{"id":7,"date":"2012-06-22T12:24:58","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T12:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/economics\/faculty-and-administration\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:22:19","slug":"faculty-and-administration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/economics\/faculty-and-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty & Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter’s faculty members are scholars and expert teachers. They are interested in preparing students for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global society.<\/p>\n

Full-Time Faculty<\/h3>\n

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Devin Rafferty<\/h4>\n

Chair & Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
\nDirector of M.S. in Finance<\/strong>
\nM.A., Ph.D. Economics, University of Missouri – Kansas City
\nB.A., Economics and Political Science, Drew University.
\nOffice: Hilsdorf Hall 4th Floor
\nEmail: drafferty1@saintpeters.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: (201) 761-6207
\nProf. Rafferty’s Biography<\/a><\/p>\n

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Edwin Dickens<\/h4>\n

Professor of Economics and Finance<\/strong>
\nB.A., University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., The New School
\nOffice: Hilsdorf Hall 4th Floor
\nEmail:\u00a0edickens@saintpeters.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: (201) 761-6204<\/p>\n

Prof. Dickens’s Biography
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Qasim Abbas<\/h4>\n

Assistant Professor of Economics & Finance<\/strong>
\nThe New School for Social Research, Ph.D.; DePaul University, M.S.; Wayne State University, M.A.; Michigan State University, B.A.
\nOffice: Hilsdorf Hall 4th Floor
\nEmail:\u00a0qabbas@saintpeters.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: (201) 761-6206<\/p>\n

Prof. Abbas’ Biography
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Christopher R. Herdelin<\/h4>\n

Assistant Professor of Economics & Finance<\/strong>
\nM.Phil., Ph.D. Economics, The New School for Social Research<\/span>
\nM.S., Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University<\/span>
\nM.S., Financial Economics, West Texas A&M University<\/span>
\nB.A., Economics, Thomas Edison State University<\/span>
\nOffice: Hilsdorf Hall 4th Floor
\nEmail:\u00a0cherdelin@saintpeters.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: (201) 761-6203<\/p>\n

Prof. Herdelin’s Biography
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Adjunct Lecturers<\/h3>\n
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  • Jerome G. Kotch, M.B.A.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Rubina Vohra, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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