Rick Szostak

Rick Szostak (born October 27, 1959) is a Canadian economist and interdisciplinary scholar best known for his work in economic history, interdisciplinarity, and knowledge organization.

He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Alberta, where he taught for nearly four decades and served as Chair of the Department of Economics.

He is former president of International Society for Knowledge Organization and served on the board of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies for ten years and held the position of president from 2011 to 2014.

He has authored or co-authored more than twenty books, including ''Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies'' and ''Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory.'' Provided by Wikipedia