Roy Gernhardt

Roy Gernhardt is a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Northeastern University, where he recently earned his Ph.D. in Labor and Development Economics. His teaching emphasizes clarity, accessibility, and student agency, with a focus on helping students develop conceptual understanding and critical thinking skills. He has taught Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Intermediate Micro Theory, earning strong student feedback. His pedagogical research explores how tools like generative AI can support reflective learning and reduce plagiarism incentives by design. His academic research focuses on structural poverty, including work on white flight, SNAP disbursements, and the demographic effects of school choice.

Areas of Research Specialization: Development Economics, Economics of Poverty, Economics of Race

Areas of Teaching Specialization: Microeconomics