Dr. Griffin Edwards is an associate professor of economics in the Collat School of Business. Prior to UAB, he taught at Southern Utah University and Spelman College while studying law and economics at Emory University in Atlanta. His research focus includes studies on policing, mental health laws, discrimination and firearms and has published in law reviews such as Cornell Law Review, Texas Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review and Stanford Law Review, as well as economics outlets such as The Journal of Law and Economics and The Economic Journal.
His research has also been covered by popular press outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, the LA Times, Teen Vogue, and Fox News.
When not teaching or researching, he enjoys consulting for local and national businesses and teaching each of his five boys economics.