Dr Christopher Erickson has been on the faculty of the Department of Economics and International Business at New Mexico State University since 1987. His main research interest is financial institutions and he is the author or co-author of numerous articles on financial economics, including a supplemental money and banking text that was adopted on over 100 campuses. 

Dr Erickson is a frequent speaker on financial economics, macroeconomics and the border economy. He serves as a consultant to the New Mexico Department of Insurance. His primary teaching interest is money and banking and he has won several teaching awards. Dr. Erickson was the original advisor for Golden Key on the New Mexico State University campus. He received the "Outstanding Advisor" award in 1993. 

Dr Erickson received his BA in economics from Willamette University and his Ph.D. in economics from Arizona State University. He lives in Las Cruces, NM with his wife Lisa and two children.