Assistant Professor of Economics
Areas of Research Specialization
- Monetary Theory
- Monetary Policy
- Monetary History
- Modern Money Theory (MMT)
- Macroeconomic Impacts of Climate Change
- Degrowth
- Political Economy
- History of Economic Thought
- Heterodox Economics
Areas of Teaching Specialization
- Courses Taught: Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Money and Banking, The Economy and Money, Current Economic Policy, Monetary and Fiscal Theory and Policy, Health Economics.
- Courses Taught: Economic Crises, Economics and Global Capitalism, The Global Economy, Comparative Economic Systems, Contending Economic Perspectives, Senior Seminar in Economics, LEAD Seminar (Learning Through Experiential and Applied Discovery).
Education
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B.A. in Economics at the National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", Kyiv, Ukraine, 2004.
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M.A. in Economics at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2007.
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Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2011.
Awards
- Norton T. Dodge Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity by a Junior Faculty Member, 2025
St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD.
- Joseph Dorfman Best Dissertation Award, History of Economics Society, 2012.
Annual Prize for the Best Dissertation in the History and Methodology of Economics.
- Freedom Support Act Undergraduate Fellowship, U.S. Department of State, 2002-2003.
University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2002 - 2003.
Spotlight
- Professor Semenova featured in a Grist article on the price impacts of climate change
- Professor Semenova featured in a Grist article on the inflationary impacts of climate change
- Professor Semenova featured in a Salon article on the inflationary impacts of climate change
- Professor Semenova featured in a De Correspondent article on the inflationary impacts of climate change