HARRIET A. STRANAHAN, Ph.D.
Vita (July 30, 2008)
Department of Economics 1236 Salt Creek Island Drive
University of North Florida Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 3208
1 UNF Drive Cell: 904-233-3732
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Phone: 904-620-1219
Email:hstranah@unf.edu
Education and Academic Interests
Education:
Ph.D. Economics University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Master of Science Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Science Business Administration, High Honors, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida
Primary Research Interests:
Public Finance, Economics of Education, Labor Economics, Applied Econometric Modeling
Primary Teaching Interests:
Economics and Business Statistics MBA and Undergraduate, Public Finance, Labor Economics
Professional Background
Associate Professor of Economics Graduate Faculty, University of North Florida, 2000 –
Present.
Assistant Professor of Economics, 1994 - 1999
Research Fellow, Florida Center for Public Policy and Leadership, 2001- 2004
Teaching and Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1987-1993
Development Economist, Central Puget Sound Economic Development District, Seattle, WA,
1986.
Policy Analyst, State of Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Olympia, WA,
1985.
Consulting
Economic Damages, Statistical Modeling, Value of Life Calculations, Economic Impact
Studies
Refereed Scholarly Journal Articles
“Evidence on the Relationship Between Economics and Critical Thinking Skills” (with
Mary O. Borg) Contemporary Economic Policy, Forthcoming.
“School Grades Based on Standardized Test Scores: Are They Fair?” (with Rody Borg and
Mary O. Borg) Journal of Academic and Business Ethics, 2008, Volume 2, pp. 38-56.
http://aabri.com/
“E-tail Spending Patterns and the Importance of Store Familiarity” (With Dorota Kosiel, UNF
Coggin College of Business MBA) Internet Research, 2007, Volume 17 (4), pp. 421-434.
“Plenty of Children Left Behind: High Stakes Testing and Graduation Rates in Duval County,
Florida” (With Mary O. Borg and Patrick Plumlee) Educational Policy, 2007, Volume 21(5),
pp.695-716.
“Does Lottery Advertising Exploit Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Markets?” (With Mary O.
Borg) Business Ethics Quarterly, 2005, Volume 15 (1), pp. 23-35.
“Some Futures are Brighter than Others: The Net Benefits Received by Florida Bright Futures
Scholarship Recipients” (With Mary O. Borg) Public Finance Review, 2004, Volume 31 (1),
pp. 105-126.
“Personality Type and Student Performance in Upper Level Economics Courses: The
Importance of Race and Gender” (With Mary O. Borg) Journal of Economic Education,
2002, Volume 33 (1), pp. 3-14.
“The Effect of Gender and Race on Student Performance in Principles of Economics” (With
Mary O. Borg) Applied Economics, 2002, Volume 34, pp. 589-598.
“Lottery Funded Merit Scholarships: Some Lessons from the Florida Bright Futures
Scholarship Program” (With Mary O. Borg) Journal of Business and Public Affairs, 2001,
Volume 28 (1) pp. 60-73.
"Organizational Characteristics Associated with Hospital Chief Executive Officer Turnover"
(With Nick Wilson) Journal of Health Care Management, 2000, Volume 45(6) , pp.395-
405.
"Cost Driver Analysis in Hospitals: A Simultaneous Equations Approach" (With John
MacArthur) Journal of Management Accounting Research, 1998, Volume 10, pp. 279-
312.
"The Effect of Military Participation on Women's Wages with Double Correction for
Selectivity Bias" Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 1998 Volume 38 (2), pp.
239-249.
"Horizontal Equity Implications of the Lottery Tax" (With Mary O. Borg) National Tax
Journal, 1998 Volume 51 (1), pp. 71-82.
"Separating the Decisions of Lottery Participation and Lottery Expenditures: A Truncated
Tobit Approach" (With Mary O. Borg) Public Finance Review, 1998 Volume 26 (2), pp.
99-117.
"The Effects of Casino Gambling on State Tax Revenue" (With Paul Mason) Atlantic
Economic Journal, 1996 Volume 24 (4), pp. 336-348.
"Evaluating Returns to Post Harvest Research in the Florida Citrus Processing Sub-sector"
(With Scott Shonkwiler) American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1986 Volume 68
(1) , pp. 88-94.
