Omari Holmes Swinton Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Howard University

Mr. Swinton Ph.D in economics from Duke University in 2007. He is currently employed at Howard University as an Assistant Professor of Economics. His research interests include labor economics and education. In particular, he is working on projects take look at the returns to effort for students and the obstacles to faculty diversity in higher education. He coauthored a report for NAFEO entitled “The State of Blacks in Higher Education.” Dr. Swinton is married to the former Phyllis Perryman of Detroit, Michigan, and they have one child.