Professor James Roberts Wins Trinity College Teaching Award

08 May 2014 2:29PM

Professor James Roberts has received the 2014 Howard D. Johnson Award for teaching. 

In less than five years on the Duke faculty, Roberts has launched new courses, mentored numerous undergraduates through honors thesis, become a popular graduate level instructor and overseen eight dissertations and 11 more in process.

With Professor Andrew Sweeting, Roberts co-developed a course on "How Markets Work" that applies economic theory to contemporary issues, such as whether the Department of Justice should intervene in proposed mergers.

"When I began working at Duke, I was determined to be a great teacher and researcher," Roberts said.  "In my opinion, Duke faculty members' research need not be a distraction from teaching. Instead, if professors leverage research correctly it can enable us to provide a superior undergraduate education."

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