Jadrian J. Wooten
Educator and Researcher
Jadrian Wooten is an award-winning educator and is currently an Associate Teaching Professor at The Pennsylvania State University within the Department of Economics. His research interests are in managerial and labor related issues in sports as well as teaching pedagogy. He is also deeply involved in developing teaching resources for university and high school economics instructors. He is most well known for his work on the integration of media into the economics curriculum.
Academic Appointments
The Pennsylvania State University
Associate Teaching Professor Economics (2019 -- Present)
Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics (2018 -- 2019)
Lecturer of Economics (2014 -- 2018)
Washington State University
Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology
Adjunct Instructor (2013 -- 2015)
Graduate Instructor (2012 -- 2014)
Education
PhD in Economics (2014)
Washington State University
Fields: Industrial Organization and Environmental & Natural Resources
Master of Business Administration (2010)
Sam Houston State University
Emphasis: Economics and Management
Bachelor of Business Administration (2009)
Sam Houston State University
Majors: Economics and Management
Minors: Entrepreneurship
With Honors from the Elliot T. Bowers Honors Program
Stories about me, my teaching,
or my research
Teaching Focus
April 24, 2019
Teaching Related
April 08, 2019
Jadrian Wooten remembers professors instructing him to check out DVD clips from the library when he was an undergrad. Today, as an associate teaching professor of economics at Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, Wooten is on the flip side of the camera; he creates his own short educational videos to enhance traditional reading materials and lectures.
Service Focus
March 29, 2019
The Paterno Fellows Program sought out to kickstart a conversation about THON at its second annual current issues forum, “Understanding THON: For Which Kids? Starting a Conversation.”
Research Focus
February 08, 2019
Penn State is full of intelligent professors who can help students make sense of the challenges they’ll likely face in the near future. One such challenge is preparing for the increased role that automation will play in the work force in the decades to come.