Other Non-Refereed Publications
"Education and Economic Development in the Producer Services," (With William Beyers
and Eric Johnson) Economic Development Commentary Washington D.C.: National
Council for Urban Economic Development, Volume 11, Winter, 1987
“The Service Economy: Understanding Growth of Producer Services in the Central Puget
Sound Area” (With William Beyers, Eric Johnson, and John Toffelmire) 1986
“Modeling Technical Change in the Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Processing
Subsector” (With Scott Shonkwiler) Agricultural Experiment Stations, Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida 1986
Awards, Grants and Other Activities
2008 Best Paper Award from the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences
15th Annual Conference February, 2008
University of North Florida Grant Award for Undergraduate Student Research 2007, 2001
Who‟s Who in America 2008
Who‟s Who Among America‟s Teachers 2005, 2004
University of North Florida Summer Research Grant Award 2008 2003 2000 1999
College of Business Research Grant for Data Collection 1999
Richard de Raismes Kip Research Grant 2001, 2003
UNF Summer Teaching Grant Award 1999
Grant for the Examination of the Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the Northeast Florida
Region of the Jacksonville and Beaches Convention Center Expansion, Florida Center for
Public Policy 2004 (with Jeffrey Will and Mary O. Borg).
Coggin College of Business Outstanding Teaching Award, University of North Florida 2007,
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999
Coggin College of Business Outstanding Research Award, University of North Florida 2007,
2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
Oxford Round Table 2005, St. Anthony‟s College in the University of Oxford, invited
participant on „Economics, Politics and Financing of Education‟
Oxford Round Table 2006, Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford, invited
participant on „Diversity in Society‟
Argentina Study Abroad Faculty, 2000, 2001
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, March, 2001
UNF Research Grant for Data Collection 1998
College of Business Administration Teaching Grant 1998
Coggin College of Business Outstanding Teaching Award, University of North Florida 1998
Coggin College of Business Outstanding Research Award, University of North Florida 1998
University, College and Departmental Service
Liason, Department of Economics with Florida Community College at Jacksonville–
Teaching Principles of Economics 2008
Chairperson, Department of Economics and Geography Bylaws Committee, University of
North Florida 2008, 2007, 2006
Chairperson, Department of Economics New Faculty Search Committee, University of
North Florida 2007, 2003,
Member, Department of Economics New Faculty Search #2 Committee, University of North
Florida 2007, 2003
Member, Department of Economics and Geography New Faculty Search Committee,
University of North Florida 2005, 2003, 2001, 1999
Member, Department of Economics and Geography Curriculum Committee, University of
North Florida 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Chairperson, Department of Economics Statistical Software and Textbook Selection for
Forecasting Component of MBA Statistics Course 2003
Liason, Department of Economics Textbook Selection for Undergraduate Statistics Course,
University of North Florida, 2002
Faculty Advisor, Economics Club, Department of Economics, University of North Florida,
2003, 2002, 2001, 1999
Chairperson, Coggin College of Business Technology Committee, University of North
Florida 2008
Member, Coggin College of Business E-learning Committee, University of North Florida
2006, 2007
Presenter, Coggin College of Business Research Brownbag Series, University of North
Florida 2007
Member, Coggin College of Business Strategic Planning Committee, University of North
2006, 2005
Member, Coggin College of Business Scholarship Committee, University of North Florida,
2005
Member, Coggin College of Business Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2004,
2003,2002, 2000
Member, Coggin College of Business International Business Program Committee,
University of North Florida 2002
Faculty Mentor, Coggin College of Business Master of Business, University of North Florida
5-16 assigned students 2003, 2002
Member, Coggin College of Business MBA Curriculum Committee, University of North
Florida 2000
Member, Coggin College of Business Art Selection Committee, University of North Florida
2000, 1999
Member, Department of Marketing, Management and Logistics, New Faculty Search
Committee, University of North Florida 1999
Member, University of North Florida Academic Standards Committee
2008, 2007, 2003, 2002,
Member, University of North Florida Research Proposal Evaluation Committee 2006
Member, Undergraduate Research Grant Selection, University of North Florida 2006, 2003
Member, Master of Science in Economics Feasibility Survey and Study, University of North
Florida 2005, 2004
