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Academic Background

B.S.B., business administration, University of Minnesota
M.B.A., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., management, University of Minnesota

Research Specialties

• Determinants of ethical behavior
• Educational pedagogy and learning
• Study abroad and Intercultural development

Current Research

• Intercultural sensitivity and development
• Problem based learning

Major Works

• "Business Simulations & Cognitive Learning: Developments, Desires, and Future Directions," With L. Lawton, Simulation & Gaming, forthcoming January 2009.
• "Study Abroad and Intercultural Development: A Longitudinal Study," with R. Rexeisen, L. Lawton, & A. Hubard. Frontiers: the Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, Vol. XVII, Fall 2008.
• "Short-term Study Abroad and Intercultural Sensitivity: A Pilot Study," with L. Lawton, R. Rexeisen, and A. Hubbard, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol. 34, (4), pp. 457-469, July 2006.
• "Designing and Introducing Ethical Dilemmas into Computer-Based Simulations," with P. Schumann and T. Scott, Journal of Management Education, Vol. 30, (1), pp. 195-219, February 2006.
• "Comparing the Performance of Distance Learning and Traditional Students in a Business Simulation Exercise," with B. Kotey, Journal of Industry and Higher Education, pp. 83-93, February 2006.
• "The Effectiveness of a Simulation Exercise for Integrating Problem Based Learning in Management Education," with L. Lawton, Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Exercises, Vol. 32, March 2005.
• Threshold Competitor: A Management Simulation, Version 3.0, with D.A. Beveridge & T.W. Scott, Prentice Hall, Inc., 2003.

Significant Scholarly Honors

• Best Paper Award, Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning Conference, 1996
• Best Paper Award, 39th International Council for Small Business Annual World Conference, 1994
• Fulbright Fellowship, University College, Cork, Ireland, 1992-1993
• Most Influential Writing Award, Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, 1994