Mailing Address
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5072
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Mailing Address (Gulf Park Campus)
730 East Beach Blvd
Long Beach, MS 39560
Chair
George Carter, Ph.D.
309-A Joseph Greene Hall
601.266.4651
george.carter@usm.edu
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Administrative Assistant
Lola Ingram
309 Joseph Greene Hall
601.266.4648
601-266-4920 (fax)
lola.ingram@usm.edu
Economics Faculty
Finance Faculty
International Business
Business Law
Economics Faculty
Specialty Fields
Regional economics and economics education
Education
The University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., M.S.), Texas A&M University (Ph.D.)
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Carter received The University of Southern Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Award, 1981, 1995; BellSouth Faculty Award, 1981, 1997; College of Business Administration Teaching Excellence Award, 1997 Teaching Fellow, Academy of Economics and Finance, 2000; Service Fellow, Academy of Economics and Finance, 1999;Recognition of Service, American Dietetic Association, 1994, 1999; Recognition of Service, Mississippi Deans and Directors of Schools of Nursing, 1990; and Recognition of Service, Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation, 1989. He served as the Department Chair, The University of Southern Mississippi, 1989-97; Interim Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education, 1987; President, Academy of Economics and Finance, 1996-97; Chair of Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation, 1988-89; Secretary/Treasurer, Mississippi Association of Colleges, 1988-89; and Board Member, Mississippi Higher Education Assistance Corporation, 1987-88. Dr. Carter was the editor of Business Insights, 1981-83, and he has published articles in Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Regional Science Perspectives, Review of Regional Studies, Economic Development Quarterly, Growth and Change, South African Journal of Economics, and others.
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Specialty Fields
Microeconomics, in particular general equilibrium (theory and application), game theory, network theory, economics of R&D, international trade, and public choice
Education
Washington University in St. Louis (Ph.D.), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Germany (Agricultural Engineer)
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Dakhlia has published articles in a number of academic journals, including The Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Economic Theory, Public Choice, The Review of International Economics, Economics Bulletin, and the Manchester School. Dr. Dakhlia received the Young J. Boozer Teaching Excellence Faculty award in 2003 and, as a graduate student, the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 1997.
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Specialty Fields
Natural resources and environmental economics
Education
Florida State University (Ph.D.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Wildlife valuation, sustainable resource allocation, and economic impact
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Green has published articles in Land Economics, Society and Natural Resources, and Fisheries. He has been awarded research grants by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Sea Grant, and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Dr. Green received the W.B. Harlan Award and the Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key for scholastic achievements in 1972. Dr. Green frequently consults with private industry and government agencies on policy matters.
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Specialty Fields
Regional economics and managerial economics
Education
Kent State University (B.A., M.A.), University of Kentucky (Ph.D.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Regional economic development
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Gunther was coeditor of the book Economic, Industrial, and Managerial Coordination between Japan and the USA. He has published articles in such journals as Land Economics, Journal of Economic Issues, Growth and Change, Economic Inquiry, Review of Regional Studies, Alabama Law Review, Midsouth Journal of Economics, and the Journal of International Tourism.
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Specialty Field
Human Resources, Transition Economics, Economic Development
Education
Cornell University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Compensation systems, firm structure, joint ventures, productivity cooperatives, Eastern Europe, econometrics
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Klinedinst has published articles in the Journal of Comparative Economics and the European Economic Review. He won the University Excellence in Teaching Award in 1991. He has received grants and has been a consultant with a number of organizations, including the National Science Foundation, United Nations, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. State Department and the World Bank. Dr. Klinedinst also has served as chair of the Department of Economics, Finance and International Business at Southern Miss.
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Specialty Fields
International Economics, Health Economics, Natural Resources, and Applied Microeconomics
Education
Rasht University- Business College (B.S.), Louisiana State University (M.B.A. and Ph.D.)
