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Margarita M. Rose, Ph.D.

Margarita Rose, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics, Economics Department Chair, Co-Director, International Relations and Strategy Program
Economics Department

McGowan 323

Expertise: Catholic social teaching, microfinance, East Africa

Biography

Margarita M. Rose, Ph.D., is a Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at King’s College. She is co-director of the International Relations and Strategy program and specializes in the economics of developing countries, focusing on microfinance and women’s empowerment in East Africa. She teaches a range of courses—Global Peace & Justice, Environmental & Ecological, International, and Statistics—and directed two short-term study abroad programs in Uganda and co-directed a program in Canada (Montréal & Québec). She is an associate editor of Zeal: A Journal for the Liberal Arts.

For many years, she has worked with researchers across the United States on the Catholic Social Teaching Learning and Research Initiative. As a result, she co-authored two articles in the Journal of Catholic Higher Education; one examined licensing and investment practices of Catholic colleges through the lens of CST. She has also explored how graduates of Catholic colleges integrate CST into their lives. Born in Delaware County, she is an alumna of Saint Joseph’s University where she majored in international relations and rowed for the women’s crew. She earned Master of Arts and doctoral degrees in economics from the University of Notre Dame.

Since 1989, she has been an active member of the Peace & Justice Center in Wilkes Barre and currently serves as its treasurer. For many years, she has been involved with the Center’s Peace Camp for Kids and the Barbara Sabol Memorial Lecture. She also serves on the Parish Pastoral Council at St. Ignatius Church in Kingston.

Education

  • B.A., International Relations, Saint Joseph's University
  • M.A., Economics, University of Notre Dame
  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Notre Dame

Publications and Presentations

  • “Introduction to the Forum: ‘Liberal Arts Starts and Circuitous Routes’” Zeal: A Journal for the Liberal Arts Volume 2, Issue 1 (October, 2023): 3-4.
  • “Learning and Living Catholic Social Teaching: Stories for and from Alumni/ae of CCUs” with Jay Brandenberger and Erin Brigham at Justice Sown in Peace: Celebrating 60 Years Since Pacem in Terris at the University of Notre Dame March 23-25, 2023.
  • “Credit and Education in a Crisis: SACCOs and Costs of COVID-19 for Schools, Students, and Parents in Uganda” at the African Studies Association 65th Annual Meeting: African Urbanites: Mobility, Creativity, and Challenges, held in Philadelphia, November 19, 2022.
  • “Review of Unjust Conditions: Women’s Work and the Hidden Cost of Cash Transfer Programs by Tara Patricia Cookson” in Journal for Peace and Justice Studies, 31:2, 2022, 148-151.

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