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                 Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting

               

          William

  William O'Dea, Ph.D. 

Department Chair of Economics, Finance and Accounting, and Professor of
                               Economics

                                 odeawp@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Economics, SUNY Albany (1988 ); M.A., Economics, SUNY Albany (1978); M.A., West European Studies, Indiana University (1975); B.A., Foreign Affairs/ Economics, Assumption College (1971)

Recent publications: "An Economic Analysis of Construction Bottlenecks," International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol. 33, No.1 (February 2006)

"Congestion Pricing with an Exogenously Imposed Speed Limit," International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol.28, No.2 (June 2001)

"An Economic Evaluation of Automated Highways," Research in Transportation Economics, Vol. 5 (1999)

"Optimal Metering in the Bottleneck Congestion Model," Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 45, No. 1 (1999)

Other: Editor of the New York Economic Review

                                                      Accounting

      

HowardHoward Buchan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of
Accounting

buchanhf@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Management (Accounting Concentration),  Binghamton University (2004); M.B.A., University of Windsor (1974); B.A., Psychology, University of Windsor (1971)

Recent papers:  “Public Accountants’ Ethical Intentions and Behaviors: A Conceptual Framework Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior”. Presented at the Seventh Symposium on Ethics Research in Accounting (8/13/02) which preceded the American Accounting Association’s Annual Meeting. Recognized as best paper submitted by a Ph.D. student.

Professional experience: C.P.A.; Partner, Tax Services, Ernst and Young (1975-85)

                

Lisa Flynn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of
Accounting

flynnlm@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Management (Accounting Concentration),  Binghamton University (2001); M.S., Accounting, Binghamton University (1994); B.A., Accounting, Ithaca College (1992)

Recent publications: "Moral Imagination and Accounting Ethics," Research on Accounting Ethics, Vol. 5 (1999) [with Sara Ann Reiter]

"Developing Ethical Conduct and Ethical
Leadership in Accounting Ethics Education," Advances in Accounting Education, Vol. 1 (1998)

 

 

Margaret

Margaret Morrison, M.B.A.        Part-Time Lecturer of Accounting and Business, and Advisement Coordinator              morrismm@oneonta.edu

Education: M.B.A.,  Binghamton University (1985); B.A., World Religions, Bucknell University (1975)

Professional experience: Director of Marketing, Challenge Industries (1986-1989)

 

 

 
 

 


Donald Trippeer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting

trippedr@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Business Administration, University of South Carolina (1993); M.S., Accounting, Texas Tech University (1985); B.S., Business Administration (Accounting), East Carolina University (1983)

Professional experience: C.P.A., Tax Accountant, Arthur Andersen and Co. (1984-1989)

Recent Publications: Corporation, S Corporation, and Partnership Practice Sets, 2005 Edition (West Publishing Company)

Tax Update and Forms Problems Supplement to Accompany West's Federal Taxation, 2005 Edition (West Publishing Company)

 

 

   

Fred Xlander J.D., Lecturer of Law     fred@xlanderesq.com

Education: J.D., Syracuse University (1981); B.A., History, SUNY Binghamton (1978)

Professional Experience: Attorney-at-Law, New York and Pennsylvania

 

 
 

 

 

                                          Economics and Finance

Edward Beck, M.A., Assistant Professor of Economics and Advisement Coordinator  beckei@oneonta.edu

Education: M.B.A., Binghamton University (1982); M.A., Economics, Syracuse University (1971); A.B., Economics, Cornell University (1967)

 

 

 

Lester Hadsell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics

hadsell@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Managerial Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1989);  M.A., Economics, SUNY Albany, 1994; B.A., Economics, SUNY Albany, 1991; A.A.S., Data Processing, SUNY Cobleskill, 1985

Recent Publications: "The Impact of Virtual Bidding on Price Volatility in New York's Wholesale Electricity Market," Economics Letters, forthcoming

"Computers, learning Outcomes, and the Choices Facing Students," Eastern Economic Journal, forthcoming (with Gerald Burke)

"Electricity Price Volatility and the marginal Cost of Congestion: Am Empirical Study of Peak-Hours on the NYISO market, 2001-2004," Energy Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2 (2006)

"A TARCH Examination of the Return Volatility-Volume Relationship in Electricity Futures," Applied Financial Economics, Vol. 16, No.12 (2006)

"Exploring Values: Three Classroom Exercises for Introductory Economics," American Economist, Vol. 49, No. 2 (2005)

 

Michael McAvoy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics mcavoym@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (2001); M.A.S., Accounting , University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (1992); B.A., Economics, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (1991)

Recent publications: "How Were the Federal Reserve Bank Locations Selected?" Explorations in Economic History (2005)

"Bankers' Preferences and Locating Federal Reserve Bank Locations," Essays in Economic and Business History, Vol. 22 (2004)

"The Effects of Changes in Loan Demand and Deposits on Changes in Bankers' Deposits Maintained for a Country National Bank, 1920-1929," Business and Economic History, Vol.27, No.2 (1998)

 David Ring

David Ring, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics ringdw@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Economics, SUNY Stony Brook (1982); B.B.A., Economics, Northeastern University  (1970)

Recent papers: "The Impact of Sample Size on Parameter Estimates in the Empirical Analysis of Student performance in Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory," Division of Economics and Business Faculty Seminar Series (January 2003)

"Student Performance in Intermediate Economic Theory  Courses: Does Diligence Matter?" New York State Economics Association (October 2001) [with William O'Dea]

Wade Thomas

Wade L. Thomas, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Professor of Economics thomaswl@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Nebraska (1982); M.S., Economics, Pittsburg State University (1978), B.A., Economics, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (1977)

Recent publications: Economic Issues Today: Alternative Approaches, 8th edition (M.E. Sharpe, 2005) [with Robert B. Carson and Jason Hecht]

Instructor's Manual to Accompany Economic Issues Today , 8th edition (M.E. Sharpe, 2005) [with Jason Hecht]

 

Christine Harrington

Christine Harrington, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance

harrinc@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Economics, West Virginia University (2007); M.A., Accounting, Ohio State University (1999); M.A., Economics, Ohio State University (1996) B.S., Urban Planning, University of Cincinnati  (1988)

Recent papers: "Testing Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivity using Costs of External Financing," Southern Economic Association Meetings (2003)

Dona Siregar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance

siregadd@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2004); M.E., Industrial and Management Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2001); B.S., Industrial Technology, Bogor Agricultural (1995)

Alfred Lubell, Ph.D., Professor of Economics

lubellam@oneonta.edu

Education: Ph.D., Economics, New York University (1966); B.A., Economics, Hunter College (1961)

Other: Treasurer, New York State Economics Association