Jennifer Troyer, Ph.D.

Jennifer Troyer provides key leadership for the University, overseeing all colleges and units under Academic Affairs, including the Institute and Data Trust. She is also a  professor of Economics in the Belk College of Business. Since joining the University over 25 years ago, Troyer has served as dean of the Belk College, chair of the Department of Economics, associate dean for Research and Graduate Programs, interim dean of the College of Health and Human Services and interim dean of the Belk College of Business. As a professor, she has taught numerous courses in health economics and econometrics, and she has conducted policy-relevant research on the quality of U.S. nursing homes, the cost-effectiveness of medical interventions and strategic behavior in the pharmaceutical industry.