Robert K. Toutkoushian is a professor in the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. He conducts research on a wide range of issues relating to the economics of higher education. One of his areas of specialization is on pay equity for female faculty in higher education. He has published more than a dozen studies on pay equity in academia, including his recent book "Pay Equity for Faculty and Staff in Academia: How to Assess and Correct Inequities."