Faculty and Staff


Hannah Apps

Professor Apps

The Thomas K. Kreilick Professor of Economics

Phone:

269.337.7024

Email

Hannah.Apps@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 301

Courses Taught
  • Econometrics
  • Public Sector Economics
  • Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Times of Crisis
  • Financial Crisis
  • Principles of Economics
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
Research Interests
  • Urban Economics
  • Public Finance
  • History of Local Economic Development
Biography

Dr. Hannah Apps received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with a major in economics.  She completed her PhD.D. at the University of Pennsylvania.  Her research generally concerns urban policy.  She has written and published widely both in urban public finance and community governance. She has also worked in and with many local governments and governing entitles helping them with both financial and governance issues.


Patrik Hultberg

Dr. Patrik Hultberg

Department Chair and Edward and Virginia Van Dalson Professor of Economics

Phone:

269.337.7027

Email

Patrik.Hultberg@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 306A

Courses Taught
  • International Trade
  • Economic Development and Growth
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Principles of Economics
  • Negotiation and Persuasion
  • First-Year Seminars and many others…
Research Interests
  • International Trade
  • Higher Education Policy
  • Instructional Design
Biography

Dr. Patrik Hultberg received a B.A. in International Business from Ohio Wesleyan University (‘93) before earning a Ph.D. degree in International Economics from Rice University (‘98). Prior to his arrival at K, he worked at the University of Wyoming (‘98-04). He has taught at Rice University (1996-97), at the Ministry of Economics Affairs in Taiwan (summers 2002-04), at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea (summers 2012-19), and at Canadian University Dubai in United Arab Emirates (2019-20). Dr. Hultberg has chaired the Department (2007-10, 2020- ), the Faculty Executive Committee (2009-11), and the Teaching and Learning Committee (2014–16, 2017–18). He acted as Assistant Provost of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment for three years (2016-19). Dr. Hultberg has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles, and one book, in the areas of economic growth, international trade, education policy, and instructional design. Dr. Hultberg is Swedish, married to a Korean, father of two sons, and interested in health and fitness.

See a list of Dr. Patrik’s scholarly works.


Julia Cartwright

Associate Professor of Economics

Phone:

Email

julia.cartwright@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 309D

Courses Taught
  • Introduction to Microeconomics
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • Game Theory
  • Labor Economics
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Development of Africa
  • Public Choice
  • Managerial Economics
  • Personal Finance
Research Interests
  • Applied microeconomics
  • Political economy
  • Law and economics
  • Development
Biography

Julia R. Cartwright (maiden name Norgaard) is an Associate Professor of Economics at Kalamazoo College. She is the lead economist with the Sudreau Global Justice Institute and she serves on the External Advisory Council for the International Justice Mission’s Center to End Online Sexual Exploitation of Children. Her research interests include applied microeconomics and political economy as well as law and economics and development. She is passionate about both research and teaching, particularly teaching her students to view the world through an economic lens.


Peter Chiappetta

Assistant Professor of Business

Phone:

Office: 

Dewing 309C

Email

Peter.Chiappetta@kzoo.edu

Courses
  • Corporate finance
  • Accounting and economics courses.
Research Interests
  • Corporate financial analysis and valuation
Biography

Professor Chiappetta holds a BA in Economics from Providence College and an MBA in Finance/Accounting from Columbia University. After an almost 40 year career as a commercial and investment banker, corporate financial consultant, CFO, owner/operator of three middle market businesses, and elected to the boards of three public companies, he retired in 2009. In retirement he started out teaching college part-time as an adjunct and visiting lecturer. This evolved into five Visiting Assistant Professor positions and his current position as a tenure-track, Assistant Professor at Kalamazoo College.


Seong-Hee Kim

Visiting Instructor of Economics and Business

Email

Seong-hee.Kim@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 303-I

Phone:

269.337.7057

Courses Taught
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Economics
  • Environmental Economics
  • Money and Banking
  • Statistics for Business and Economics
Research Interests

Environmental Economics, International Economics

Biography

Professor Kim is currently a visiting instructor at Kalamazoo college. Prior to joining K, she taught Economics at Western Michigan University since 2007. She holds an MA in Economics from the University of Wyoming, a BA in Hotel and Restaurant Management Administration from Central Missouri State University, and a BA in International Trade from Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, Korea. Her research focuses on regional economics, environmental economics, and education policy and has resulted in three publications. Besides teaching economics, she is a certified Korean Language Teacher (Lv.3) and a yoga instructor. She taught at the Kalamazoo Korean Language school for 11 years (2007-2018) and she has taught yoga for past 6 years (2017-current) in the Kalamazoo area.


