FOUZIA AWAN

Work experience

Western Washington University (WWU), USA Jul 2024 - present

Research Economist & Faculty Member

• Lead data-driven policy research and economic analysis for Washington State agencies and private sector clients.

• Develop custom analytics solutions, prepare high-impact reports, and deliver presentations to key stakeholders.

• Teach Economics courses and mentor students in advanced economic research.

University of Mississippi (OleMiss), USA        Aug 2019  - Jun 2024

Instructor of Economics  & RA/TA

• Taught  Macroeconomics.

• • Conducted empirical research in the areas of institutions and economic growth. 

  • Teaching Assistant: Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Experimental Economics during different semesters. 

Geneva Finance Research Institute (GFRI) Jul 2022  - Sep 2022

Research Analyst, Intern

• Collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, World Bank Group), The Swiss Lab for Sustainable Finance (SL4SF), and GFRI on a project centered around ESG compliance and sustainability measurement.

University of Central Punjab (UCP),  Pak Feb.2013 - Aug.2019

Senior Lecturer of Economics

• Taught various courses in both the Department of Economics and the Business School, including Macroeconomics & Econometrics. 

• Course coordinator, Undergrad Economics Program. 

  • • Designed MS/MPhil. program structure and courses.

• Advisor to the Young Economists Forum (YEF).

• Member of the UCP website content committee.

  • • Supervised undergraduate students' research projects on topics including economic growth, energy consumption, domestic financing, urbanization, foreign aid, and more.

Lahore Garrison University (LGU), Pak Aug.2010 - Sep.2012

Lecturer of Economics

• Taught courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Development Economics, Monetary Theory & Policy. 

Awards & Achievements

• Graduate Fellowship at the University of Mississippi, working for the department and earning hundred percent of the funds for my Ph.D. studies. 2019 - 2024.

• Graduation Recognition Medal, University of Mississippi (2024) Awarded for leadership and service as President of the Pakistan Student Association (PSA), supported by the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement.

• Lewis Smith Scholarship 2023, received as an outstanding graduate student in the Economics Department, University of Mississippi.

• Young Scholars Award, received from the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) for the 47th APEE Meeting, Apr 2023, held in Cancun, Mexico.

• Honorarium for participating in the Second Annual Graduate Economic Freedom Colloquium, Jun 1-3, 2022, held at Bridwell Institute. Dallas, TX, USA.

• Travel Grant by Higher Education Commission Pakistan to present a research paper at the ‘2016 Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance', Jul 27-28, 2016, held at East Asia Institute of Management Campus, Singapore.

• Travel Grant by Higher Education Commission Pakistan to present a research paper in ‘International Academy of Business and Economics IABE-2015 Orlando – Winter Conference’, Mar 22-24, 2015, in Orlando Florida, USA.

• Best Research Publication in Journal Award received from ‘European Journal of Business Research (EJBR)’, Volume 15, Number 1, pp. 45-54, ISSN: 1945-2977, Mar 2015, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, for the paper “Institutional Governance, Aid and Economic Growth: A case of South Asian Countries”.