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Outreach
- Research and Teaching Collaboration Within the University
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Joint Appointments
Paul G. Farnham is Associate Professor of Economics and Health Administration in the Institute of Health Administration within the Robinson College of Business and also in the Department of Economics.
Gary T. Henry is Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Urban Affairs, in the Department of Political Science, and in the Department of Education Policy Studies.
Other Activities
helped develop a new Perspectives course, which was offered in Spring 2006 and Fall 2006.
was selected as a Georgia State College of Law Urban fellow for 2006.
presented "Experimental Economics" and conducted an experiment on tax incidence for the AYSPS International Programs Summer Workshop on Fiscal Decentralization and Local Governance, July 13, 2006.
developed new graduate class in experimental economics, ECON 9340.
developed new graduate field in experimental economics.
makes available EconPort use and course development to department and other GSU faculty.
represented the Economics Department on the MBA Steering Committee and coordinated MBA 7030, Microeconomics for Managers, for the MBA Program for the Robinson College of Business.
served as chair for the 2006 Georgia State Summer Policy Internship on HIV Prevention: The Cost-Effectiveness of Conventional HIV Testing vs. Rapid Testing, for Aisha Spencer, Summer 2006.
served as member of the Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy Health Economics Field Exam for Lei Zhang, Spring 2006.
served as moderator for the Georgia State University Law School Fall Speaker Series on Urban Environmental Issues, “Urban Toxics and What We Can Do About Them,” Fall 2006.
taught revenue forecasting in the training program organized by the International Studies Program, AYSPS, Summer 2006.
presented to the Anthropology department on the cultural role of funerals in the Cote d'Ivoire.
collaborated with Katherine Willoughby and colleagues at the University of Northumbria, U.K., on a research study that compares research traditions between the two national and academic cultures.
helped develop a new Perspectives course, which was offered in spring 2006 and fall 2006.
taught “Financial Econometrics” course, which is a required part of “Master in Mathematical Risk Management” curriculum in the Robinson College of Business.
participated in the Advisory Board meeting for the Master in Mathematical Risk Management in the Robinson College of Business.
taught two sessions at the Andrew Young School’s annual Fiscal Policy Summer Training Courses, July 11 and September 4, 2006.
authored the working paper "Common Liquidity Factor and Cross-Autocorrelations of Stock Returns" with Reza Mahani of the Finance Department (Robinson College of Business).
collaborated on the project "Do Americans Really Not Save Enough?" with Adam Speight, Department of Risk Management and Insurance (Robinson College of Business).
collaborated with James Emshoff (College of Arts and Sciences) on a grant and final report on “Enhancing Georgia’s School Health Program Capacity”.
participated in the Georgia Health Policy Center's Child Policy conference, Stone Mountain, Ga., May 2006.
taught a session in Michael Eriksen's graduate public health class (College of Health & Human Sciences).
collaborated with Elizabeth Beck (School of Social Work) and Barbara Warner (Criminal Justice) in putting together a draft of a proposal on collective efficacy.
worked with Dr. Charles Hankla (Political Science Department) to develop a joint field in political economy for the Ph.D. Programs in economics and political science.
has been collaborating on a potential research grant with Dr. Daphne Greenberg (College of Education) on the topic of the “Economic Impact of Illiteracy in Georgia.”
moderated the "Redevelopment Tactics and Concerns," panel at the all-day symposium on "What kind of metropolitan areas do we want? Challenges, Promises and Pitfalls in Redevelopment," hosted by the GSU Law Review and the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth on February 3, 2006. Guest speakers for the panel were Georgia State University President Carl Patton; Prof. Vicki Been, director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, NYU; Prof. Robert Burchell, director of the Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University; Prof. Audrey McFarlane, University of Baltimore Law School; and Prof. Catherine Ross, director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Institute of Technology.
served as member of the organizing committee for the Public Policies and Child Well-being Conference by Georgia Health Policy Center at AYSPS.
collaborated with Patricia Ketche and William Custer (J. Mack Robinson College of Business) and Georgia Health Policy Center Staff on a HRSA State Planning Grant for the Uninsured.
is a Course Coordinator for the International Studies Program (ISP) of the AYSPS. She served as Course Coordinator and primary lecturer for the two week summer training course, Public Budgeting and Fiscal Management, August 2006.
