About Dr. Andria Smythe

    • Temple University, Philadelphia PA | Ph.D. in Economics

    • Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA | B.A. in Economics

    • Assistant Professor of Economics, Howard University, Washington, DC (2018-Present)

    • Non-Resident Fellow, Washington Center for Equitable Growth (2024-2025)

    • Faculty Fellow, Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida (2022-Present)

    • Faculty Fellow, Center for Race and Wealth, Howard University, Washington, DC (2019-Present)

    • Scholar-in-Residence, Institute for Research on Poverty- UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (2019-2020)

    • Assistant Professor, Randolph College, Lynchburg VA (2015-2018)

  • Research interests include human capital, labor markets, and economic inequality.

    Andria’s research dossier includes: work on student debt and labor market outcomes; recessions and educational/labor market inequality; the returns to attendance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); and inequality in intergenerational transfers and wealth-building within families. See the Research section for more on her active research projects.

    • Institute for Schools and Society, College of Education, Temple University (2010-2012)

    • Center for Research in Human Development and Education, College of Education, Temple University (2007-2010)

    • Certificate in Distance Learning