Dr. Colin Cannonier 

Colin Cannonier obtained a PhD in Economics at Louisiana State University and is currently an associate professor at Belmont University and a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization (GLO).  He began his career working as a country economist in the Eastern Caribbean.  As an applied economist, his current research focuses on education, health and labor as well as how they intersect with public policy issues influencing individual well-being that extends to economic growth and development.  He is co-editor of a book, Contemporary Issues within Caribbean Economies.  His scholarly work has been published in notable journals such the American Economic Review, Economics of Education Review, Review of Economics of the Household and Journal of Demographic Economics. He has presented his research at numerous conferences such as the American Economic Association, the Southern Economic Association, European Economic Association, European Society for Population Economics, the National Bureau of Economic Research Summer Institute, the London School of Economics, the Paris School of Economics, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and various central banks.  Dr. Cannonier’s research has also been featured in popular outlets such as the Harvard Business Review and UNESCO.

He serves as an institutional liaison on the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP) and is a mentor through the American Economic Association (AEA) Mentoring Pipeline Program. In September 2019, he delivered the feature address at the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis Annual Prime Minister’s Independence Lecture Series. Dr. Cannonier has had the honor of representing his native country in two sports: cricket and soccer.

He is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, further distinguishing his contributions to bridging cultural and intellectual gaps across global communities.