Spencer Barnes

By Dr. Keith Pannell,

Olivia Williams

Published February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM MST

On this week’s episode of We Are UT El Paso, Dr. Keith Pannell and Nadia Whitehead sit down with Spencer Barnes, an Assistant Professor Economics and Finance at the University of Texas at El Paso. They discuss his life and how his passions led him to UT El Paso.

Spencer Barnes is an Assistant Professor Economics and Finance at the University of Texas at El Paso. Assistant Professor Barne's research focuses on how different human phenomena such as awards, discrimination, and death impact prices in financial markets.

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To learn more about Spencer Barnes you can visit: https://hb2504.utep.edu/Home/Profile?username=scbarnes

This interview originally aired on February 8, 2026.

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