Dr Wilder joined the School of Business in February 2025. She uses her experience as an economist, face to face and online instructor and academic administrator to promote a forward thinking and student focused academic experience for students and faculty. Her passion for equity and opportunity has driven both her research and her pursuit of accessible education built on the application of the liberal arts and personal growth.
Through years of experience, it is her mission to help students and faculty have the most effective environment in which to learn, teach and discover new knowledge by making sure that the programs they are engaged in are relevant and the highest quality.
Dr. Wilder's research in economics explores the connections between demographics and income inequality with a focus on preferences for redistribution and the impact of structural changes. She is passionate as well about the evolution of pedagogy and access to higher education. She has embraced high impact, hands-on learning through study abroad, project based learning and mentoring undergraduate research.
Office Hours for faculty and students are Tuesday and Thursday 3-4pm. You may also schedule a meeting.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. Economics Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 1995
Focus: Econometrics, Economic Growth in a Cross-Section of Nations
M.A. Economics Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 1992
Focus: Labor Economics, Econometrics
B.S. Business Administration Economics and Management Shippensburg University 1989
Academic and Administrative Experience
SUNY College at Geneseo, Geneseo NY 2025
- Associate Dean of BusinessAlbright College, Reading PA 2001-2024
- Dean, School of Business and Professional Studies, 2024
- Interim Dean, School of Professional Studies, 2023-2024
- Master of Business Program Founder and Chair, 2021-2023
- Associate Professor of Economics 2006-2024
- Assistant Professor of Economics 2001-2006Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 1995-2001
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Cyprus, Nicosia Cyprus 1994
- Visiting Research Associate
Selected Reseach
“Data from the Experts: Classroom Projects and Exercises for Assessment” Association for Institutional Research. 2023
"A Decomposition of U.S. Urban-Rural Racial Wage Gaps” with student Evan Carr. 2021
“Income Inequality: A US County Level Analysis” International Conference on Culture, Institutions and Economic Development. 2019.
“The Demographics of Income Inequality: the Role of Gender, Education and Age in Pennsylvania” Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference Proceedings. 2019.
“Who are the Working Poor in the United States?” with student Khady Gueye. International Atlantic Economics Association. 2018
Courses and Teaching Interests
Courses: MKTG333 Marketing Research
Additional Teaching Fields: Principles and Intermediate Microeconomics, Managerial Economics, Labor Economics, Globalization