Robert J. Stonebraker

Address:: Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
College of Business Administration: Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 29733: (803) 323-2488

Education:: Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University; Dissertation: The Effect of Risk on Corporate Rates of Return; B.A. (summa cum laude), Economics, University of Maryland

Fields of Specialization:

Economics of Religion and Religious Organizations
Managerial Economics/ Applications to Nonprofit Firms
Macroeconomics
Regulatory Economics

Employment:

Winthrop University

Associate Professor, 2002 to present
Instructor, 2001 to 2002

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)

Professor Emeritus, 2001 to present
Interim Associate Provost, 1994-1995
Full Professor, 1978 to 2001
Associate Professor, 1975 to 1978
Assistant Professor, 1971 to 1975

Teaching Activities

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Political Economy
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
Contemporary Economic Issues
Environmental Economics
Game Theory
Industrial Organization
Managerial Economics
Monetary Economics
Public Finance
Regulation of Industry

Teaching Honors:

Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1977 and 1989
Who's Who Among American Teachers, 1996, 2005 and 2007

Scholarly Activities

Professional, Refereed Publications:

"Individualized Faculty Mentoring: A Cost-Effective Approach to Retention", in R. Hayes (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th Annual National Symposium on Student Retention, 2010, Mobile (pp 228-238). Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma.
"I'll Do It Tomorrow: The Logic of Procrastination" (with Lisa M. Zarick), College Teaching, volume 57, number 4, Fall 2009.
"The Impact of Lotteries on State Education Expenditures: Does Earmarking Matter?" (with Louis Pantuosco and William Seyfried), Review of Regional Studies, volume 37, number 2, 2007.
"Religious Free Riders: The Impact of Market Share," (with Stephanie Brewer and James Jozefowicz), Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, September 2006.
Mentoring At-Risk First-Year Students, E-Source for College Transitions, volume 3, number 5, April 2006.
"Allocating Local Church Funds to Benevolence," Review of Religious Research, September 2003.
"Optimal Church Size: The Bigger the Better?" Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, September 1993.
"Funding Student Activities: An Economist's Perspective," ACU-I Bulletin, April 1983.
"Turnover and Mobility among the 100 Largest Firms: An Update," American Economic Review , December 1979.
"Corporate Profits and the Risk of Entry," Review of Economics and Statistics, February 1976.
"A Geometric Treatment of Averch-Johnson's Behavior of the Firm Model: A Comment," American Economic Review, March 1972. Later translated into Japanese and reprinted in Expressways and Highways.

Online textbook:

The Joy of Economics: Making Sense Out of Life, a web-book for introductory economics.

Other Publications:

Why People Cheat, Press-Enterprise, October 8, 2006.
"Economics of Religion," in Economics Uncut: A Complete Guide to Life, Death, and Misadventure, edited by Simon Bowmaker, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.
"Should Members be Required to Participate in Ministry," Episcopal Life, February 2003.
"Savings and Loans in Crisis," The Margin, September/October 1989.
IUP Economics Alumni Newsletter, published each semester (Fall 1984 to Spring 2001), the newsletter contained interpretive articles on current economic events and theories.

Other professional activities:

"Individualized Faculty Mentoring: A Cost-Effective Approach to Retention," paper presented at the National Symposium on Student Retention, Mobile, Alabama, November 2010.
Economic Advisory Committee, General Council on Finance and Administration, United Methodist Church, 2008 to present
"Enhancing Traditional Courses: Integrating Topics in the Economics of Religion", paper presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Religion, Economics, and Culture, Washington, DC, April 2009
"Teaching the Economics of Religion", paper presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Religion, Economics, and Culture, Tampa, November 2007 ( power point presentation)
"Let's Talk: Mentoring Freshmen in Academic Difficulty," paper presented at the National Symposium on Student Retention, Dallas, October 2005.
"Do Religious Free Riders Prefer Popular Denominations?" paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Norfolk, October 2003.
"Shrinking Benevolence Dollars: Where Did They Go?," paper presented at the annual meetings of the Association of Social Economists, New York, January 1999.
Referee for Economic Inquiry (1999) and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (1996 to present).
Reviewer for textbook proposals and manuscripts for McGraw-Hill (1976, 1989, 1990, 1991), Macmillan (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988), Times/Mirror/Mosby (1986).
Consultant to Educational Testing Service (1987 and 1988), Pennsylvania League of Women Voters (1993-1995), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1996), Lance, Inc. (2006).

Professional Affiliations:

American Economics Association
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Association of Religion, Economics, and Culture
Religious Research Association

University Service and Other Activities

Winthrop University (selected current service):

Developed and maintain Student Success website
Member of Winthrop University Chorale
Developed and maintain Economics website for students considering a major or minor in the field
Chair, College of Business Administration Petitions Committee

Winthrop University (selected past service):

Member of Project REACH (Retention and Achievement)
Coordinator of REACH mentoring program
Co-chair of College of Business Administration Student Committee
Member of University Committee on Pre-Majors
Coordinator, Economics Assessment
Member of Environmental Programs Coordinating Committee

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) -- Departmental:

Served on and chaired all department standing committees.
Initiated department internship program; developed new courses; redesigned curricula; developed joint major in Economics and Mathematics.
Initiated alumni newsletter; wrote and distributed newsletter; developed and maintained computerized data base of department alumni.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) -- University-Wide:

University Senate: student affairs committee; academic affairs committee; helped develop and write university policies on academic standards, course syllabi, course withdrawals, class attendance, grade appeals, academic integrity, and class disruptions.
Admissions: coordinated faculty representation and spoke at all Visitation Programs and Exploration Day Programs for prospective students and their families
University-Wide Promotions Committee: member and chair; rewrote procedures
Student Cooperative Association Finance Committee: member and chair; rewrote and administered guidelines for the allocation of $2 million in annual student activity fees; chaired committee to develop special funding guidelines for varsity athletics.
Search Committees for two deans and two vice presidents .

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) -- Interim Associate Provost (1994-95):

Was responsible for Admissions, Office of the Registrar, Academic Information Systems, and Institutional Research. These areas contained approximately 12 professionals and 30 clerical/secretarial staff members with non-personnel budgets exceeding $500,000 annually. Administered the Grade Appeals Process and handled miscellaneous student problems in the academic arena. Among my achievements were:

Recruited largest freshman class in IUP history.
Revamped recruitment process for admitted students;
Developed complete set of award-winning admission publications and new recruitment video.
Directed complete revision of IUP Scholarship policies.

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