EDUCATION
B.A., Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

EXPERTISE
Regional economics
Economics of education
Microsimulation

MAJOR PROJECTS
Veterans Cemetery Location Analysis
Economic Impact of Virginia Agriculture and Forestry

EXPERIENCE
Director of Institutional Research, Allegany College of Maryland,
City Councilman, City of Cumberland, MD
Senior Research Fellow, Spatial Modelling Centre, Kiruna, Sweden
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University

FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS
1996 Honorable Mention for Best Article.  Journal of the American Planning Association.
1996 Geography Excellence in Media Award.  National Council for Geographic Education

PUBLICATIONS
“Community college growth opportunities: Untapped potential in America’s Heartland?” Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy 38, 3: 443-459 (2007).

“Demand for public education: Evidence from a rural school district,” with Anthony Stair and Matt Heberling.  Economics of Education Review.  25, 5: 521-531 (2006).

“Microsimulation for local impact analysis: An application to plant shutdown,” with Kalle Mäkilä, and Einar Holm. Journal of Regional Science 45, 1: 183-222 (2005).

“Economic-demographic effects of immigration: Results from a dynamic, spatial microsimulation model,” with Einar Holm. International Regional Science Review  27, 4: 379-410 (2004).

“The importance of geographical attributes in the decision to attend college,”  Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 36, 4: 291-307 (2002).

“Determinants of the spatial mobility of immigrants in Sweden,” with Coomaren Vencatasawmy. The Review of Regional Studies 10,2: 189-213 (2000).

“The economic and social impacts of LULUs,”  Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 18, 4: 393-407 (2000).

“Links between rural development and crime,” Papers in Regional Science 78, 4: 365-386 (1999).

“The local economic effects of large dam reservoirs: U.S. experience, 1975-1995,” with Mostafa Aleseyed and Andrew Isserman.  Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies.10, 2: 91-108 (1998).

“Casino gambling as an economic development strategy,” with Margaret Dalton, Anthony Stair, and Andrew Isserman..  Tourism Economics 3, 2: 161-183 (1997).

“New technology adoption in West Virginia: Implications for manufacturing modernization policies,” with Philip Shapira.  Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 14, 4: 431-450. (1996).

“The economic effects of the Appalachian Regional Commission: An empirical assessment of 27 years of regional planning experience.  with Andrew Isserman. Journal of the American Planning Association  61, 3: 345-364 (1995).

“New highways as economic development tools: An evaluation using quasi-experimental matching methods,”  with Andrew Isserman. Regional Science and Urban Economics 24, 6: 723-751 (1994).

“Geographical and gender differences in labor force participation: Is there an Appalachian effect?” with Andrew Isserman. Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy 25, 4: 539-578 (1993).