Dr. Theresa Mannah-Blankson brings over 15 years of experience spanning academia, research, and central banking. Before joining UNC Charlotte, she served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Messiah University and previously as an Economist and Policy Analyst at the Bank of Ghana, where she led Ghana's first Financial Stability Assessment Framework.
Her teaching and research center on macroeconomic policy, development economics, financial inclusion, and gender. She is deeply committed to inclusive and student-centered education, supporting young economists and policy thinkers to apply economics for social progress.
Director, MSc. in Management, Belk College of Business (July 2022–); Clinical Professor of Economics (July 2022–); Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics (2019 - 2022).
Assistant Professor of Economics (2016 - 2019).
Dissertation: Microfinance, Household Indebtedness, and Gender Inequality Committee: Leonce Ndikumana (Chair), Gerald Epstein, James Heintz, and Linda Pickbourn. Co-recipient, Solomon Barkin Dissertation Award for Commitment to the Rights of Working People.
Thesis: Financial Innovation and Money Demand: Evidence from Ghana.
