienceDirect.
Odell, K. (2015). Measuring the Impact of Microfinance: Looking to the Future, Grameen Foundation. Retrieved from https://grameenfoundation.app.box.com/v/measuringmicrofinancefuture.
Lesniewski, J. & Odell, K. (2015). Manufacturing Coordination: The Importance of Collaboration for High Skill Manufacturing on Chicago's West Side. River Forest, IL: Center for Global Peace through Commerce. Retrieved from Manufacturing Coordination: The Importance of Collaboration for High Skill Manufacturing Training on Chicago’s West Side (austincomingtogether.org).
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