Rate My Professor Oak Pongsree

Pongsree earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State University in 2006, with a dissertation titled 'Learning and Experimentation in Dieting and Health,' co-chaired by Thomas D. Jeitschko and Rowena Pecchenino. He previously held an M.A. from Michigan State University, where he served as an instructor in economics from 1998 to 2002. Pongsree obtained an M.B.A. from Western Michigan University and worked as an instructor there from 2004 to 2006, as recorded in Western Michigan University Board of Trustees documents. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University in 1993. Prior to joining Penn State Abington, he was Assistant Professor of Economics at Wesley College starting in 2006, advancing to Full Professor in 2017, as announced by Wesley College. During his time at Wesley, he presented at the Eastern Economic Association's 37th Annual Meetings, advised students at national conferences, and served as treasurer for the Sigma Beta Delta chapter. In 2007, he signed an economists' letter to Congress on energy bills. More recently, Pongsree discussed tariffs on The Lancaster Patriot Podcast.