Zamira Simkins: Brown School of Business and Leadership Faculty
Zamira S. Simkins , Ph.D.
Contact
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, American University
- M.A. in International Affairs and Administration, Missouri State University
Professional Experience
Department Chair, Business Administration
Professor of Finance (promoted May 2020)
Brown School of Business and Leadership
Stevenson University
2018-present
Associate Professor of Finance
Brown School of Business and Leadership
Stevenson University
2016-2018
Co-Director, School of Business and Economics
University of Wisconsin-Superior
2015-2016
Associate Professor of Economics
Promotion and tenure endorsed January 2016
School of Business and Economics
University of Wisconsin-Superior
2011-2016
Lecturer, Department of Economics
Morgan State University
2011
Adjunct Professor, Business Administration
Brown School of Business & Leadership
Stevenson University
2007-2011
Consultant: IMF, Dubai Economic Council, World Bank, UN
2004-2011
Research Associate
National Center on Education and the Economy
2005-2006
Institutional Sales and Trading Manager
Global Securities
1998-1999
Research Analyst
Global Securities
1997-1998
Research
Dr. Simkins' research interests include financial economics; macroeconomics and monetary economics; economic development and growth; and applied economic and financial analysis.
Publications
Select peer-reviewed publications:
“Measuring the Transportation Workforce Skills Gap Using New Indices and Survey of Employers and Workers” (with Rubana Mahjabeen), Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Fall 2017, 56(3): 19-34.
“Integrating Undergraduate Research into Economics General Education Courses” (with Rubana Mahjabeen and Sakib Mahmud), CUR Quarterly, Winter 2016, 38(2): 11-18.
“Factoring a Real Value of Cargo in Port Investment and Funding Decisions” (with Richard Stewart), Maritime Policy and Management, October 2015, 42 (7): 712-728.
“Retirement Trends, Current Monetary Policy and the Reverse Mortgage Market” (with David Johnson), Journal of Financial Planning, March 2014, 27 (3): 52-59.
“Economic Gateways” (with Richard Stewart), Great Lakes Seaway Review, March 2013, 41 (3): 45-47.
Teaching
- Principles of Finance
- Investment Theory and Practice
- International Finance
- International Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Money and Banking
Highlights
Select grants and awards:
Research Contract: Northwest Wisconsin Skills Gap Study ($30,000), Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board (with Rubana Mahjabeen, David Johnson, and Jerry Hembd).
Max Lavine Scholarship Award for Outstanding Faculty Research ($1,000), University of Wisconsin-Superior (with David Johnson).
University Transportation Center Partnership Grant ($17,835), Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE II), University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Doctoral Research Fellowship, Gates Foundation/Economic Club of Washington, DC.
Edmund Muskie Graduate Fellowship, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State.
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