BMCC Economics Seminar Series: Importance of Disaggregating Data to Measure Inequality
About Dr. Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe
Dr. Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe is the co-editor of the Review of Black Political Economy and served as the past President of the National Economic Association. In 2020, she was selected to serve on the Center for American Progress’ National Advisory Council on Eliminating the Black-White Wealth Gap. She is the co-founder (with Sandy Darity) of the Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics (DITE), for which she served as the Associate Director from 2008 to 2014.
Dr. Sharpe’s research focuses on three areas: gender and racial inequality, the diversity of STEM, and the demography of higher education. Her research has been featured on the PBS News Hour, in the New York Times, and on the Kerri Miller Show. She is a recurring guest on the BBC’s Business Matters.
