Christopher R. Herdelin, Ph.D.

Dr. Herdelin earned his Ph.D. in economics from the New School in December. He holds a M.S. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University, a M.S. in Financial Economics from West Texas A&M University, and a B.A. in Economics from Thomas Edison State University. Dr. Herdelin is also a Certified Business Economist (CBE) with the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and a Certified Forecaster with the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF).

Prior to joining Saint Peter’s as a full time faculty member in 2025, Dr. Herdelin served as a Visiting Professor of Economics at the Villanova School of Business and Ursinus College. He was most recently Adjunct Professor of Economics at Stockton University. Outside of academia, Dr. Herdelin was an Economist with the United States Department of the Treasury. He has taught a wide range of courses in Economics, Finance, and Statistics.

Dr. Herdelin’s research focuses on the impact of monetary policy on the distribution of income through its dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment. His first article, “The Impact of the Unemployment Gap on the Labor Share of Income” was recently published in the Eastern Economic Journal (EEJ) in June of 2025. A second article, “Revisiting a Post Keynesian Explanation of U.S. Inflation is currently under review at the Brazilian Journal of Political Economy.