Professional Service

• 2019: Western Economic Association International, San Francisco, California. Presented my research at the 94th annual conference of the Western Economic Association International
• 2017: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, San Deigo, California. Paper Discussant at session within the conference
• 2016: Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Presented research at conference
• 2014: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado. Paper Discussant for 'Migration and Beliefs; Evidence from a Natural Experiment'
• 2013: Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Paper Discussant - Determinants of Economic Growth in ECOWAS Countries
• 2013: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington. Paper Discussant - Environmental Regulation: Supported by Polluting Firms, but Opposed by Green Firms?
• 2013: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington. Paper Discussant - Efficacy of a Bidder Training Program: Lessons from L.I.N.C.
• 2011: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, San Deigo, California. Paper Discussant - Capacity Choice in the Theory of the Mine
• 2011: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, San Deigo, California. Conference Session Chair - Energy Policy and Efficiency
• 2010: Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference, Grove City, Pennsylvania. Paper Discussant - Trading on Education: How Economics Education Motivates Votes on Free Trade in Congress
• 2010: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon. Conference Session Chair - Topics in Agricultural Economics; Forestry
• 2010: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon. Paper Discussant - Household Forestry Contracting and Household Labor Allocation in Rural China"

Academic Conference: Moderator / Facilitator

• 2011: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, San Deigo, California. Conference Session Chair - Energy Policy and Efficiency
• 2010: Western Economic International Association Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon. Conference Session Chair - Topics in Agricultural Economics; Forestry

• 2017: Land Economics. reviewed article entitled 'Trade Openness and the Illegal Ivory Trade'
• 2016: Journal of Economic Issues, Beaumont, Texas (International). reviewed manuscript entitled "Consumer Boycott: How Trust in Law-Making and Law-Enforcing Institutions Matters"
• 2015: Land Economics (International). reviewed article entitled 'Nature Preserves, Industrial Sites, and the Value of Residential Properties'
• 2014: Land Economics (International). Reviewed 'Spatial Cost of Living Indices and the Distribution of Public Goods' for Land Economics
• 2011: Journal of Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology, Kutztown, Pennsylvania (Regional).
  Reviewed manuscript entitled “A Current View of the Role of Middle Management in the Implementation of Strategic Change” for the Journal of Northeastern Association of Business Economics, and Technology, January 2011.
• 2011: Land Economics, Madison, Wisconsin (International).
  Reviewed manuscript entitled “Water Quality, Risk Perceptions and Averting Behavior: Evidence from Leon, Nicaragua” for Land Economics, August 2011.
• 2011: Pennsylvania Economic Review, Edinboro, Pennsylvania (State). Reviewed manuscript entitled The Impact of Ethanol Production on Food: Food vs. Fuel” for the Pennsylvania Economic Review, August 2011.
• 2008: Land Economics, Madison, Wisconsin. Reviewed manuscript entitled “Immigration and Environmental Degradation” for Land Economics, August 2008.
• 2007: Journal of Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology, Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

Institutional Service

College Assignments

Chair

• 2020-2021: College of Business Strategic Planning (task force - Curricular Programming) (Co-Chair)
  
• 2015-2016 – 2017-2018: Multicultural Enhancement Committee
  
• 2015-2016 – 2017-2018: Faculty Academic and Professional Impact Committee
  
• 2013-2014 – 2014-2015: Multicultural Enhancement Committee Lamar University
  
• 2009-2010: Faculty Invitational Lecture Series Committee
• 2008-2009 – 2009-2010: Research and Scholarship Committee

• 2019-2020: Beta Gamma Sigma
• 2017-2018: Beta Gamma Sigma Society
• 2017-2018: Faculty Academic and Professional Impact Committee
• 2016-2017: Beta Gamma Sigma Society

Member

• 2019-2020: COB Academic and Professional Impact Committee
  
• 2019-2020: Faculty Academic and Professional Impact
  
• 2017-2018: University Merit Award Committee
  
• 2014-2015: Faculty Academic and Professional Impact Committee
  
• 2014-2015: Advisory Review Committee for Distinguished Faculty Fellowship
  
• 2012-2013: Multicultural Enhancement Committee Lamar University
  
• 2010-2011: Academic Affairs Committee
  
• 2009-2010: Faculty Invitational Lecture Series Committee
  
• 2008-2009 – 2009-2010: Research and Scholarship Committee
  
• 2007-2008 – 2008-2009: Faculty Invitational Lecture Series
  
• 2006-2007: Search Committee for Staff Recruitment

University Assignments

Committee Chair

• 2010-2011: Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Committee

• 2021-2022: Lamar University Athletic Council
  
• 2019-2020: F2-08 sub-Committee of the Faculty Senate
  
• 2019-2020: Faculty Senate
  
• 2017-2018: UUCC - University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
  
• 2016-2017: UCCC - UndergraduateCurriculum Committee
  
• 2014-2015: Advisory Review Committee for Distinguished Faculty Fellowship
• 2009-2010 – 2010-2011: Curriculum Change Committee

Community Service

Other Community Service Activities

• 2020: I supervised a visiting scholar from China who arrived on 07/17/2019 and returned to China on 07/17/2020
• 2019: I am currently supervising a visiting scholar from China. She arrived in July 2019 and will return in July 2020.
• 2016: Supervised Undergraduate Research Assistant. I supervised an undergraduate research assistant as she volunteered to help with my current research. Her name was Marisa Klenke. She graduated this past August. She helped me develop my survey, then she entered the survey into Survey Monkey. Finally, she had oversight of the survey collection from Mexico.
• 2016: Supervised 2 visiting professors from Turkey. They were a husband and wife team. The husband was a Ph.D. in Finance and the wife was a Ph.D. in Economics. Both are from Bulent Ecevit University in Turkey. Their names are Dr. Mehmet Bayramoglu and Dr. Arzu Bayraamoglu, respectively.
• 2015: Supervised 2 visiting professors from China.
• 2014: Instrumental in developing departmental assessment questions based on departmental learning outcomes.
• 2014: Academic Enhancement Workshop - Present research to the campus community - 10/01/2013, Presentation of published research to students sponsored by the 'Cardinal Learning and Development' (Lead). The program is called Academic Enhancement Workshop. Presentation 10/01/2013. Presentation entitled " Credence Goods and State Mandated Vehicle Safety Inspections: How Non-Profit Inspection Services Can Correct for Market Failure."
• 2014: Academic Enhancement Workshop[ - Present research to the campus community - 02/28/2013, Presentation of published research to students sponsored by the 'Cardinal Learning and Development' (Lead). The program is called Academic Enhancement Workshop. Presentation 10/01/2013. Presentation entitled " The Baleen Whale's Saving Grace: The Introduction of Petroleum-based Products in the Market and its Impact on the Whaling Industry."

• 2016: Faculty presentation to the university community, Presented for the division of Undergraduate Research department my latest research entitled 'Pollution Haven Hypothesis and their Relationship to the Environmental Kuznets Curve.