He earned a B.A. in economics from Illinois Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he worked with the renowned economic historian Deirdre McCloskey. Dr. Adhia’s research concerns the interplay of culture and economics in the international arena and the effective communication of analytical data. Before joining the faculty at Manhattanville College he served as an adjunct instructor at Loyola University Chicago, the Upton Miller Teaching Fellow at Beloit College in Wisconsin, and a visiting assistant professor at Berry College in Georgia. During his studies, he completed internships with both the Centre for Civil Society in India and the Cato Institute in Washington, DC.