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Dania V. Francis is a professor of economics at University of Massachusetts Boston.

Education
Dr. Francis received her PhD from Duke University in 2013. She also holds a master's degree from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from Smith College.

Career and research
Dr. Francis has been a professor of economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst and is currently a professor of economics at University of Massachusetts Boston.

Her research focuses on racial economic disparities, economics of education, and stratification economics.

In 2020, Dr. Francis was honored in Fortune magazine's 19 Black economists to celebrate and know, this Juneteenth and beyond.

Dr. Francis has served as an editorial board member for Contemporary Economic Policy since 2021. She has also served as an associate editor of the journal Review of Social Economy since 2020.

In 2022, Dania Francis and Seth Rockman spoke to the United States Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee on the role of slavery in the development of American capitalism as well as the wealth disparities between Black and white Americans.

Dr. Francis serves as a board member of the National Economic Association.

Awards and honors
Dr. Francis was a recipient of the 2018 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship award.