Education

B.A. University of Michigan, Economics, May 1986

M.A. Duke University, Economics, May 1990

Ph.D. Duke University, Economics, September 1992

Teaching Positions

Duke University, 1990–92, Teaching Assistant

Davidson College, 1999, Adjunct Associate Professor

Centre College, 1992–present, currently Blazer Professor of Economics

Selected Honors and Awards

Class Honors, University of Michigan, 1984–86

High Honors in Economics, University of Michigan, 1986

Academic Scholarship, Duke University, 1988–92

Duke University Research Grant with Thomas D. Rowe, Jr., 1991

Kentucky Real Estate Commission Research Grants; 1994, 1995

3M Foundation Vision Grant, Principal Investigator, 1995–97

Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center Grant, 1995

Andrew Mellon Foundation Technology Grant (co-PI), 1995–98

BellSouth Teaching Grants (co-PI); 1995, 1996

Centre Professional Development Grants, 1993–2001

NEH Distinguished Professorship, 1996–98

3M Foundation Vision Grant, Principal Investigator, 1997–2000

ACS / Rasmussen Foundation Grants, 1999–2000, 2003, 2004

Permaculture Design Certificate, Ecological Solutions of Australia, 2005

Stodghill Research Professorships, 2005, 2012

Chief Reader, AP Economics / AP Microeconomics, 2009–2013

Kirk Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013

Social Science Textbook of the Year, Macmillan, 2015

Innovative Teaching Award, Center for Teaching and Learning, 2016