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Economic Development Research Team |
| About Us |
ABOUT US |
Dr. Shahdad Naghshpour
Shahdad Naghshpour has over 50 publications in journals such as Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, Journal of Economics and Finance, Review of Regional Studies, International Journal of trade and Global Markets, International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, Politics and Policy, International Journal of economic Policy in Emerging Economies, among others. He is the coauthor of Revolutionary Iran and the United States: Low-intensity Conflict in the Persian Gulf book. Dr. Naghshpour received the Distinguished Professorship Award for 2008-09 in the category of Research. In 1999, Dr. Naghshpour received the Teaching Excellence Award of College of Business Administration. He has received grants and has been a consultant to numerous State agencies, such as Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District, and Gulf Regional Planning Commission.
[Dr. Naghshpour's 2008 Publications]
[Dr. Naghshpour's current CV] [PDF] |
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Dr. Edward A. Sayre
Edward A. (Ward) Sayre is an assistant professor of Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs at the University of Southern Mississippi. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999, after also completing his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees there. Dr. Sayre has written journal articles, book chapters and research monographs on the Palestinian economy, with an emphasis on the Palestinian labor market. His recent research has examined the effect of Israel’s closure policy on the Palestinian economy and the economic roots of Palestinian suicide bombing. Before starting his current position at Southern Miss, Sayre was a visiting research associate at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) in Jerusalem from 1996 to 1997 and taught at Kenyon College (1999 to 2001) and Agnes Scott College (2001 to 2007). Dr. Sayre is a member of the board of directors for the Middle East Economic Association, where he has served since 2002. Dr. Sayre is married to Dr. Wendy Atkins-Sayre who is an assistant professor of Speech Communication and the Director of the Speaking Center at USM. They have two children: a daughter, Gillian, who is nine and a son, Owen, who is six. Sayre is an avid (though not necessarily skilled) soccer player and coach. He has also run six marathons, and he is hoping to qualify to run the Boston Marathon someday. |
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Dr. David L. Butler
After spending years researching call centers, Dr. David Butler's resulting book, Bottom-Line Call Center Management breaks new ground in call-center literature addressing key skills and techniques in assessing and implementing effective management practices to maximize the human and capital resources at the call center manager's disposal. Following the strategies discussed in the book, Butler works to help call center managers evaluate their current status, implement cost-effective changes, and measure results of their changes to ensure a culture of accountability within the call center at all levels.
Dr. Butler is director of the university’s Call Center Research Laboratory (CCRL) and is executive director of the National Association of Call Centers. |
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