‘Love seeing them flourish’: Economics professor Kasey Buckles wins Graduate Student Mentorship Award

As any good mentor does, Kasey Buckles helps her graduate students produce the best work they can. She keeps them on schedule and refines their research questions. She points them toward analytical tools and connects them with other resources. But she also knows that there’s more to life than writing an economics dissertation. “Our students can very easily fall into the trap of thinking their worth is all about their work and how their work is perceived,” she said. “I really try at every stage..