Savannah Adkins

Savannah Adkins is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Bentley University. She earned her MSc in Development Economics from the University of Sussex in 2017 and completed her PhD in Economics at Clark University in 2022.

Her research primarily centers around the impacts of policies on women and their implications. One area of her research focuses on development economics, with a specific emphasis on female labor and health in South Asia. Her work encompasses various aspects of this subject, including female labor force participation, negotiations within female-headed households, intimate partner violence, child marriage, and sex-selective abortion.

Another significant aspect of her research explores policies and decision-making processes that affect women's health. She is particularly interested in studying the effects of TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) laws and their influence on decisions related to labor and delivery.

Education

• Ph.D. Clark University
• M.Sc. University of Sussex
• B.A. St. John's University

Teaching Interests

Principles of Microeconomics, Economics of Race and Gender, and Economic Modeling of Policy Evaluation

Research Interests

Economics of Gender, Development Economics, and Applied Microeconomics

Awards and Honors

• 2019, Best Field Paper, Clark University, Department of Economics
• 2017, Graduate Fellowship, Clark University
• 2016, Gold Key for Academic Excellence , St. John's University, Department of Economics
• 2016, Gold Key for Academic Excellence , St. John's University, Department of Language and Literature
• 2016, Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, St. John's University
• 2016, Induction into Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honor Society, St. John's University