Janine Lynn Flathmann Wilson

Janine Lynn Flathmann Wilson serves as Associate Professor of Teaching Economics and Undergraduate Program Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis, College of Letters and Science. She advises the Undergraduate Womxn in Economics Society (UWIES) and Department of Economics Collective (DEC), while co-chairing the campus-wide Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference Committee.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Davis (2004)
• M.A. in Economics, University of California, Davis (2000)
• B.A. in Honors Economics, University of California, San Diego (1997)
• Certificate of Political Studies, University of Lyon II, France (1996)

Professor Wilson's research centers on transforming large economics lectures into interactive experiences through innovative course design. Her scholarship examines how pedagogical structures impact student sense of belonging and major selection, with particular focus on creating inclusive principles courses using backward design methodology. She investigates hybrid/online delivery models, student evaluation systems, and strategies to broaden participation in economics education, integrating perspectives from labor economics, economic development, and public finance.

Her publication trajectory reveals a decisive shift toward educational research since 2011, with 2025 works exclusively addressing pedagogical innovation in economics. Current projects analyze DEI implementation in course design, comparative delivery models, and student evaluation reform, while maintaining connections to her earlier work in economic history and public finance through applied teaching contexts.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Four Academic Senate Small Grants (2019-2023)
• UC Online Research Award ($82,000, 2022)
• ILTI Course Development Grants ($100,000 total, 2016-2020)
• College of Letters and Science Teaching Award (2018)
• Provost's Hybrid Course Award (2015)

As Undergraduate Program Chair, she directs curriculum development while mentoring student organizations. Her grant portfolio demonstrates sustained institutional investment in educational innovation, including leadership in the California Learning Lab calculus redesign initiative and substantial funding for online/hybrid course transformation projects. Current work focuses on the EDUCATE Workshop for expanding diversity in economics education.

Professor Wilson operates through institutional committees rather than a dedicated lab, collaborating across campus on pedagogical initiatives. Her current projects include manuscript completion on foreign direct investment patterns and ongoing development of inclusive course frameworks through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference Committee.