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Bio
Elsie L. Harper-Anderson
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Government and Public Affairs
Education
B.S., Political Science, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Public Management and Policy, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
Teaching
Quantitative methods, program evaluation, economic development, social policy analysis and economic geography
Research interests
Workforce development, local and regional economic development, entrepreneurship and social inequality
Accomplishments
Dr. Elsie Harper-Anderson’s research examines the impact of macroeconomic transformation on regional economies and urban labor markets. Her most recent work focuses on understanding the connection between workforce development and economic development in local areas with an emphasis on social equity and sustainability concerns. The author of numerous articles, book chapters and policy reports, Harper-Anderson’s work has been published in the Economic Development Quarterly and the Journal of Planning Education and Research.
Harper-Anderson brings a wealth of academic and direct experience to the Wilder School. Prior to joining the academy, she worked as a social scientist at Social Policy Research Associated in Calif. Her work has included significant experience implementing and evaluating economic development and housing programs for local, state and federal agencies such as the Department of Labor, the Economic Development Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Harper-Anderson has served on the faculty at the University of Michigan, the University of California Berkeley, Ball State University and as a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. She is the founder and CEO of Regional Economic Policy Research LLC, a research and consulting firm.