Kristen Collett-Schmitt is an award-winning faculty member in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. She earned a B.A. in economics from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky and a Master of Economics and Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Professor Collett-Schmitt teaches microeconomics to both undergraduate and graduate students, and her research focuses on economics education and literacy, encouraging students to develop an interest for economics through the use of real-world applications