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Marvasti is a recipient of grants from the United Nations Development Program and the Canadian Studies Program. He has published articles in academic journals including Economic Inquiry, Economic Letters, Applied Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, Environmental and Resource Economics, Applied Economic Letters, Journal of Economic Issues, Journal of Policy Modeling, and Pacific Economic Review, Eastern Economic Journal, Journal of Cultural Economics, The American Economist, International Journal of the Economics of Business, and has Contributed to the Macmillan’s International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences. Dr. Marvasti has been consulted by industry and been interviewed on various issues by the media such as the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, and Miami Herald. He is also a member of several academic organizations including the American Economic Association.
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Specialty Fields
Regional Economics, Spatial Econometrics, Labor Economics, Technical Change and Growth, Agricultural Economics, Experimental Economics
Education
Iowa State University (Ph.D.), University of Saskatchewan (M.S. , B.S. in Agricultural Economics)
Academic and Professional Interests
Dr. Monchuk's research on regional and rural development has been published journals such as the Review of Agricultural Economics, Review of Regional Studies and the Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. He has also published papers on non-regional topics such as the value of nicotine
appearing in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Current research includes analysis of agricultural production efficiency in China and economic resiliency in coastal regions following a hurricane.
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Monchuk is the recipient of the M. Jarvin Emerson Graduate Student awarded by the Mid-Continent Regional Science Association in 2003 and received honorable mention for his Master's thesis from the Canadian Agricultural Economics Association in 2000. Dr. Monchuk is also an avid
backpacker and has hiked in a number of different mountain ranges including the Rockies, Andes, and the Carpathians.
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Farhang Niroomand, Ph.D.
Professor
Editor, The Journal of Current Research in Global Business
309-B Joseph Greene Hall
601.266.5028
farhang.niroomand@usm.edu
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Specialty Field
International economics
Education
Michigan State University (Ph.D.)
Academic and Professional Interests
International trade, international business, economic development
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Niroomand currently is the Project Director for "From Local to Global: The Internationalization of Business in Mississippi," a Title VI-B grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
He also has published articles in a number of academic journals, including Economic Development and Cultural Change, Economics Letters, Weltwirtschaftliches Archive, Journal of Economics Studies, Applied Economics, Journal of World Trade, Journal of Developing Areas, Competitiveness Review, and Journal of Global Business.
Dr. Niroomand was the recipient of USM's Excellence in Teaching Award in 1987 and 1993. He was recognized as the BellSouth Outstanding Faculty member in 1990. Dr. Niroomand received the Louis K. Brandt Faculty Publications Award in 1999.
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Specialty Field
Quantitative methods
Education
Texas A&M University (Ph.D.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Regional economics, industrial structure, income inequality, actuarial issues
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Nissan has published articles in Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of Actuarial Practice, the Journal of Insurance Issues, Applied Economics, Growth and Change, Review of Regional Studies, Regional Analysis and Policy, the Review of Black Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Economic Studies, International Journal of Development Banking, Indian Economic Journal, Journal of Business and Society, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Journal of Social Sciences, Business Library Review, The Wall Street Review of Books, Journal of Economics and Finance, the Journal of Global Business, World Development, Economic Development Quarterly, Business and Economic Review, Information Commercial Espanola, and the International Journal of Management. He was presented the Louis K. Brandt Publication Award (1984, 1989, 2000), the Faculty Research Award (1988, 1998), the Journal of Risk and Insurance Award for Outstanding Communication/Notes (1985), the best article in the Australasian Journal of Regional Studies (199), the best article in the Journal of Insurance Issues (2001), and the best article in the Southeastern Economic Association meetings in 2003. He was elected as a Research Fellow by the Academy of Economics and Finance in 2002.
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Finance Faculty
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John Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Center for Financial Services
314-c Joseph Greene Hall
601.266.5766
john.clark@usm.edu
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Specialty Fields
Investments, Financial Planning, Derivative Securities, and Risk Management.
