Amanda Deerfield

Amanda Deerfield serves as an Associate Professor of Economics within the Department of Economics & Business Administration and Management at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Her academic office is located in Kent Hall 231, with primary contact via email at aldeerfield@smcm.edu and phone at 240-895-4466.

Her educational qualifications include:

• Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Kentucky (2013)
• M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky (2008)
• B.A. in Economics from the University of Kentucky (2007)

Professor Deerfield's research integrates public administration frameworks with economic analysis, specializing in Corruption dynamics, Regulation efficacy, and Economic Growth determinants. Her work critically examines how institutional structures and anti-corruption mechanisms influence developmental trajectories, with particular emphasis on policy implementation gaps and governance failures in emerging economies. This interdisciplinary approach bridges quantitative economic modeling with qualitative public sector analysis.