Sylvie Sanou

Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Office: 332 C Elliott Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2432
Email: ssanou@oakland.edu

Education:
Northern Illinois University, P.h.D Economics

Biography:
Dr. Sanou’s research interests include health economics, labor economics, education, finance, and development economics. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from Northern Illinois University and holds a master's degree in economics as well as a bachelor's degree in business administration. Her recent research paper examines the impact of debt on the mental health and labor supply of young American adults.

Teaching interests: 
Health Economics, Labor Economics, and Managerial Economics.

Research interests:
Health Economics, Labor Economics, Education, Finance, and Development Economics. 

Awards:

Northern Illinois Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 2023

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Northern Illinois University, 2018

Fulbright Scholar,  Institute of International Education, 2016

Graduate Scholarship, Government of Burkina Faso, 2012