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Education
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research, July
1992.
University of Exeter, England, United Kingdom.
Thesis: Application of Operations Research to Fertilizer Distribution in a Developing
Country: A Case Study of Nigeria.
B. S. - Bachelor of Science in Statistics, June 1986.
University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Project: A Multiple Regression Analysis of the Crude Oil Production, Import and Export
(1970-1982).
Specialized
Training
Oracle Database Management Systems I and II.
SAS Programming.
Areas
of
Expertise
Operations Management
Business Statistics
Queueing Theory
Quality Control
SAS and SPSS Programming
Marketing Research
Academic
Career
Assistant Professor of Business and Quantitative Methods,
Brooklyn College, CUNY (9/99 to present).
Substitute Assistant Professor, Baruch College, CUNY (8/98 to 8/99).
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Baruch College, CUNY (8/93 to 7/98).
Research Associate, University of Exeter, England, U.K. (Jan. 1989 to Nov. 1992).
Lecturer in Statistics, Kaduna Polytechnic, Nigeria (9/87 to 12/88).
Awards
and Grants
PSC CUNY Grants 2000-2001, 2001-2002.
Publications
“Label or Position: Which has the Greater Impact on Subjects’ Responses to a Rating Scale?" Journal of International Marketing and Marketing Research, Vol. 28(2), 77-81 [with H. H. Friedman and D. Cohen].
Using Humor in the Introductory Statistics Course, Journal of Statistics Education, Vol. 10(3), November 2002, <http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/contents_2002.html> [with H. H. Friedman and L. W. Friedman].
"Are Traditional Unidisciplinary Programs of Study Obsolete?" Proceedings of The 2002 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Puerto Rico, March 20-22, 2002, 50 -52 [with H. H. Friedman and L.W. Friedman].
"Workplace Diversity: The Key to Survival and Growth," Business Quest, 2002, <http://www.westga.edu/~bquest/2002/diversity.htm> [with H. H. Friedman].
"Internet Resources for Teaching the Entrepreneurship Course," Proceedings of The 2001 Western Decision Sciences Institute (WEDSI) Conference, Vancouver, Canada, April 3-7, 2001, 815-819 [with H. H. Friedman].
"Do Numeric Values Influence Subjects' Responses to Rating Scales?" Journal of International Marketing and Marketing Research, Vol. 26(1), February 2001, 41-46 [with H. H. Friedman].
"The Effect of Numeric Values on Subjects' Responses to Rating Scales," Proceedings of the 2001 Southeast Decision Sciences Institute (SEDSI) Conference, Charlotte, NC, February 21-23, 2001 [with H. H. Friedman].
"A Survey of Accounting Majors: Attitudes and Opinions," National Public Accountant, Vol. 46:2, April 2001, 25-27 [with K. Giladi and H. H. Friedman].
"Three Methods to Engage Students in the Introductory Statistics Course: Humor, Active Learning, and Relevant Examples," Proceedings of The Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Orlando, Fl, November18-21, 2000, 218-222 [with H. H. Friedman and L. W. Friedman].
"Forum on Multidisciplinary Education: Redefining the Concept of 'Turf'," Workshop/Special Session: Proceedings of The Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Orlando, Fl, November 18-21, 2000, 296 [with L. W. Friedman, H. H. Friedman, and R. Joseph].
"Overall Evaluation Rating Scales: An Assessment," International Journal of Market Research, Vol. 42(3), 2000, 301-310 [with H. H. Friedman].
"Measuring the Degree of Importance: A Comparison of Two Types of Rating Scales," Proceedings of The Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 31-April 2, 2000, 178-180 [with H. H. Friedman].
"Integrating the World Wide Web into the Statistics and Decision Sciences Curriculum," Proceedings of The Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, March 22-24, 2000, 38-41 [with E. E. Klein].
"Slanted Surveys: The Creation of Bias," Proceedings of The 2000 Southeast Decision Sciences Institute (SEDSI) 2000 Conference, Wilmington, North Carolina, February 23-25, 2000, pp. 73-78 [with H. H. Friedman].
"Rating the Rating Scales," Journal of Marketing Management, Vol. 9, Winter 1999, 114-123 [with H. H. Friedman].
"Multiple Biases in Rating Scale Construction," Journal of International Marketing and Marketing Research, Vol. 24, October 1999, 115-126 [with H. H. Friedman].
"Fertilizer Distribution in a Developing Country: Can O.R. Help?" in J. Rosenhead and A. Tripathy (editors), Operational Research for Development. New Delhi, India: New Age International, 1996, pp. 199-211 [with David K. Smith].
"Fertilizer Distribution in Nigeria: Can O.R. Help?" Proceedings of the 40th International Atlantic Economics Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1995.
Conferences"The Viability of Traditional Disciplinary Majors in an Interdisciplinary Age," Symposium of the Sixth Annual Faculty Day Conference at Brooklyn College, May 22, 2002 [with Friedman, Hirakubo, Lopez-Pumarejo, and Langbert].
"Is the Academic Department as Obsolete as the Department Store? Should the Organizational Structure of Universities be Changed?" The Fifth Annual Faculty Day Conference at Brooklyn College, May 23, 2001, discussant [with M. Uctum, T. Duboys, A. Bhattacharya, M. Langbert, and H. H. Friedman].
"Globalization in the Internet Age: Satan or Savior," The Fourth Annual Faculty Day Conference at Brooklyn College, May 24, 2000 [with A. Bhattacharya, M. Langbert, B. J. Lewis, and M. Uctum].
"Distance Learning: Scam, Threat, or Opportunity," The Fourth Annual Faculty Day Conference, May 24, 2000 [with R. Bell, H. Friedman, Y. Klein, and H. Sardy].
"A Multi-Product Fertilizer Transportation Problem in Nigeria," Operational Research Society (ORS) Annual Conference, University of Exeter, UK, 1991.