Va Nee Van Vleck

Dr. Va Nee Van Vleck serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno. Her contact details include office PB 324, phone 559.278.2673, and email vanvleck@csufresno.edu.

Her educational credentials feature a PhD in Economics from the University of Iowa (1993), an MA in Economics from Columbia University (1988), and a BS in Economics from Nebraska Wesleyan University (1986), complemented by a post-doctoral fellowship in public health/alcohol studies through the Prevention Research Center and Alcohol Research Group at UC Berkeley (1999-2002).

Dr. Van Vleck's research portfolio centers on Economic History—notably technological path-dependence in early British railroads—and extends to Law and Economics (analyzing California legal systems' impact on drunk driving patterns), Social Economics, Applied Microeconomics, and Economics Education. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with real-world policy implications in public health and legal contexts.

Her publications appear in the Journal of Economic History, Accident Analysis and Prevention, International Journal of Pluralism and Economic Education, and International Journal of Social Economics, demonstrating methodological diversity across historical, legal, and public health economics.

She received the Alexander Gerschenkron Prize from the Economic History Association for her outstanding dissertation on British railroads, highlighting scholarly recognition in her primary field.

Dr. Van Vleck teaches Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 40) and Special Topics (ECON 188T), leveraging 20+ years of academic experience including prior appointments across Western and Midwestern institutions before joining Fresno State in 2005.