Professor Martha Field teaches primarily economics and enjoys giving some pizzazz to “the dismal science.” She is passionate about discussing current events with students and encourages students to see the “flip-side” or trade-offs of policies that affect their lives. Martha is a co-author of the textbook Environmental Economics An Introduction (now in its 9th edition) with her husband, who is Professor Emeritus at UMass–Amherst. She started college by earning her associated degree from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture and alternated between college and work until finally earning her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Connecticut. She enjoys running, walking, algebra, reading drama and using her passport.

My interest is in all things management. My areas of research include management control systems, statistical quality control, business strategy, and managerial communication. I am a member of the Institute of Management Accountants. For me teaching is the name of the game. I love the dynamics of the classroom. I regularly teach management, concepts of financial accounting, management accounting, and business law. My class motto is that "Your success is my business." I believe that teaching and learning go hand in hand. Therefore, I seek to create a classroom that makes learning fun and where all are heard and respected. William Butler Yeats once remarked that "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." I try to keep this foremost in my mind whenever I am teaching in person or online. I also have an interest in the history of philosophy, animal behavior, history, and more. So that I do not sit around all of the time, I find time for table tennis and lots of walking.

A primary goal in each class I teach is to help my students see the relevance and usefulness of the course material for real world situations. I believe that the course content is a set of tools rather than a set of absolute knowledge. The concepts covered in each course are part of a larger toolkit we can use for navigating the world. I encourage my students to consider how the course information applies to their own individual lives and I stress the importance of applying these ideas. I invite my students to become partners in their learning experience—to connect their personal interests and goals to class discussions and assignments. I teach across the business curriculum including introduction to business and entrepreneurship. Beyond the classroom I enjoy a variety of activities including keeping honey bees, practicing martial arts, swimming and running ultra marathons.