Howard Botwinick
Associate Professor
Old Main, Room 226E
(607) 753-2435
Dr. Botwinick received his BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin
(Madison)) and his Ph.D. in Economics from the New School for Social
Research. His fields of specialization are in Labor Economics, Labor
Relations and Radical Political Economy. He is the author of Persistent
Inequalities: Wage Disparity Under Capitalist Competition, Princeton
University Press, 1993. Dr. Botwinick is one of the principal authors of the
Labor Party's Program for Economic Justice and he has published articles in
the Review of Radical Political Economics and the New Labor Forum.
In addition to his many academic endeavors, Howard Botwinick has been active
in the labor movement for the past twenty years. Within the Economics
Department, Professor Botwinick teaches many of our courses in Political
Economy and Labor Economics including: Introduction to Political Economy
& Public Policy, Labor Economics, Labor Market Analysis, Political
Economy of Race and Class, Comparative Approaches in Political Economy, Macroeconomic
Theory, and Marxian Economics.
Kathleen Burke
Associate Professor
Old Main, Room 136-C
(607) 753-2434
Dr. Burke received her B.A. from William Smith College and her Ph.D. from
SUNY Stony Brook. Her teaching interests are in quantitative methods. Dr.
Burke regularly teaches statistics, mathematical economics, microeconomic
theory and econometrics. Her current research lies in the field of public
policy, most recently with issues in education. Dr. Burke has published in
Demography, the Social Science Journal, and the Journal of African Economies.
Joshua Frank
Assistant Professor
Old Main, Room 226C
(607) 753-4108
Dr. Frank received his B.A. in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution from the
University of California at San Diego, his MBA from Texas Tech and his Ph.D.
in Ecological Economics, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has over a
decade of experience working as a manager and applied economist in the
private and public sector. He also is Executive Director of FIREPAW, an
animal welfare-related research and education foundation. He teaches
statistics, mathematical economics, sports economics, public policy,
behavioral economics and labor market analysis. He has over a dozen academic
articles with recent publications in Ecological Economics, the Review of
Social Economy, and Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. His current
research interests involve using heterodox economic methods to study popular
arts markets, animal welfare topics, analysis of the social construction of
economic markets, and analysis of the impact of information scarcity on
markets.
Full-time Lecturer
Old Main, Room 137B
753-5954
Professor Graham received her B.S. from the University of New Hampshire,
and her M.S. from Cornell University. Kate Graham teaches Computer
Applications and Management courses.
Assistant Professor
Old Main, Room 136 A
753-5954
Professor Haight received his B.S. in Economics from the University of
Oregon, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His specialties include international economics, macroeconomics, radical
political economics, ecological economics, and sports economics. He has
published in the Journal of Economic Issues, Challenge, The
Manchester School, Indicators, The Review of Radical Political
Economics, and the American Economic Review. He taught previously
at Bowling Green State University, Syracuse University, Bates College, and
the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently working on
post-Keynesian models of mortgage interest rates.
Professor
Old Main, Room 137A
(607) 753-2438
Professor Krall received her B.S. in anthropology from the University of
Utah and her Ph.D. in Economics, also from the University of Utah in
1989. Her areas of specialization are Labor Economics, Political
Economy of Women, Environmental and Resource Economics and Ecological
Economics. Her doctoral dissertation undertook an institutional analysis of
the shortage of professional nurses in U.S. hospitals. She has published in
the Cambridge Journal of Economics, The Journal of Economic Issues
and Contemporary Sociology. Her present research concentrates on U.S.
land policies with an emphasis the influence of those policies on the
settlement and land use of the Western United States.
Assistant Professor
Old Main, Room 137E
(607) 753-4110
Dr. Paul received his B.S.S. (Honors) and M.S.S., both in economics from
the University of Dhaka in 1986 and 1989, respectively. He earned his M.B.A.
in finance from the University of Technology-Sydney in 1999. He received his
M.A. in applied economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton
in 2004. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the same university in 2007.
Dr. Paul enjoys teaching microeconomics, macroeconomics, and finance by
relating theories to his twelve-year industry experience in money, banking,
finance, and economic journalism. As a consultant at the United Nations
Development Program, he worked on the informal-sector economy of Asia and
Africa. His research interest focuses on macroeconomic policy, business
cycles, inflation, and growth of developing economies..
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Old Main, Room 136A
(607) 753-2437
Professor Phillips received his B.A. in Economics from SUNY Cortland in
1981 and his M.B.A. from Clarkson University in 1983. His teaching area
include: Finance, Management, Strategic Management, Asset Markets, Marketing
and Managerial Economics. Professor Phillips is the coordinator of
cooperative education and internships for the Economics department. Professor
Phillips is past chair of the department and past chair of the Faculty
Senate. He is also the co-owner of the Rusty Nail Restaurant. His current
research interests involve case study development of local businesses.
Associate Professor
Old Main, Room 226B
(607) 753-2469
Dr. Polley received her Ph.D. in Economics from the Pennsylvania State
University. She received both a BBA as well as an MBA from the University of
Toledo, Ohio. Dr. Polley regularly teaches Finance, Strategic Management and
Money and Banking. Her current research interest is in the area of Leadership
with a focus on executive development and training programs.
Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Professor of Economics
Old Main, Room 124
(607) 753-4312
Professor Prus received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1979
and his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1985. He teaches courses
in Statistics, Macroeconomic Theory, American Economic History and Fiscal
Economics. He has published articles on occupational segregation by sex in
the Cambridge Journal of Economics, the Journal of Economic
History, the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, The
Journal of Socio-economics and the Social Science Journal. He has
done work on the nursing labor market with Lisi Krall, published in the Journal
of Economic Issues. His most recent publication, "Women, Technology
and Work: The Gender Division of Labor in U.S. Manufacturing" with Jens
Christiansen and Peter Phillips, appears in Researching Economic History.
His current research looks at the effect of prevailing wage laws on public
construction costs. His teaching interests include Macoreconomic Theory,
Economic Statistics and American Economic History.
Full-Time Lecturer
Old Main, Room 136-A
Professor Sears received her B.S. in Mathematics from St. Bonaventure
University, and her M.S. in Accounting from Syracuse University. After
graduate school, Professor Sears spent several years working as a financial
analyst for Agway Inc. and Bristol-Myers in Syracuse. From 1982 through 1994,
Professor Sears taught Principles of Accounting at SUNY Cortland. In 1994,
she moved to Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia, and owned and operated a retail
art gallery. In the summer of 2003, the lure of family and friends drew
Professor Sears back to central New York and she happily resumed her teaching
career at SUNY Cortland.
Lecturer and Coordinator of Internships and Volunteer Services
Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-5
(607) 753-4715
Professor Shirley graduated from the SUNY, Oswego with a B.S., and
Clarkson University, with an M.B.A.
Deborah Spencer
Assistant Professor
On Leave 2007-2008
Dr. Spencer received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Notre
Dame. She regularly teaches courses in Political Economy and
International Economics. Dr. Spencer has authored a book chapter for a
Multicultural Reader and her current area of research is in the field of law
and economics.
German
Zarate
Associate Professor
Old Main, Room 226D
(607) 753-2439
Professor Zarate received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of
California-Riverside. He teaches courses in Economic Development including
the Economic Development of Latin America and Asia. His primary research
interest is migration and remittances. Dr. Zarate has participated in
international forums in Mexico City with the Inter American Development Bank
and the UN Commission for Latin America. His recent research has appeared in
the Journal of Latin American Studies, Comercio Exterior, and Contemporary
Economic Policy.
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