Curriculum Vitae
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) in Economics, 1997
Dissertation: Systems Transformation and Club Enlargement, Magna cum laude
Original: Systemtransformation und Kluberweiterung
Technical University of Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
Master of Science (MS) in Applied Economics, 1999
Thesis: A Comparison of Economic Development in Latin America, Middle Eastern Europe and Asia in the 1990s
University of North Texas, Denton, USA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Economics/Marketing/Human Resources, 1992
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Economics
Thesis: Germany's Electricity Market after the Unification
Original: Die deutsche Elektrizitaetswirtschaft nach der Wiedervereinigung
University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
Professional Positions
Professor of Economics and Int'l Conflict Management, 2018 – Present
Department of Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Analysis
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA
Associate Professor of Economics and Int'l Conflict Management, 2011 – 2018
Department of Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Analysis
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA
Associate Professor of Economics, 2010 – 2010
Department of Economics
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Assistant Professor of Economics, 2003 – 2010
Department of Economics
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Visiting Research Scientist, 2002 – 2003
Center for Economic Development and Research
University of North Texas, Denton, USA
Hochschulassistent (Assistant Professor), 1999 – 2002
Institute of Economics
University of Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany
Post-doctoral Research Fellow and Masters student, 1998 – 1999
Center for Economic Development and Research
University of North Texas, Denton, USA
Instructor of Economics and Doctoral Student of Economics, 1992 – 1998
Institute of Economic Theory
Technical University of Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany