Academic Experience

	University University of Montevallo
		Assistant Professor of Business	8/04 – present
	Mercer University
		Assistant Professor of Finance	9/96 – 8/03
	Shorter College
		(Atlanta campus) Director of Business Administration Research Coordinator (Rome campus) Assistant Professor of Finance	8/95 – 8/96 6/94 – 8/96 9/92 – 5/94
	Troy State University (Atlanta)
		Adjunct Professor; HUD program	9/95 – 9/96
	Southeastern University (Hong Kong & Taiwan)
		Adjunct Professor; MBA program	6/94 – 12/95
	Louisiana Tech University
		Instructor	9/90 – 8/92
		Teaching Assistant	6/88 – 8/90

Education

	Louisiana Tech University
		D.B.A., Finance	1992
	Abilene Christian University
		M.S., Management and Human Relations	1984
	Louisiana State University – Shreveport
		B.S., General Studies	1983
		A.S., Criminal Justice	1982

Professional Development

	Publications
	●	A Statistical Analysis Of Demand For E-Healthcare Services, co-authored with Tyler T. Yu, Miranda M. Zhang, John Miller, and Lloyd Southern. Journal of Business, Industry and Economics, Vol 3, Fall 2003 pp 77-89
	●	Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: A Statistical Analysis, co-authored with Tyler T. Yu and Miranda M. Zhang. The Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Vol 10, No 5, Winter 2002, pp 53-59.
	●	Asian Financial Crisis: Causes, Current Status, and the Future, co-authored with Tyler T. Yu and Miranda M. Zhang. Business Research Yearbook, Vol IX, 2002, pp 152-156.
	●	Evaluation of Information Systems: A Financial Risk-Based Approach, with J. Ralph Byington and Arthur H. Gilbert Jr. in Advances in Accounting Information Systems, Vol 2, 1993, pp 81-102.
	Presentations at Conferences and Professional Meetings
	●	Cards and Dice: Games as a Learning Tool in the Business Classroom. Presented at the 2004 College Teaching and Learning Conference.
	●	The Relationship Between VIX and the S&P 500. Presented at the 2003 American Academy of Accounting and Finance meeting.
	●	Replicating An Exchange With Playing Cards In The Classroom. Presented at the 2002 International Business and Economic Research meeting.
	●	A Statistical Analysis Of Demand For E-Healthcare Services, co-authored with Tyler T. Yu, Miranda M. Zhang, and John Miller. Presented at the 2002 Society of Business, Industry, and Economics meeting.
	●	Applications Of Web-Based Tools For Case-Study Instruction, with Kathleen Pinson. Presented at the 2002 Western Decision Sciences meeting.
	●	Hawalas: Phantom Financial Institutions, co-authored with Kathryn Keith. Presented at the 2002 Society of Business, Industry, and Economics meeting
	●	Test Score Differences Associated with Subjective versus Objective Problems. Presented at the 2002 Academy of Business Research meeting.
	●	Asian Financial Crisis: Causes, Current Status, and the Future, co-authored with Tyler T. Yu and Miranda M. Zhang. Presented at the 2001 International Academy of Business Disciplines meeting.
	●	Asian Financial Crisis: Causes, Current Status, and the Future, co-authored with Tyler T. Yu and Miranda M. Zhang. Presented at the 2001 Association for Business Research meeting.
	●	Behavioral Finance: The Development of the Field. Presented at the 2001 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences meeting.
	●	The Use of WebCT to Consistently Deliver Finance Classes. Presented at the 2001 International Business, Education, and Technology meeting.
	●	The Web-Enhanced Delivery of a Finance Class: Learning From Experience. Presented at the 2001 Society of Business, Industry, and Economics meeting.

	●	Using Stock Price Of Publicly Traded Companies As "The Next Best Measure' For Valuation Of Closely Held Business: The Case Of Newly Developed Stock Market In China, co-authored with Tyler T. Yu and Miranda M. Zhang. Presented at 2001 International Business and Economics Research conference.
	●	A Statistical Analysis Of Demand For E-Healthcare Services, co-authored with Tyler T. Yu and Miranda M. Zhang. Presented at the 2001 International Business and Economics Research conference.
	●	Pedagogical Approaches to Online Education. Presented at the 2001 International Business and Economics Research conference.
	●	What is Important in Online Education? Presented at the 2001 American Academy of Accounting and Finance conference.
	●	Adoption of Structural Equation Modeling Within the Business Disciplines. Presented at the 2000 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences meeting.
	●	An Example of Another Form of Money: The Use of Radford’s (1945) Article in Class co-authored with H. Sam Riner. Presented at the 2000 Southwest Financial Management Association meeting.
	●	Is Age the Only Difference? Traditional Students Compared to Non-Traditional Students, co-authored with H. Sam Riner. Presented at the 2000 Society of Business, Industry, and Economics meeting.
	●	The Use of Academic Web Pages by Business Faculty Members, co-authored with H. Sam Riner. Presented at the 1999 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences annual meeting.
	●	A Beginner’s Guide to Using the Internet for Financial Research. Presented at the 1998 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences meeting.
	●	Financial and Social Factors Associated with Metropolitan Growth. Presented at the 1998 Southwest Financial Management meeting.
	●	Growth Factors in Present-Day Latin America, co-authored with Luis C. Castro. Presented at the 1998 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences meeting.
	●	A Historical Overview of Cash Flow Statements and Empirical Studies on their Usefulness, with H. Sam Riner & Thomas J. Phillips. Presented at the 1997 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences meeting.
	●	Putting Students to Work Outside the Classroom: Supplements to Traditional Lectures. Presented at the 1997 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences meeting.
	●	The Current Status of 150-Hour Rule Legislation: A National Overview with Robert Darville. Presented at the 1994 Mid-Atlantic American Accounting Association meeting.
	●	A Comparison of the Dividend Yield and Firm Size Anomalies using Ex Ante Data. Presented at the 1991 South Central Finance Workshop.

