Christina Ciecierski

Christina Ciecierski serves as Full Professor of Economics at Northeastern Illinois University, a position she has held since advancing through the academic ranks after joining as an assistant professor in January 2007. She teaches economics daily while leading multiple competitively grant-funded research projects. Ciecierski completed all of her education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, earning an undergraduate degree in economics and history, a master's in quantitative economics, and a PhD in economics. Prior to her faculty role, she worked as a part-time school teacher for Chicago Public Schools, in consulting, and in research during her graduate studies, and she lived abroad after earning a Fulbright. Among her accomplishments, she served as president of the Illinois Economics Association and used a major grant to sponsor multiple renditions of a Women in Science conference at her university. She remains active in several organizations, including as a board member of the Kosciuszka Foundation and the Council of Educators in Polonia, and she has long served in leadership roles within a Polish scouting organization, including as troop leader and instructor responsible for training and education.