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Robert P Cunningham, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Economics/Associate Provost
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1999
Swanson Academic Center 246
(989) 463-7015
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Education

  • PhD, Economics, Binghamton University (1997)
  • B.A., Economics, The Pennsylvania State University (1992)
  • A.A., General Studies, The Pennsylvania College of Technology (1990)

Research Interests

Urban Economics
The Economics of Baseball
Economic Education

Recent Courses Taught

  • International Finance.
  • First Year Seminar.
  • International Trade.
  • Principles of Macroeconomics.
  • Money and Capital Markets.  ECN 320.
  • Environmental Economics.  ECN 340.

Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

Selected Book Publications

  • Robert P Cunningham, Ph.D..  Encyclopedia of World Financial Systems.  ABC-CLIO.

Selected Articles

  • Robert P Cunningham, Ph.D..  "Racial Preference and Housing Prices Using the Local Externality Model."  Papers and Proceedings of the Academy of Economcis and Finance.  2007, 34  November 1, 2007.
  • Robert P Cunningham, Ph.D..  "Racial Preference and Housing Prices Using the Bailey Border Model."  Papers and Proceedings of the Academy of Economics and Finance.  2006, 33, 67 - 72  November 1, 2006.

Selected Reviews

  • Robert P Cunningham, Ph.D..  Review of Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management, by David Anderson.
  • Robert P Cunningham, Ph.D..  Review of Environmental Economics, by Field and Field.
  • Robert P Cunningham, Ph.D..  Review of CoreEconomics, by Stone.

Recent Presentations

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • 2008-2009 Alma College Leadership Program

Professional Memberships

  • Southern Economics Association
  • Academy of Economics and Finance
  • Midwest Economics Association
  • American Economic Association

Service to the College

  • Academic Standards Committee
  • Coodinator of Pre-Law Advising Group
  • Advisor, Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society
  • Board of Trustees Finance and Property Committee
  • Committee on Athletics
  • NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative
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Service to the Community

  • Rotary Club of Alma Presentation

 

Alma College’s membership in Phi Beta Kappa is an indication of excellence within the liberal arts. Only 10 percent of colleges and universities in the United States share this distinction. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.

 

Student Profile

Elizabeth Curtiss

Elizabeth Curtiss
Graduation: 2015
Major: Spanish and Biology

Saginaw sophomore Elizabeth Curtiss isn’t just taking notes about biology concepts at Alma College. Through her gene and cancer research with Eric Calhoun, assistant professor of biology, she is working with the real thing.

“If I’m having a bad day, I love going to the lab and focusing on this one thing I really, really enjoy for a few hours,” she says. “Learning about biology is so interesting to me, and I learn even more when the concept is right in front of me in the lab.”

Curtiss hopes to combine this passion with her love of her other major, Spanish, into a career as a bilingual physician.