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Education

Ph.D., Texas Tech University, August, 1982.

Major: Economics, Minor: Corporate Finance

Areas of Specialization:

Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Banking, Political Economy, Econometrics, Corporate and International Finance.

Post-Doctoral Study, Summer 2005

Explaining the emergence and design of institutions, norms and contracts. the contribution of evolutionary and behavioral game theory

Ken Binmore, Jörgen Weibull, Herbert Gintis, Simon Gächter and Lorenzo Sacconi

University Conference Centre “Panorama”, Sardagna - Trento, Italy. 

MBA, University of Texas, Permian Basin, 1976.  President's List of Honors.
BS, Shiraz (Pahlavi University-affiliated with University of Pennsylvania), Shiraz, Iran, 1972. (Honors). Major: Economics, Minor: Public Administration

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Positions

Professor of Economics University of Central Oklahoma
August 1991 to present
Adjunct Professor of Economics University of Oklahoma
January 1990 to present
Courses taught: Graduate Managerial Economics, Intermediate Macro, Intermediate Price Theory and Principles. 
Director of Graduate Program Department of Economics
University of Central Oklahoma
August, 1988 to May 1990
Associate Professor of Economics Central State University
August 1986 to August 1991
Assistant Professor of Economics Central State University
August, 1982 to July, 1986
Instructor of Economics Central State University
August, 1980 to May, 1982
Part-time Instructor of Economics Texas Tech University
Summer 1981
Part-time Instructor of Economics Texas Tech University
January 1977 to July 1980
Statistical Data Analyst Texas Agricultural Research Association (TARA), Lubbock Texas
November 1976 to July 1977.
Research Assistant Texas Tech University
Summer 1979

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Refereeing Journals 

Central Business Review
Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology
National Social Science Journal
Southwest Business Symposium
Southwest Oklahoma Economic Review

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Teaching Experience 

Graduate Macroeconomics Analysis, Economics 5503 
Graduate Managerial Economics, Economics 5301 
Graduate Quantitative Economics, Economics 5303 
Graduate Statistics for Business, Decision Science 5313 
Monetary Theory: Seminar, Economics 4323 
Econometrics: Seminar, Economics 4913 
Intermediate Money and Banking, Economics 3103 
Intermediate Macroeconomics, Economics 3653 
Intermediate Price Theory, Economics 3203 
Principles of Microeconomics, Economics 2103 
Principles of Macroeconomics, Economics 2203 

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Other Experience 

Chaired Economic Sessions, Southwest Business Symposium
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
April 14, 1994, April 21, 1989, April 21, 1988, April 16, 1987
Presented Paper and Participant, Faculty Development Colloquium
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
April, 1993, April, 1992, April, 1991, April 10, 1990, April 5, 1989, April 14, 1988, March 31, 1987
Applied for Fulbright Scholar for West Germany
Spring, 1990
Developed a seminar course in Monetary Economics, under the title: Issues in Monetary Theory
Fall 1982. Taught four terms
Developed a seminar course under the title: Econometrics: Seminar
June 1985. Taught two terms
Worked with the following software packages: BASIC, FORTRAN, TSP, RATS, SAS, SPSSx, Lotus, Harvard Graphs, Excel, and Word Processing.
Panel Member Speaker: "Forecasting the Economy of Oklahoma."
Economic Round-table, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
November 89

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Services 

American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Distinguished Scholar Committee Central State University chapter
1990-1991 Academic Year
Prepared and Revised Master of Arts Program in Economics, Fall, 1990.
Southwest Business Symposium Committee 1984-85, 1985-86, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, and 1996-1997 Academic Years
Student Registration Texas Tech University
Seven terms

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Professional Associations 

American Economics Association.
Atlantic Economic Society.
Eastern Economic Association.
Economic Round-table.
International Association of Energy Economists.
Missouri Valley Economic Association.
National Social Science Association.
Southwest Economic Association.
Western Economic Association.

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Honors and Awards 

2003 Economics Department Researcher of the Year
College of Business Administration, University of Central Oklahoma.
2000 Professional Publication Award                                         
Office of Sponsored Research& Grants.  University of Central Oklahoma.
1992 Distinguished Research Award 
College of Business Administration, University of Central Oklahoma.
Consulting Editor 
National Social Science Journal.
July, 1988 to present. 
Associate Editor 
Economic Forum. Texas Tech University. 
1979-1980.
Merit Pay Award Recipient for Teaching 
Central State University
1985-86 academic year.
Faculty Research Grant 
University of Central Oklahoma
2001, 2000, 1999,1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985. 
Honorary Certificate 
Lubbock Rotary Club, Lubbock, Texas
December, 1976.
President's List of Honors 
The University of Texas
May, 1976.
Distinguished Honor Student 
Shiraz (Pahlavi) University, Shiraz, Iran
May, 1972.

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