Brett Devine
Assistant Professor - Business Analytics
Biography
Brett Devine is an economist who specializes in information economics, data
analytics, and entrepreneurship. He primarily teaches courses in business analytics
and machine learning.
His current research interests include firms’ strategic use of
data and predictive analytics in competition and pricing, the e!ects of
microfranchising on entrepreneurs in developing countries, and information
theoretic methods of machine learning.
Prior to joining Hamline University, Brett worked as a visiting assistant professor in
economics, lecturer in economics, research assistant, technical associate in the
Idaho National Laboratory’s systems engineering group, and as a grant-funded
researcher with the USDA’s Economic Research Service combining expert
judgement and data into hybrid forecasting models.
Brett holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Washington State University and a B.S. in
Economics from Brigham Young University.
Teaching Style
Brett enjoys interacting with students and encouraging them to reason through
di"cult, unstructured problems. He understands that education is not just about
learning the answers, but also about developing the ability and confidence to use
the techniques and methods learned to approach new problems encountered in
their career.
His students are always welcome to seek help, both inside and outside
of class. In all his courses, Brett strives to help students feel empowered and
stresses the proper use of and perspective on models in scientific and statistical
analyses.