Biography
Professor of Economics; National Award-Winning Teacher (3M Teaching Fellowship -- 10 annual national awards; 39,000 eligible faculty); Author of micro/macro economics textbooks for citizens -- Economics for LIfe: Smart Choices for You (Pearson, 2009) and Economics for Life: Smart Choices for All? (Pearson, 2010). Co-author of Study Guide to leading Economics textbook in North America (Economics, by Michael Parkin (& Robin Bade), Pearson Education); Technology innovator/user in large introductory courses; Involved in writing-across-the-curriculum ("Using Writing Across the Curriculum in Economics: Is Taking the Plunge Worth It?" (with J. Spencer), Journal of Economic Education, Summer 1993); Research in history of economics
