Presenters
- Dr. Bob Scott
- rcs@bradley.edu
- 309-677-2296
Dr. Bob Scott is the Chairman and a Professor of Economics in The Foster College of Business Administration (FCBA), Bradley University, where he has also been the Director of the Center for Economic Education. As a Visiting Professor for 2002-2003, he engaged in research on the future of manufacturing with the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge, UK. Dr. Scott completed his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa in 1975 with specialties in Economics and Statistics. Since joining Bradley University in that year, he has published several dozen articles in prestigious journals in finance, economics, and statistics.
A winner of many awards for research and teaching, Professor Scott has taught executive development courses and consulted with major corporations on three continents. His consultations have been with businesses including Caterpillar, TWI, US Steel, Tower Automotive, Lincoln Electric, Houston Light and Power and others. Currently, Dr. Scott is working to start the Global Innovation Network and Institute (GINI–pronounced “Gee nee”) at Bradley University. GINI will work with governments, corporations, universities, and research organizations to advance technology in the United States and the world.
- Dr. Joshua Lewer
- jlewer@bradley.edu
- 309-677-2301
Dr. Joshua Lewer is an assistant professor of economics in the Foster College of Business Administration (FCBA), Bradley University. He is a Research Fellow for the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Bonn, Germany. Dr. Lewer received a B.A. degree from Augustana College in 1995, and a M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Prior to coming to Bradley, Joshua was the Gene Edwards Professor of Banking at West Texas A&M University. Outside of academics, he has also been a registered representative with Prudential Investments.
Dr. Lewer’s research interests are in the fields of international economics and economic growth. He has published over 35 refereed journal articles. In 2007, his first book entitled International Trade and Economic Growth was published by M.E. Sharpe. Joshua serves on the editorial board of several leading academic journals, won the McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award for 2009, and was awarded the First Year Teaching Award at Bradley University in 2008.
