Background
Papachristou, Patricia Towne was born on October 16, 1946 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of George Robert and Lois Katherine (Stretch) Towne.
Papachristou, Patricia Towne was born on October 16, 1946 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of George Robert and Lois Katherine (Stretch) Towne.
Bachelor in Political Science cum laude, Trinity College, Washington, 1968. Master of Arts in Political Science, Duke University, 1970. Master of Arts in Economics, Memphis State, 1975.
Master of Business Administration, Memphis State, 1979. Post graduate, University Mississippi, since 1979.
Chair social studies department Immaculate Conception High School, Memphis, 1971—1978. Instructor Christian Brothers University, 1980—1984, assistant professor economics, 1984—1987, associate professor economics, 1988—1995, professor economics, since 1995. Intern Kaiser-Permanente Health Services Research Center, Portland, Oregon, 1984.
Member of Missouri Valley Economic Association (vice president 2003-2004), American Economic Association, Pi Gamma Mu, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Delta Sigma Pi.
Married Gerald Christopher Papachristou, August 23, 1969. Children: Mark Andrew, Angela Marie.