Faculty Profile
Nicky Tynan
(she/her/hers)Associate Professor of Economics (2001); Director, Norwich Humanities Program in England, 2023-25
Contact Information
Althouse Hall Room 219
717-245-1596
Bio
Primary research interest: economic history with a focus on water and public health in London and the UK during the nineteenth century. Secondary research interests: water infrastructure and development; the history of economic analysis of natural monopolies and network industries. Teaching: economic history, environmental and resource economics, microeconomics and public policy.
Education
- B.A., University of York, 1991
- M.S., London School of Economics and Political Science, 1994
- M.A., George Mason University, 1998
- Ph.D., 2000
2023-2024 Academic Year
Fall 2023
INTD 390 Interdisc St London & Norwich
This seminar is offered at selected Dickinson Centers abroad to encourage students to reflect broadly on their site-specific experiences. The experiential and the theoretical dimensions of out-of-class experiences such as internships and service learning reinforce and enrich one another, providing students with a window onto the workings of their host society. Through readings, class discussions, writing assignments, and presentations, this seminar provides a rigorous academic context for evaluating and understanding the experiential components of the course. Offered only at selected Dickinson Centers abroad programs. Contact the Center for Global Study and Engagement for the list of programs offering this course.
Spring 2024
INTD 390 Intd Study Four British Cities
Required of all spring semester only students on the Dickinson in England Program in spring 2024. This is an intensive immersion program that starts with four days in London and includes a spring break trip to York, Edinburgh and Manchester. The course combines class sessions and site visits to explore Norwich and other British cities as a vehicle for an interdisciplinary understanding of British history, culture, geography, and sustainability in a global world. This course will not fulfill a major requirement. Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dickinson in England Program. Offered during spring semester and only in the Dickinson in England Program.
INTD 390 Writ About Race/Class/Gender
Required of all full-year students on the Dickinson in England Program in spring 2024. This course is for students who have already spent a semester living and studying in England. The course will focus on race, class, and gender in two works of literature, plus film and theatre in London and Norwich. Course readings that accompany visits to British cities will emphasize the political, economic, and cultural influences from elsewhere through trade and migration. Global connections from before, during, and after the period of British colonialism will be explored. This course will not fulfill a major requirement. Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dickinson in England Program. Offered during spring semester and only for students in the Dickinson in England Program for the full 2023-24 academic year.