Economics Faculty

Education: Ph.D., Southern Illinois University (2015); M.S., Southern Illinois University (2013)​​​

Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses on labor economics, demographic economics, and health economics. Dr. Chen teaches courses in principles of microeconomics and principles of macroeconomics this fall, 2023.

Education:

Ph.D., Economics, University of Connecticut

MSc., Real Estate Economics and Finance, London School of Economics

B.A., Economics and Social Studies, University of Manchester

Publications:

Chen, S (2023) "Gender Composition in the Workplace and Marriage Rates," Journal of Demographic Economics, 1-23

Chen, S., Sieger, M.L., Nichols, C., Sienna, M., and Sanders, M. (2022) "Novel Implementation of State Reporting Policy for Substance-Exposed infants, " Hospital Pediatrics, 12 (10): 841-848

Kpoti Kitissou received his Ph.D. in Economics from Binghamton University. His research interest is in applied microeconomics, with a focus on the relationships between education, health, and labor outcomes. His recent research has been on the gender wage gap, job satisfaction among music librarians, the marginal revenue product of college basketball athletes, health care demand, and African economic development. Dr. Kitissou is a recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Binghamton University

M.A., Economics, Binghamton University

B.S., Applied Mathematical Economics, SUNY Oswego

Course Taught

ECON 1111 Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 2210 Modern Economics Problems

ECON 3211 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

ECON 3284 International Trade and Economics

ECON 3237 Healthcare Economics

ECON 4322 Labor Economics

Faculty Advisor

Economics Club

Selected Publications (bold indicates student co-author)

“The Impact of the Slave Trades on Literacy Rate in Africa,” with Karlo Vlahek, African Journal of Business & Economic Research, Vol. 18(3), pp. 27-41, 2023.

“The Impact of Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse on Socioeconomic Outcomes,” with Anthony Messina and Christine Storrie, Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, Vol. 16, pp. 55-68, 2022.

“The impact of an Epidemic: An Analysis of HIV and Early Marriage for Women in Sub-Saharan Africa,” with Bong Joon Yoon, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 24(1), pp. 177-192, 2022.

“The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Cancer Screening,” (2021) with Thanh Nguyen, Pennsylvania Economic Review, Vol. 28(1), pp. 61-77, 2021.

“The Relationship between Local Air Quality and Officiating Quality in the National Football League,” with Therese Lyons and Michael McAvoy, New York State Economics Association Conference Proceedings, Vol. 13, pp. 5-13, 2020.

“Demand for HIV Testing and Sexual Behavior in Malawi,” with Bong Joon Yoon, New York Economic Review, Vol. 48, pp. 21-38, 2017.

“Africa and Social Capital: From Human Trade to Civil War,” with Bong Joon Yoon, Journal of Pan African Studies, Vol. 6(8), pp. 146-169, 2014.

Mike McAvoy earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests in recent years include estimates for the impact of race and ethnicity in collectors’ preferences for Hall-of-Fame picture cards; development of an economic ideology survey for students enrolled in principles; an estimation of the value for professional outcomes by high-level men’s college basketball players (with Dr. Kitissou and Nicholas Giordano (B.S. Economics 2019)), and nineteenth century baseball business history scholarship. Earlier in his academic career, he sought to better understand the structure of the Federal Reserve System. His recent teaching assignments are primarily Principles of Microeconomics, Modern Economic Problems, The Economics of Sports, and Money and Banking.

Courses Taught
DRGN 1000 Moneyball, Soccernomics, and Crickonomics: Global Sports
ECON 1111 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2210 Modern Economic Problems
ECON 3213 The Economics of Sports
ECON 4331 Money and Banking

Faculty Advisor
Omicron Delta Epsilon, The International Honor Society in Economics, Alpha Lambda chapter of New York

Selected Publications
McAvoy, Michael, 2022. “Lew Simmons.” In The 1882 Philadelphia Athletics: American Association Champions, edited by Paul Hoffman et al. Phoenix, Arizona: Society for American Baseball Research.
McAvoy, Michael, 2020. "Collector Preferences for Hall of Fame Baseball Player Picture Cards, 1981-2010." New York Economic Review 51.
McAvoy, Michael, Lester Hadsell, and Jaime McGovern, 2013. "Promoting Economic Literacy and Self-Awareness Through an Understanding of Economic Ideology," New York Economic Review 44.
McAvoy, Michael, 2006. "How Were the Federal Reserve Bank Locations Selected?" Explorations in Economic History 43(3).
McAvoy, Michael, 2004. "Bankers' Preferences and Locating Federal Reserve Bank Locations." Essays in Economic and Business History 22.

