Bridget Hiedemann, PhD
PhD, Economics, Duke University
MA, Economics, Duke University
BA, Economics, University of Virginia
Chair, Department of Economics
Professor, Department of Economics
Email: bgh@seattleu.edu
Phone: 206-296-2803
Building/Room: Pigott 523
Teaching Areas
- Economics of the Family
- Economics of Gender
- Game Theory
Personal Bio
Bridget Hiedemann teaches a variety of statistics courses as well as economics of gender and the family. Her scholarly work focuses primarily on decision making within families. Recent work on families' provision of formal and informal care for the elderly is forthcoming in The International Economic Review. From 2005-2007, she served as the Patricia Wismer Professor of Gender and Diversity Studies. In this role, she organized an interdisciplinary conference entitled "Intersections of Race and Gender: (Re) Imagining the Family." In her free time, Dr. Hiedemann enjoys tennis and open water swimming.