Hardly a standard...
Certainly much nicer than most other people at Chicago.
Yes, but it is hard to not have the culture of a place rub off on you. You would be/appear less nice too, if you were a Prof at Chicago. That's just their way.
Anyway, I am the op of this thread, and was just sharing info. I'm sorry the thread turned into another eo bitchfest. I actually think she's all rights, and feel bad she didn't get tenure.
being nice would be taken as a signal of a not very serious researcher.
I have met her three times and found her to be pretty nice and helpful each time. Certainly much nicer than most other people at Chicago. She is also prompt and polite over email.
She is NOT nice in seminars, a real know it all.Who is nice in seminars in Chicago?
As I am not a public health expert it is difficult for me to assess the quality of her academic work.
Nevertheless, I stronlgy believe that Economics needs intellectual inflow from other academic fields in order to develop. We should never forget that Economics started as part of 'moral philosophy', that is as integral part of philosophy, psychology, sociology, politology and history.
We are in need reseachers who try to open up Economics to such other academic fields.