Education
University of Alabama (B.S., M.A., Ph.D), Charted Financial Analyst (C.F.A.) (1999), Certified Financial Planner (C.F.P.) 2002
Academic and Professional Interests
His research activities involve developing applied models in portfolio management, financial planning, financial risk management, and structured debt instruments. Dr. Clark has also served as a financial consultant for several firms. He is a member of the USM Foundation Investment Committee and on the Board of Experts for PassPro for the CFA. He has taught exam prep courses for the CFA and CFP exams and continuing education seminars for the USM Foundation, the Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, the Kansas City Board of Trade, the Missouri Society of Enrolled Agents, the Missouri Society of CPA's, the Kansas Society of CPA's, the Garrett Financial Planning Network, and Financial Planning Workshops, Inc.
Courses Taught
Clark teaches undergraduate courses in investments and financial planning and an MBA course in investment analysis.
Professional Honors and Achievements
In 2004, Clark was named to the editorial review board of the Journal of Financial Planning. He has published articles in academic and practitioner journals such as the Journal of Financial Planning, The Financial Review, Institutional Investor's Guide to ETF's II, Journal of Advertising Research, Quarterly Journal of Economics and Finance, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Managerial Finance, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, the Journal of Business Ethics, Global Business and Economics Review, and Advances in Futures and Options Research.
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Specialty Fields
Hedge funds, financial metrics, and sports economics
Education
Brigham Young University (B.A.), Utah State University (M.S.), and Washington State University (Ph.D.)
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Specialty Field
Finance
Education
University of North Carolina at Asheville (B.A.), University of Georgia (Ph.D.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Banking, health care finance, and market anomalies
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Lindley is a member of the American Finance Association, American Economic Association, and Financial Management Association. He has published articles in the Journal of Finance, American Economic Review, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Public Choice, the Financial Review, Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of Banking and Finance, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Southern Economic Journal, and Applied Economics.
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WeiHua "Jenny" Shi, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
North Complex A
USM Gulf Coast Student Service Center
Gulfport (interim site for Gulf Park)
228.867.2632
weihua.shi@usm.edu
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Specialty Fields
Research interests include global economics as well as finance in eastern economies
Education
City University of Hong Kong (Ph.D.), Vanderbilt University (Ph.D. candidate), Nan Kai University, P.R. China (M.A., B.A.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Dr. Shi has taught economics and finance in the United States and China. She has published scholarly articles in Port Economics, Nan Kai Economic Studies, and International Business Review.
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Shi has held a teaching assistantship and fellowship from Vanderbilt University and has been the recipient of a number of scholarships from City University of Hong Kong and Nan Kai University.
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Specialty Fields
Financial Econometrics, Time Series Analysis, Volatility and Risk Management
Education
Texas Tech University (Ph.D.), Punjab University, Pakistan (M.A., B.A.)
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Malik has authored a number of professional publications that have appeared in such journals as the Canadian Journal of Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of Multinational Financial Management and Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. In addition, he is active in a number of professional organizations including the Southern Finance Association, the Eastern Finance Association and the Financial Management Association.
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International Business
Specialty Fields
International Business, Management
Education
Grenoble Ecole de Management (D.B.A, 2006)
Academic and Professional Interests
International Business; cultural and psychosocial influencers of management decisions.
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Lambert has several articles being prepared for submittal to academic journals, both in the U.S. and in Europe. He has served as a reviewer for the Academy of Management. The Louisiana State Bar Association supported his D.B.A. research; Dr. Lambert presented the results of his dissertation to the Louisiana State Bar Association's Board of Governors in January 2006. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the Southern Management Association, the Academy of International Business, the World Trade Center of New Orleans, and the French-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Chapter.
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Business Law
Specialty Fields
Legal studies and ethics
Education
University of South Florida (B.A.), University of Miami (J.D.), Samford University (LL.M.),
Academic and Professional Interests
Corporate law, ethics, and health care law
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. King has published articles in the American Business Law Journal, Journal of Legal Studies and Business, Journal of Business Ethics, and other journals and proceedings. He has made numerous presentations at national and regional meetings. Dr. King has been Editor of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business Proceedings since 1991. He served as Chair of the Ethics Section of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business and served as President of the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business.
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