Jorge Medina

Jorge Medina serves as a Senior Lecturer in Economics within the School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology, holding a PhD from the City University of New York Graduate Center and a BA from Rutgers University-Newark. His academic profile integrates rigorous teaching with interdisciplinary research across critical socioeconomic domains.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, City University of New York Graduate Center (2011)
• BA in Economics, Rutgers University-Newark (2004)

Dr. Medina's research program centers on applied microeconomics with dual emphases: health economics (investigating substance abuse patterns and discrimination-driven health disparities) and equity economics (analyzing LGBTQ+ labor market participation inequalities). His methodological approach combines empirical analysis of large-scale datasets like the General Social Survey with regional economic modeling. Recently, he has expanded into transportation economics through collaborative studies on maritime infrastructure impacts.

His publication trajectory reveals a strategic interdisciplinary expansion from core health economics into transportation systems analysis. The 2023-2021 works demonstrate consistent application of microeconomic frameworks to socially relevant questions—spanning sexual orientation wage gaps, adolescent risk behaviors, and global trade infrastructure—with strong regional focus in U.S. port economics. This portfolio highlights his capacity to bridge theoretical economics with policy-relevant empirical investigations across traditionally distinct subfields.