Dr. Erik Benson serves as an adjunct faculty member at RIT Kosovo. He taught at multiple universities in the U.S. for 20 years before becoming the academic director for an international organization. He earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of Georgia. He has published one scholarly monograph and numerous scholarly articles and reviews, and has presented at a number of professional conferences. He is a member of the Economic and Business History Society, with which he has served in a number of capacities, including as chair of its board. He was on the editorial staff of Essays in Economic and Business History. His fields of study include the history of aviation, U.S. diplomacy, modern America, and Latin America; he also has an active research interest in effective pedagogy.