Department: Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business
Title: Department Head and Professor
Director of Doctor of Economic Development (DED) Program, Department of
Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business, New Mexico State
University (NMSU), January 2019 - present.
Professor, Department of Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business,
New Mexico State University (NMSU), August 2018 - present
Associate/Co-Director, Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative (DFEI) at New Mexico State
University (NMSU), Bill Daniels Foundation, January 2015 - present.
Awards and Honors
Bank of America Distinguished Professor, Fall 2021-Fall 2023
Stan Fulton Chair in Business, Fall 2017-Spring 2021
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Ph.D. in Economics, Southern Illinois University
B.S. in Economics, Southern Illinois University
Research interests: International Economics, Regional Economic and Business Studies, Economic Development and Growth, International Monetary System
“COVID-19 Crisis and International Business and Entrepreneurship: Which Business Culture Enhances Post-Crisis Recovery?” Global Journal of Entrepreneurship, Special Edition, 5:1, 1-21, 2021.
“COVID and Cross-Cultural Management: Is There Synergy or Discord across West- vs. East-Developed and Newly Industrialized Economies?” (with Shravya Dharba and Saba Rudsari), Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research, 2:1 (Spring), 4-20, 2021.
“Domestic Remittances and Household Food Diversity in Rural Ghana.” (with Bernard Baah-Kumi), Journal of Social Economics Research, 8:1, 50-65, 2021.
“Heading to a Sustainable Future Society: What Can We Learn from the COVIDPandemic to Move on?” Peer-reviewed Conference Proceeding: 2021 Fall Academician Studies Congress (Conference; forthcoming), Turkey, October 22~24, 2021.
“COVID and Cross-Cultural Management: Is There Synergy or Discord across West- vs. East-Developed and Newly Industrialized Economies?” (with Saba Rudsari; Shravya Dharba); Peer-reviewed Conference Proceeding: 2021 Spring Academician Studies Congress (Conference), Turkey, April 29~ May 1, 2021.
Associate/Co-Director, Daniels Fund Ethics/Initiative (DFEI) at NMSU, Bill Daniels
Foundation, July 2017 - present.
National Security Agency, “Global Classrooms and Cultural Connections for the 21st
Century Learners”, Co-PI with Rajaa Shindi and Faruk Arslan, August 2019 - July 2022.