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Academic Background

B.M.E., mechanical engineering, University of Minnesota
M.S.I.E., industrial engineering, University of Minnesota
Ph.D., operations research, University of Minnesota

Research Specialties

• Application of statistics and mathematics for management decision making

Major Works

• "Educating Rational Decision-Makers About Uncertainty Using US Social Security Investment Economics," with T. Ressler and M. Ahrens, Journal of Operational Research Society, Forthcoming.
• "Systems Thinking, a Consilience of Values and Logic," with T. Ressler and M. Ahrens, Human Systems Management Journal, Vol. 24, No.4, pp. 259-274, 2005.

Conference Proceedings

• Teaching Graduate Students to Think Systemically:  Using Grounded Theory to Analyze and Process Data.  Midwest Qualitative Research Conference, June, 2009.

Significant Scholarly Honors

• Outstanding Professor, University of St. Thomas
• Outstanding Teacher for Black Students, University of Minnesota
• Outstanding Mathematics Teacher, University of Minnesota IT
• Outstanding Teacher, Administrative Medicine Program, University of Wisconsin
• Kellogg Leadership Fellowship, 1986

Current Editorial Community Relationships

• Creator, Believe and Achieve Program
• Creator and coordinator, Bridge for Success
• Board of Directors, National Youth Sports Program