Learn more about the School of Business and Economics at IWU here and my scholarship on higher education leadership here.
Academic Background
Illinois Wesleyan University, Dean, School of Business and Economics & Robert S. Eckley Endowed Professor of Economics, 2023 - present
West Virginia University, Assistant Professor, 2015-18; Associate Professor, 2018 - 23
Center for Free Enterprise, faculty affiliate, 2015-18; Associate Director, 2019-21; Director, 2021 - 23
University of Corsica, Visiting Senior Scholar, 2018
University of Sassari, Visiting Senior Scholar, 2010-2017
Saint Bonaventure University, Associate Professor, 2011-15
Saint Bonaventure University, Chair - Department of Finance, 2013-15
Wake Forest University, Assistant Professor, 2007-11
Elmira College, Assistant Professor, 2003-07
Pennsylvania State University, Graduate Instructor, 2000-03
Dean, School of Business and Economics (SoBE)
Inaugural dean tasked with the formation of the School of Business and Economics at IWU as part of a university transformation initiative
Chair the SoBE Executive Committee bringing together faculty leaders within SoBE facilitating communication, problem solving, and developing initiatives
Chair the SoBE Advisory Council bringing together business leaders to provide guidance
Liaison to administrative units on campus - work closely with advancement, admissions, communications, human resources, registrar, career center, faculty leadership (CUPP), academic affairs, and other school leadership
Strategize capital campaign and advancement efforts to support SoBE programming
Oversee junior faculty development, mentorship, and assessment
Develop program-level assessment of student learning
Lead curriculum review, updated, and new program development
Manage school budget maximizing the impact of each dollar spent
Strategize faculty recruitment and overall staffing and related expenditures
Previous Leadership
Director for the CFE promoting graduate student development. Obtained funding for grad student assistantships & research-related travel, coordinated an internal seminar series, organized a weekly grad reading group, and hosted a two-week summer program for grad students in cutting edge empirical methods
Executive Committee member for the Southern Economic Association coordinating and recruiting academic session featuring grad student research.
Executive Committee member for the Public Choice Society .
Executive Committee member for the Association of Private Enterprise Education
Served on the Board of Directors for a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (Embrace It Africa) conducting relief activities in rural Uganda
Coordinator of a 3+3 Law and Economics program which brings students into the economics major and fast-tracks them to their JD at WVU Law. This included advising a student Law and Economics Club on campus.
As finance dept chair I (i) oversaw a curriculum review by the CFA Institute, (ii) engaged in the hiring and assessment of junior and visiting faculty, (iii) oversaw the dept's $600,000 student-run portfolio, (iv) led an initiative to have all my faculty trained in best practices in online education, (v) scheduled and reviewed curriculum for both the undergraduate and MBA program
Elected faculty representative to Faculty Senate (SBU), which included being the observer to the Board of Trustees Development Committee
Served on the Executive Steering Committee of an NSF-funded RCN bringing together scholars across fields in plea bargaining
updated January 2025