Katherine Wolfe

Katherine Wolfe is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh, with over 20 years of experience in economics education. She specializes in improving outcomes for students in core economics courses, particularly through pedagogical innovations, and focuses on retaining underrepresented groups in the discipline. She mentors graduate students in teaching and advises economics undergraduates, recognized for her award-winning advising role.

Her research spans economic pedagogy and behavioral economics, with recent work addressing gender disparities in economics education and earlier studies exploring fairness models in game theory. She has held diverse roles beyond academia, including Peace Corps service in Samoa, sailing instruction, and accounting in a tech startup.

Notable publications include studies on course content improvements for women in economics (2024, 2021), and foundational work on fairness, confirmation bias, and bargaining games (2003–1999). While specific awards are not listed, her advising role is explicitly noted as award-winning.

Her teaching portfolio includes introductory microeconomics, game theory, and capstone seminars, alongside a PhD-level course on teaching economics. No grants or lab affiliations are detailed in the provided text.