Melissa Mahoney is a Senior Research Economist at IWPR. Her work explores well-being, gender, labor market outcomes, and economic pedagogy. Prior to joining IWPR, she served as an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina Asheville and worked with the United Nations and the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College. She holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in economics from The New School for Social Research and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Philosophy from Bard College. Her research has been published in Feminist Economics, Review of Income and Wealth, Journal of Economic Education, and by UN Women, the American Association of University Women, among other places. Beyond economics, she enjoys travel, music, yoga, long walks, and engaging conversations.