Dr. Siddharth Chandra is the director of the Asian Studies Center.  Dr. Chandra is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and an affiliated faculty member of ASC.  His scholarly research focuses on health economics, applied econometrics, economic history, and development economics, with a regional emphasis on South and Southeast Asia.  He earned his PhD degree in economics at Cornell University, his MA degree in economics at the University of Chicago, and his BA degree in economics at Brandeis University.