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Marilyn Markel serves as Assistant Professor of Economics at Illinois College since Fall 2021, based in Kirby Learning Center Room 236 with contact number 217.245.3377.
Her academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Applied Economics, Western Michigan University
- M.A. in Applied Economics, Western Michigan University
- B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Ferris State University
- B.S. in Finance, Real Estate, Ferris State University
Research centers on Labor Economics and LGBTQ+ Studies intersection, specifically analyzing poverty, earnings, and suicide rate disparities between sexual/gender minorities and heterosexual/cisgender populations. Current work involves developing open-response labor outcomes surveys capturing sexual orientation and gender identity. Additional expertise spans Development Economics and survey methodology.
Professional recognition includes:
- APPAM Equity and Inclusion Fellowship
- AEASP Outstanding Research Fellow Award at Michigan State University
As a first-generation college student and queer woman, she integrates lived experience into scholarship while maintaining passions in cultural humility and sexology outside formal research.