Amy MacMillan

Professor Amy MacMillan

L. Lee Stryker Associate Professor of Business Management

Phone:

269.337.7125

Email

Amy.MacMillan@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 309B

Courses Taught
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • International Marketing
  • Advertising & Promotion
  • Strategic Marketing Management  
Research Interests
  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Social Media
Biography

Professor MacMillan joined Kalamazoo College in 2012, after teaching seven years at Western Michigan University and spending the majority of her career in the corporate world. She has held marketing management positions with Sara Lee and Procter & Gamble, in the U.S. and Europe. Her experience includes marketing strategy, brand positioning, global branding, product/concept testing, new product launches, advertising strategy and development, team leadership and motivation, and budget management. She completed a two-year financial management program at General Electric. MacMillan serves on the Colgate University Board of Trustees and on the Board of Directors of Creative Dining (hospitality services) and C2Dx (medical technology). She also serves on the U.S. Tennis Association Boys 18 and 16 National Advisory Committee and is a founding member of the Colgate Alumnae Leadership Council.  She enjoys sports and outdoor activities, travel, and learning new things. Education: M.B.A., Harvard Business School B.A., Colgate University


Timothy Moffit

Dr. Timothy Moffit

Associate Professor of Economics

Phone:

269.337.7031

Email

Timothy.Moffit@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 212D

Courses Taught
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Investments
  • Financial Statement Analysis
Research Interests
  • Valuation Theory
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • The Intersection of Faith and Finance
Biography

Dr. Timothy E. Moffit received his undergraduate degree in economics from Kalamazoo College. He completed his M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and his D.B.A. in finance from Nova Southeastern University.  He joined the faculty at Kalamazoo College in 1989 and has published journal articles, case studies, and books in valuation theory and practice. Over the past 20 years, he has owned ten different small businesses.  Dr. Tim Moffit is a board member of Delta Dental Corporation and Renaissance Health Services Corporation.


David Rhoa

Executive-in-Residence

Email

David.Rhoa@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 212D

Courses Taught
  • Small Business Management
  • Business Communication
Research Interests
  • Tax Policy
  • Human Resource Development
  • Entrepreneurship
Biography

David Rhoa (pronounced  “roy”) is and serial entrepreneur owning five business serving customers around the world.  David has extensive experience in advocating for small business. David has written and spoken on the subjects of small business tax policy, and small business labor policy at both the state and federal level.  David has testified repeatedly before committees of the Michigan House and Senate regarding tax policy, Michigan’s minimum wage, health care reform, the expansion of Medicaid in Michigan, and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic on small business.  He has also briefed state and federal lawmakers on the use of alternative fuels by small business fleets and the impact of such fuels on transportation infrastructure funding.  David has also served as a consultant on alternative fuels for General Motors and Fiat Chrysler.  Both national and international media outlets regarding political and economic issues facing small business have frequently interviewed David.  David is a three-time delegate to the National Small Business Association’s Small Business Congress and has actively participated in White House briefings on small business issues.

David is a Past Chair for the Small Business Association of Michigan and its Political Action Committee in addition to several other positions.  David is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Small Business Council of America.

David has served as a member of the part-time faculty in the Department of Economics and Business at Kalamazoo College since 2014. 


Charles Stull

Dr. Charles Stull

Senior Instructor of Economics

Phone:

269.337.7023

Email

Charles.Stull@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 306C

Courses Taught
  • Principles of Economics
  • Business Statistics
  • Law & Economics
  • Industrial Organization & Public Policy
  • Sophomore Seminar: Economics for Global Travelers.
Research Interests
  • Industrial Organization
  • Resource Economics
Biography

Professor Stull has taught economics at Kalamazoo College since 1996.  He studied economics as an undergraduate at Northwestern University and as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of an electronic textbook:  Understanding the World: Economics for Global Travelers.   His other scholarly work focuses on economic pedagogy.  He received the Lucasse Lectureship for Excellence in Teaching in 2018. In 2010, he was awarded the France Diebold Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Kalamazoo College Community.


Darshana Udayanganie

Assistant Professor of Economics

Phone:

269.337.7025

Email

Darshana.Udayanganie@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 306B

Courses Taught
  • Principles of Economics
  • Urban Economics
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Econometrics
  • Economics of Climate Change
  • Health Economics
  • Environmental Economics
Research Interests
  • Environmental Economics
  • Urban Economics
Biography

Dr. Udayanganie is an Assistant Professor of Economics. She earned her PhD, with specializations in Environmental Economics and College Teaching, and an MA in Economics from University of New Hampshire (UNH). She also holds an MS in Resource Economics and Policy from University of Maine and a BS from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Prior to joining K, she taught at Central Michigan University (2014-17), at Merrimack College (2013-14) and at UNH’s Global Student Success Program (2011-2014). Dr. Udayanganie’s current research topics focus on urban and environmental economics. She has published book chapters on economic growth in relation to military expenditure and international trade.
Dr. Udayanganie’s scholarly work.


Amy Leu

Office Coordinator, Amy Leu

Office Coordinator

Phone:

269.337.7053

Email

Amy.Leu@kzoo.edu

Office:

Dewing 302