Linda Loubert
Associate Professor of Economics, Morgan State University
Linda Loubert is a Political Economist with a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is an associate professor at Morgan State University and served as the interim chairperson of the Economics Department.
Academic Background
Linda Loubert completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan in the Ford Foundation Program on Poverty and Public Policy and Program for Research on Black Americans at the Institute for Social Research. She also recently completed a year's sabbatical at the Johns Hopkins Economic Department.
A certified Geographical Information Systems (GIS) professional, Loubert has, for more than 20 years, used GIS to support her spatial analysis of socioeconomic data. Most of her publications include spatial analysis of socioeconomic data, an approach now better known as geodemographics. Dr. Loubert especially enjoys bringing trending GIS tools to the classroom, where her students can learn the value of this emerging technology. She presents her work at economics and geospatial conferences, and she teaches these tools to faculty and students inside and outside Morgan's campus.
Dr. Loubert is currently serving on the Society of Government Economist Board and has served as the treasurer and board member for the National Economic Association. Other positions include serving as a governor-appointed member of the Open Data Council for the state of Maryland and as a board member of several of Baltimore's local organizations.
Research Projects: Middle Grades Partnership