Eric Chiang received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Florida. He is an Associate Professor of Economics, Graduate Director, and Director of Instructional Technology. Eric has 26 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals including the Review of Economics and Statistics and Southern Economic Journal. He is the author of CoreEconomics, an economic principles textbook, and co-author of FlipIt, a class management platform. In 2009, Eric received the FAU Distinguished Teacher of the Year, FAU’s most prestigious teaching award. He has also been awarded the 2014 Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award, 2009 Stewart Distinguished Professorship, and 2007 Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. In his spare time, he enjoys running, studying languages and cultures, and creating mini-videos, including the “Around the World in 80 Hours” documentary viewable on YouTube.