Dr. Saranna R. Thornton

Ph.D. in Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, 1989
M.P.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1985
B.A. in Economics and in Government (with Honors), Colby College, 1981

Monetary Theory and Policy
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Labor Economics (Including Human Resource Management and the Economics of Employment Discrimination)

Trends in athletics spending and participation in the NCAA. Also, Title IX issues related to equality in opportunities for female and male athletes.

Head Coach, HSC Rugby (1997-2000 and 2008-2016)
Freshman Advisor
Alumni College, Lecturer - Society of '91 (HSC Leadership Program)
Athletics Committee
Professional Development Committee
Gender Issues Committee
Faculty Oversight Board of the Center For Leadership

"How to Avoid Pregnancy Discrimination on Campus", Women in Higher Education, Vol. 12, #8, August 2003, p22-23.

"Maternity and Childrearing Leave Policies for Faculty: The Legal and Practical Challenges of Complying with Title VII", University of Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies, Vol. 12, #2, Spring 2003, pp 159-190.

The Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers for Faculty (with Donna Euben, Chief Counsel) American Association of University Professors, Washington, D.C. 2002.

"Does Your Employer Discriminate Against Pregnant Women Faculty?" Women in Higher Education, July 2001.

"How do Broader Monetary Aggregates and Divisia Measures of Money Perform in McCallum's Adaptive Monetary Rule?", Journal of Economics and Business, January/April, Vol. 52, #1/2, pp. 181-204, 2000.

"Suitable Policy Instruments for Monetary Rules", Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 50, pp. 379-397, 1998.

Bucking the Deficit: Economic Policy Making in America with G. Calvin MacKenzie. Westview Press, 1996. 

"Can Forecast-Based Monetary Policy Be More Successful than a Rule?", Journal of Economics and Business, 1993.

Spending Time with Her Children
Coaching Rugby
Running
Cycling
Reading
Cooking