August 2007- Present Associate Professor, Economics Department, Howard University August 2001- July 2007 : Assistant Professor of Economics Department of Economics, Howard University. August 2003- present : Faculty Fellow Center for Urban Progress, Howard University. January 2001- July 2001 : Research Assistant Professor Center for Urban Economic Development University of Illinois at Chicago. January 2000- December 2000 : Visiting Economic Planner Center for Urban Economic Development University of Illinois at Chicago. July 1998- December 1999 : Research Associate Great Cities Institute University of Illinois at Chicago. August 1995- May 2001 : Instructor Department of Economics University of Illinois at Chicago. January 1994- May 1995 : Teaching Assistant Department of Economic University of Illinois at Chicago