Tunay Oguz

Tunay Oguz is an Associate Professor at the Charles M. Snipes School of Business and Economics of Lenoir-Rhyne University, where she has taught since 2015. Her academic focus spans health economics, public finance, and development economics across undergraduate and graduate programs.

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of New Mexico
• MBA in Finance, University of New Mexico
• B.A. in Textile Engineering, Cukurova University

Dr. Oguz's research investigates economic and social determinants of health outcomes for vulnerable populations, including U.S. minority groups and women/children in developing nations. She employs diverse data sources and econometric methods to analyze relationships between socioeconomic environments and healthcare access, nutrition, and health disparities, earning national and international recognition.

She teaches undergraduate courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and public finance alongside graduate courses in managerial economics, financial management, budgeting, and healthcare finance. Her pedagogy emphasizes digital tools, real-world case studies, and hands-on projects to develop student problem-solving skills. She actively mentors non-traditional, first-generation, multiethnic, and online learners in their academic and professional growth.