Professional Certificates and Training:
SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Certificate, SUNY Center for Professional Development, 2023
Level 2 Blackboard Skills Completion Best Practices for Online Teaching, SUNY Oneonta 2020
Level 1 Blackboard Skills, SUNY Oneonta 2020
Quality by Design SUNY Center for Professional Development 2020

Dr. Sirianni holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Binghamton University. His research interests are in environmental economics, applied econometrics, and economic education. Dr. Sirianni's research has been published in Energy Economics, Applied Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy, Journal of Economics and Finance Education, Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting, New York Economic Review, and the Journal of Business and Educational Leadership. Dr. Sirianni teaches courses in environmental economics, natural resource economics, and microeconomics, and is a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Binghamton University
M.A., Economics, Binghamton University
B.A., Economics and Statistics, University of Rochester

Selected Publications (bold indicates student co-author)

“Using Amazon Prime Membership to Teach Compensating and Equivalent Variation.” Journal of Economics and Finance Education, Vol. 20(1), pp. 1-5, 2021.

“Stock Price Reactions to the Paris Climate Agreement,” with Kai Chen and Zhijian Huang, Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting, Vol. 59(3), pp. 79-108, 2021.

“Incorporating Sustainability and the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) into an Undergraduate Research Program,” with Charlene Foley-Deno and Sara Stathopoulos, Journal of Business and Educational Leadership, Vol. 9(1), pp. 37-46, 2019.

“A class activity on the income and substitution effects of a price change.” Journal of Economics and Finance Education, Vol. 16(3), pp. 23-34, 2017.

“Would you put your money where your carbon is? Survey evidence from commuters to a college campus,” with William O’Dea and Zachary VanEarden, New York Economic Review, Vol. 48, pp. 51-71, 2017.

“Carbon efficiency of U.S. colleges and universities: A nonparametric assessment,” with Michael O’Hara. Applied Economics, Vol. 49(11), pp. 1083-1097, 2017.

“Do actions speak as loud as words? Commitments to ‘going green’ on campus,” with Michael O’Hara, Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 32(2), pp. 503-519, 2014.

“Endogenous environmental discounting and climate-economy modeling.” In: Richardson, Robert B. (ed.), Building a Green Economy: Perspectives from Ecological Economics. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2013.

“Balancing contemporary fairness and historical justice: A ‘quasi-equitable’ proposal for greenhouse gas mitigations,” with Zili Yang, Energy Economics, Vol. 32(5), pp. 1121-1130, 2010.

Courses Taught

ECON 1111 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2210 - Modern Economic Problems
ECON 3211 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
ECON 3227 - Environmental Economics
ECON 4327 - Natural Resource Economics
ECON 4990 - Senior Seminar in Economics

Christine Storrie holds a Ph.D. in Economics and an M.S. in Economics and Applied Econometrics from the University of Delaware. Additionally, she has an MBA from Widener University. Her research interests are in applied macroeconomics and monetary policy and have recently branched into labor economics with a particular focus on the gender wage gap. Storrie is an active teacher-scholar bridging the gap between the two with pedagogical publications and frequently collaborating with students to publish their joint work in peer-reviewed journals. She primarily teaches macroeconomics courses and is the faculty mentor for the College Fed Challenge Prep course offered each fall.

Courses Taught

ECON 1112 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 3212 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 3216 College Fed Challenge Prep Course
ECON 4390 Senior Seminar in Economics

Selected Publications
Bold indicates student co-author

Storrie, Christine L., Taylor W. Lee, and Joseph M. Matzel, 2023. "The Gender Wage Gap in the New Millennium: An Analysis of the United States 2000-2020." The Journal of Business Diversity 23 (2).

Storrie, Christine L., Kpoti Kitissou, and Anthony Messina, 2023. "The Effects of Severe Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse on Adult Socioeconomic Prosperity." Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma 16 (1).

Storrie, Christine L. 2020. “The Economics of Cupcakes: A Class Activity on the Law of Diminishing Marginal Product.” Journal for Economic Educators 20 (2).

Storrie, Christine L. 2019. "The US Housing Bubble: Implications for Monetary Policy and the Global Supply of Saving." Journal of Applied Business and Economics 21 (8).

Storrie, Christine L., and Melissa R. Voyer. 2019 "Examining the Relationship Between Capacity Utilization and Inflation." New York Economic Review 52 (2).

Storrie, Christine L. 2018. "Demystifying Bubbles In Asset Prices." Pennsylvania Economic Review 25 (2). http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/8035.