Economics and Finance -- Department Faculty
Thomas Andrews | ||
| Economics and Finance (1997)
Associate Professor B.S., West Chester University M.A., Temple University Ph.D., Temple University Dr. Andrews is an associate professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. Dr. Andrews earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Temple University in 1996. Dr. Andrews has written articles on environmental economics, the teaching of economics, and the determinants of price in eBay auctions. He has been published in the Pennsylvania Economic Review, Atlantic Economic Journal, Perspectives in Economic Education Research and Journal of Economic Education. | ||
Cynthia D. Benzing | ||
| Economics and Finance (1988)
Professor B.S., Pennsylvania State University M.B.A., Drexel University Ph.D., Drexel University Chairperson Dr. Benzing is a professor and the Chairperson of the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. She earned her Ph.D. in Business from Drexel University in 1987 and her CFA in 1992. Dr. Benzing has written extensively on inflation, merger activity in the U.S., the teaching of economics, and international finance. She has been published in the Review of Industrial Organization, Journal of Economic Education, Eastern Economic Journal, Atlantic Economic Journal, Pennsylvania Economic Review, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, and Journal of Small Business Management. | ||
Simon Condliffe | ||
| Economics and Finance (2008)
Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Delaware M.S., University of Delaware B.A., University of Humberside, England Dr. Condliffe earned his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Delaware in 2003. He served as an economist for the Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research at the University of Delaware from 1999 to 2008. He conducted research related to health care and economic development for the state of Delaware. Dr. Condliffe has published research on environmental regulation (Journal of Regulatory Economics), health care (American Economic Review), and economic development (Municipal Finance Journal). | ||
Phillip M. DeMoss (Retired) | ||
| Economics and Finance (1972)
Professor B.A., Park College M.A., Kansas State University Ph.D., Kansas State University Dr. DeMoss earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Kansas State University. He has been a professor at West Chester University since 1972. His area of research interest is financial aid in higher education. He was recently published in the Journal of Financial Education. | ||
Kevin G. Dunleavy | ||
| Economics and Finance (1979)
Assistant Professor B.A., University of Delaware Ph.D., Duke University | ||
Orhan Kara | ||
| Economics and Finance (2003)
Assistant Professor B.A., University of Ankara M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dr. Kara is an associate professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Ph.D. in Economics of Education from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Kara’s areas of research include the rate of return on education, occupational gender wage discrimination, and international trade flows. His work has been published in the International Review of Applied Economics, International Trade Journal, Journal of Economic Studies and Journal of Small Business Management. | ||
Huimin Li | ||
| Economics and Finance (2004)
Assistant Professor B.E., Xi'an Jiaotong University (China) M.A., Xi'an Jiaotong University (China) MBA, Drexel University Ph.D., Drexel University Dr. Li is an associate professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. Dr. Li earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration from Drexel University in 2004. Dr. Li has written articles on financial contagion, inter-linkages among international stock markets and oil markets, and volatility of financial markets. She has been published in the Journal of International Money and Finance, Quantitative Finance, Global Finance Journal, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Economics and Business, Finance Letters, Energy Economics, the North American Journal of Economics and Finance, and Issues in Innovation. | ||
Tahany Naggar | ||
| Economics and Finance (1977)
Professor B.Com., Rigadh University M.A., Long Island University Ph.D, University of Oklahoma Dr. Naggar earned her Ph.D. degree in Economics from the University of Oklahoma in 1976. Her research is widely published and shared at professional conferences. Her most recent research interest includes economic aftershocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, comparative economic systems, and her lifetime interest in developing economies. She has published in the Atlantic Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Journal, PEA Proceedings, and the Southwestern Journal of Economics. She also serves as a reviewer of the SWJE and was past president of the Southwestern Economics Association (2000). | ||
Denis Raihall | ||
| Economics and Finance (1999)
Assistant Professor B.A., Bethany College M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University | ||
Roberta Schini | ||
| Economics and Finance (2001)
Assistant Professor B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University M.A., University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School Dr. Schini earned her B.S. in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. She spent 15 years in management before studying at the University of Pennsylvania where she earned her Ph.D. in Risk Management and Insurance. During her management career, she worked primarily in the fields of health insurance and managed care. Before coming to West Chester University, Dr. Schini was an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska. She has recently had an article published in the Journal of Financial Education. | ||
Thomas W. Tolin | ||
| Economics and Finance (1992)
Assistant Professor B.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana Ph.D., University of Houston Dr. Tolin is an assistant professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. Dr. Tolin earned his Ph.D. from the University of Houston in 1992. The focus of Dr. Tolin’s research has been the economics of domestic public policy, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the provision of public education. | ||
Bahar Ulupinar | ||
| Economics and Finance (2010)
Assistant Professor B.A., Ege University, Izmir, Turkey Ph.D., Louisiana State University Dr. Ulupinar's dissertation is Two Essays on
Analyst Bias and Management Entrenchment: "Do Analysts Give Firms with More Entrenched Management More Favorable
Recommendations?" and "Management Entrenchment and Analyst
Bias during SEOs." Dr. Ulupinar's teaching interests include
corporate finance, financial markets and institutions, and
investment, and her research interests comprise corporate
governance, analyst coverage, conflict of interest, mergers and acquisitions, and investment. She brings teaching experience from Louisiana State University and scholarly activities that include presenting at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. | ||
Dazhi Zheng | ||
| Economics and Finance (2010)
Assistant Professor B.S., Tsinghua University, China M.S., University of Cincinnati M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Ph.D., Drexel University Dr. Zheng's BS is in materials science and
engineering, his first MS is in engineering and his second MS is in finance. The dissertation for his Ph.D. in Finance is entitled Essays on financial market
behavior. Dr. Zheng's research interests include financial markets and investments, empirical asset pricing, behavioral finance, international finance, and corporate finance. Among his teaching interests are investments, corporate finance, financial markets and institutions, and international finance. He brings experience both as an instructor in the Drexel University LeBow School of Business and as a business analyst for Lenovo Group Limited, Beijing. | ||
Lei Zhu | ||
| Economics and Finance (2006)
Assistant Professor B.E., Hohai University (China); M.S., Hohai University (China); Ph.D., Drexel University Dr. Zhu is an assistant professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. She earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration from Drexel University in 2005. Dr. Zhu has written articles on foreign direct investment, information technology, and international finance. She has been published in the Journal of Economic Integration, Review of International Economics, and Southern Economic Journal. | ||
