Education

Courses Taught

M.A., Economics, University Of Colorado, August, 1985

B.S., Finance and Economics, Lehigh University, May 1981

Eco 336 Women in the U.S. Economy          

Eco 330 Labor Economics

UWL 100 1st Year Seminar    

Eco 402 Public Finance                         

Eco 435 Law and Economics

Bus  230 Research Methods

Eco 315 Economics of Sustainability

Eco 308 Intermediate Microeconomics

Selected Publications

"Gender and Racial Differences in Self Image Among Middle School Students", with K. Skemp, Under Review.

"Work/Family Conflict and Occupational Strength Requirements", Under Review. 

"Employee Opinion on Work-Family Benefits: Evidence from the U.S.", with K. Birkeland, and L. Giddings", Forthcoming, New Zealand Journal of Employee Relations.

"Women in Business".  Forthcoming chapter in Celebrating Women in American History: 1961 to the Present: Modern Feminist Movement and Contemporary Issues, Facts-On-File, Inc, New York.

"Capital Gains Tax"; "Tanzania"; "Internal Labor Markets"; "South Africa"; "Zimbabwe"; & "Cost of Living Allowance", 2009, in Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World, C. Wankel, ed. Sage Publications.

"Wages"; "Tax Policy"; and "Poverty".  Forthcoming chapters in Booms and Busts: An Economics Encyclopedia, M.E. Sharpe Publications.

"Grading Styles and Instructor Attitudes", with B. DeBoer and A. Elfessi, 2007, College Teaching, 55(2).

“Negative Spillover Among Low Income Workers: The Role of Benefits and Job Characteristics”, with E. Delgado, 2006, Southern Business and Economic Journal.

“Perceptions of Family-Friendly Policies: Corporate vs. University Employees”, with B. Morgan, and J. Wilson, 2002, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 23(1).  

“Incorporating Economic Analysis into Undergraduate Business Law Courses: Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment After the 1998 Supreme Court Decision in Faragher and Ellerth.,” with S. Willey, 2001, Journal of Legal Studies Education, 18.

“Choosing Children Over Career? A Cross-Cohort Exploration of the Postpartum Labor Force Behavior of Professional Women,” with L. Whittington and S. Averett, 2000, in Population Research and Policy Review, 19 (4).

“Riverboat Gaming: An Analysis of Future Odds,” with J. Navin, 2000, Southern Business and Economics Journal, 23(2): 78-93.

“Tax Policy”, 2000,  in The Elgar Companion to Feminist Economics, M. Lewis and J. Peterson, eds. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing Company.

“Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners: Rural/Urban Settings and Reimbursement for Services,” with M. Hampton, 1999, The Journal of Rural Health, Spring, 15(2).

"The Effect of a State Tax Credit on Giving to Community Foundations," with R. Beier, 1999, American Economist, Spring, 43 (1).

“Employment and Statistical Discrimination: A Hands-On Experiment,” with M. Haupert, 1999, The Journal of Economics, 25(1).

"Times Attended As A Factor In The Success Of A Comprehensive Hospital-Based Approach To Health Promotion,” with J. Blokhuis, M. Hampton, and F. Kusch, 1998, Journal of Hospital Marketing, 13 (1).