Member, University of North Florida University Appeals Committee 2004, 2003, 2000,
1999
Member, University of North Florida Promotion and Tenure Committee 2005, 2004, 2000
Member, University of North Florida United Way Campaign Committee 2005, 2004, 2003
Invited Participant, University of North Florida Junior Faculty Retreat 2004
Faculty Advisor, Economics Club, Department of Economics, University of North Florida,
1998, 1997, 1996
Chairperson, Department of Economics Statistical Software and Textbook Selection,
University of North Florida 1998,1997
Member, Department of Economics New Faculty Search Committee, University of North
Florida, 1998
Chairperson, College of Business Administration Research Committee, University of North
Florida 1998, 1997
Member, Coggin College of Business MBA Curriculum Committee, University of North
Florida 1998
Member, College of Business Administration Undergraduate Curriculum Committee,
University of North Florida 1998, 1997
Member, College of Business Administration AACSB Assessment Committee, University of
North Florida 1997
Member, College of Business Administration Technology Assessment Committee,
University of North Florida 1996
Member, College of Business Administration AACSB Assessment Committee, University of
North Florida 1997
Member, College of Business Administration Art Selection Committee, University of North
Florida 1996
Member, University of North Florida Nominations and Elections Committee, University of
North Florida 1998, 1997
Member, University of North Florida SACs Sub-Committee on Administration 1998
Member, University of North Florida University Student Appeals Committee 1998, 1997
Member, University of North Florida Academic Support Services Committee
1996, 1995
Member, University of North Florida Teaching Incentive Program Award Committee 1996
Member, University of North Florida Homecoming Committee 1996
Professional Service and Other Contributions
Referee for Scholarly Research including
Review of Educational Research, 2007
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2003, 1999
Journal of Economic Education, 2002, 1999
National Tax Journal, 2001, 1999
Southern Economic Journal, 1999
Journal of Economics and Finance, 1999
Guest Speaker Paxon High School Math Club 2008
UNF Press Release January, 2008 „Who Pays Property Taxes and Benefits from Assessment
Caps and Homestead Exemptions in Duval County‟
Performed the Statistical Analysis for “Evaluation of Limb Compartments with Increased
Interstitial Pressure: An Improved Noninvasive Method for Determining Quantitative
Hardness” by B. Steinberg, M.D. Journal of Biomechanics, 2006, Vol 38 (8), pp. 1629-
1635
Supervisor of Report on Mayor‟s Commission on the Status of Women, 1998
Referee for Scholarly Research including
National Tax Journal, 1998
Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Selected Paper Presentations
“Account Turnover: Which Investors Trade Too Much?” (with Seth Anderson), Eastern
Finance Association Meetings, April, 2008.
“A Study of the Relationship between Strategic Cost Structure Choice and Stock Return
Behavior in the Transportation Industry: Preliminary Results” (with John MacArthur and
Robert Houmes), American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, March, 2008.
“The Incidence of the Property Tax and Property Tax Preferences” (with Mary O. Borg and
William Voorhees) Southern Economic Association Meetings, 2007.
“Evidence on the Relationship Between Economics and Critical Thinking Skills” (with
Mary O. Borg) Western Economic Association Meetings, June, 2006.
“Closing the Achievement Gap Between High-Need and Low-Need Schools: A Multi-level
Modeling Approach” (with Mary O. Borg) Western Economic Association Meetings, June
2004.
“No Child Left Behind? A Statistical Analysis of School Effectiveness in Duval County,
FL” (with Mary O. Borg) Western Economic Association Meetings, June 2002.
“Some Futures are Brighter than Others: the Net Benefits Received by Florida Bright
Futures Scholarship Recipients” (with Mary O. Borg) National Tax Association Meetings,
2002.
“Personality Type and Student Performance in Upper Level Economics Courses: The
Importance of Race and Gender” (with Mary O. Borg) American Economic Association
Meetings, 2000
“Does Advertising Make the Lottery Tax More Regressive?” Southern Economic
Association Meetings, 1999
“Student Research Papers and Publications: Increasing Interest and Understanding in
Economics and Business Statistics Courses” 10th Annual International Conference on
College Teaching and Learning, 1998
“Horizontal Equity Implications of the Lottery Tax” (With Mary O. Borg) Southern
Economic Association Meetings, 1998
“The Effect of Parental Co-residence on Women‟s Labor Supply” Southern Economic
Association Meetings, 1997
“Mortgage Prepayment and Interest Rate Choice” Southern Economic Association Meetings,
1995
Professional Affiliations
American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, Omicron Delta Epsilon,
Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi