Education
Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, 1993
M.P.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1987
B.A., (Highest Distinction #1 class ranking), San Jose State University, 1984
A.A., Hartnell College, 1982
Professional Experience
- Director, Hudson-Holland Scholarship Program, Indiana University, 1999-2002
- State University of New York at Albany, 1991-1992
- New York State Assembly, 1987-1988
- New York State, Division of the Budget and Legislative Policy, 1986-1987
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Fellow, 1999-2000
- Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University, 1998, 1999
- SPEA Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, 1998, 2002
- Indiana University Graduate Faculty, Associate Member.
- Dr. Seth Spellman Academic Achievement Award, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1988-1990
- Magna cum laude; National Who’s Who Exceptional Achievement Dean’s List; Presidents Honor Roll San Jose State University, 1984
- Valedictorian, Presidents Honor Roll, Hartnell College, 1982
Professional Interests
Capital markets and financial intermediation, financial management, public budgeting and finance, financing e-government, financing economic development, environmental and infrastructure finance
Current Projects
U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored project on economically targeted investments, as well as research on linked-deposit investments and municipal certificates of participation and tax increment and derivative financial instruments
Selected Publications
Full Vita
- "The Downgrading of the United States of America: Does it Certify the Fiscal Decline of America?" The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) Insights. November 2011
- “A Framework for Pricing Government E-Services.” Electronic Commerce and Research Applications. Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2007
- “Fiscal Institutions, Credit Ratings and Borrowing Costs.” Public Budgeting and Finance. Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 2005. (co-author)
- “The State of the Tobacco Settlement: Are Settlement Funds Being Used to Finance State Government Budget Deficits? A Research Note.” Public Budgeting and Finance. Volume 24, Number 1, Spring 2004
- “The Rise and Fall of Eastside Community Investments, Inc.: The Life of an Extraordinary Community Development Corporation.” Journal of Urban Affairs. Volume 25, Number 5, 2003. (co-author)