	Service at Professional Meetings
	●	Reviewed submissions for 1992 Southwest American Accounting Association meeting.
	●	Reviewed submissions for 1994 Southwest Region American Accounting Association meeting.
	●	Session Chairman during the 2002 International Business and Economic Research meeting.
	●	Session Chairman during 1997 American Society of Business & Behavioral Sciences meeting.
	●	Session Chairman of Issues in Public Accounting, during 1993 Academy of Business Administration meeting.
	●	Session Chairman of Tax Issues/Government Accounting, at 1993 Academy of Business Administration meeting.
	●	Session Coordinator of Statistics at 1993 Southeast SAS User's Group meeting.
	●	Discussed Characteristics of CPA Firm Alumni Who Benefit Their Former Firm: An Empirical Study by V. M. Iyer at 1995 Southwest Region American Accounting Association meeting.
	●	Discussed Differential Information and the Effect of Preferred Stock Rating Changes on Stock Returns by P.R. Chandy, Paul Hsueh, and Angela Liu during 1991 Southwest Finance Association meeting.
	●	Discussed Impact of Variations in National Accounting Standards on Capital Markets by Abdel M. Agami at 1992 Southwest Federation of Administrative Disciplines meeting.
	●	Discussed Merger activity of Publicly Traded Corporations: An Empirical Analysis by Valaria P. Vendrzyk at 1994 Academy of Business Administration meeting.
	●	Discussed State Taxation of Public Pension Benefits of State and Federal Retirees: The Continuing Controversy of Retroactive Application of the Davis vs. Michigan Decision by Harry McAlum during 1991 Southwest Finance Association meeting.
	●	Discussed The Accounting Profession's Liability Crisis - Another Perspective by John A. Rude and William Thomas Stevens during 1993 Academy of Business Administration meeting.
	●	Discussed The Joint Impact of FASB's Accounting Requirements for Post Retirement Benefits and Income Taxes On the Financial Statements of Automotive Companies by Patrick A. Casabona and William Thomas Stevens at 1994 Academy of Business Administration meeting.
	●	Discussed The Theoretical Relationship Between Corporate Earnings and Equity Values by Sean Hennessey and John O'Hanlon during 1993 Academy of Business Administration meeting.
	Other Professional Development
	●	Completed Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling seminar at the University of Maryland, January, 2003
	●	CPAexcell Guided Seminar, August – November, 2003
	●	Graduated from Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshoppe, Level II, August, 2003.
	●	Graduated from Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshoppe, Level I, July, 2003.
	●	Completed Presenting Data and Information: A One-Day Course Taught by Edward Tufte, June, 2003.
	●	Completed Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling seminar at the University of Maryland, January, 2001
	●	Completed in (non-credit) Marketing 9200: Structural Equation Modeling at Georgia State University, Winter,1999.
	●	Completed in Advanced Seminar on Dow Jones Futures & Options presented at the Chicago Board of Trade. October, 1998.
	●	Named Walton Free Enterprise Fellow as part of the establishment of a Students in Free Enterprise chapter at Shorter College (1995).
	●	Participated in Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) regional completion prior to beginning a SIFE chapter at Shorter College (1995).
	●	Completed workshop on Framework for Outcomes Assessment Models: Application to Business Administration Majors during 1994 Academy of Business Administration meeting.
	●	Participated in Introduction to Business Textbooks focus group, sponsored by Southwestern Publishing, 1993 Academy of Business Administration meeting.

Academic and Professional Service

	Professional
		Member of Editorial Board for Quest
	University of Montevallo
		Curriculum Content and Evaluation Committee		2004 – present
	Mercer University
		Curriculum Content and Evaluation Committee
			Secretary	2001 – 2002
			Member	2002 – 2003
		Organized Christmas toy collection & 5k run participation		1999 – 2003
		Graduate Honor Council Service		2000 – 2001
		Student Affairs Committee Chairman		1998 – 2000
		AACSB Steering Committee		1998 – 2000
		Faculty co-advisor: Mercer Business Organization		1997 – 1999
		Faculty Secretary		1996 – 1998
		Interviewed candidates at 1999 FMA meeting.
	Shorter College
		Advised SIFE team which won Rookie of the Year award (1996).
		Authored grant leading to $100,000 computer equipment donation to Shorter College through the AT&T University Equipment Donation Program (1995).
		Authored grant resulting in $22,750 software donation to Shorter College School of Professional Programs. (1995).