M. Kathleen Thomas
Associate Professor of Economics
| office: | 332 McCool Hall |
| office phone: | (662) 325-2561 |
| department phone: | (662) 325-2341 |
| fax number: | (662) 325-1977 |
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| mailing address: |
Department of Finance and Economics |
| 9580 |
| Mississippi State, MS 39762 |
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| e-mail: | kthomas@cobilan.msstate.edu |
| complete vita: | Click here. |
| Academic History |
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| Year | Degree | Major Area | Institution |
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| 2000 | Ph.D. | Economics | Georgia State University |
| 1995 | M.A. | Economics | The University of Alabama |
| 1992 | B.S. | Economics | Birmingham-Southern College |
| Work Experience |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2009 | Associate Professor of Economics, Mississippi State University |
| 2002 | Assistant Professor of Economics, Mississippi State University |
| 2000 | Research Scholar, Texas Schools Project, The University of Texas at Dallas |
| 1999 | Research Associate, Fiscal Research Program, Georgia State University |
| Journal Articles |
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| Year | Description |
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| forthcoming | The Impact of Education Histories on the Decision to Become Self-Employed: A Study of Young, Aspiring Minority Business Owners. Small Business Economics. |
| forthcoming | Simpsonomics: Teaching Economics Using Episodes from The Simpsons. With R. Andrew Luccasen. Journal of Economic Education. |
| 2009 | The Link Between Advanced Placement Experience and Early College Success. With Kristin Klopfenstein. Southern Economic Journal. 75(3). |
| 2008 | District Level Mandates and High School Students' Understanding of Economics. With Paul W. Grimes and Meghan Millea. Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research. 9 (2): 3-16. |
| 2007 | Developing an Intervention Bridging Program for At-Risk Students Before the Traditional Pre-Freshman Summer Program. With Grimes, Moore, Moore, Millea, Lehman, Pearson, and Liddel. College Student Journal. 41(1). |
| 2006 | Teacher Training and Market Attitudes in Transitioning Economies. With Randall C. Campbell The American Economist, 50(2). |
| 2004 | The SAT II: Minority/Majority Test Score Gaps and What They Could Mean for College Admissions Social Science Quarterly, 85(5). |
| 2004 | Where College-Bound Students Send Their SAT Scores: Does Race Matter? Social Science Quarterly, 85(5). |
| 2004 | Seeking Every Advantage: The Phenomenon of Taking Both the SAT and ACT Economics of Education Review, 23(2). |
| 2003 | The Mississippi Budget: An Overview of Selected Revenue and Expenditure Patterns. With Charles A. Campbell. State Tax Notes, 30 (11). |
| Presentations, Proceedings, and Other Publications |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2008 | Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association |
| 2007 | Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
| 2006 | Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association |
| 2005 | Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association |
| 2004 | Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association |
| 2004 | Georgia State University |
| 2004 | The University of Mississippi |
| 2004 | Annual Meeting of the Eastern Economic Association |
| 2003 | University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research |
| 2002 | Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management |
| 2002 | Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association |
| Grants, Contracts, and Funded Research |
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| Year | Amount | Description |
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| 2007 | $15,000 | "The Mississippi Delta: Second Steps in Preparing for the High School Economics Mandate." National Council on Economic Education. Funding provided through the United States Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement: November 2007. (Paul Grimes, Meghan Millea, Kathleen Thomas, and Michael Highfield) |
| 2007 | $50,000 | “Business Opportunities for Success School: BOSS Camp I and II.” Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), United States Department of Education. Awarded through the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (Paul Grimes, Mark Lehman, Pearson Liddell, Meghan Millea, Melissa Moore, Rob Moore, Allison Pearson, Rodney Pearson, and Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2006 | $7,198 | “The Mississippi Delta: An Initial Step in Preparing for the High School Economics Mandate.” National Council on Economic Education. Funding provided through the United States Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement: December 2006. (Paul Grimes, Meghan Millea, and Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2005 | $25,000 | "District Level Mandates and High School Students' Understanding of Economics." National Council on Economic Education Funding provided through the United States Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement: December 2005. (Paul Grimes, Meghan Millea, and Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2005 | $13,607 | "Establishing a Baseline Measure of Teacher Economic Literacy in Mississippi." National Council on Economic Education Funding provided through the United States Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement: December 2005. (Paul Grimes and Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2005 | $9,999 | "Economics Camp for At-Risk High School Students in Rural Mississippi." National Council on Economic Education Funding provided through the United States Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement: December 2005. (Meghan Millea, Kathleen Thomas, and Paul Grimes) |
| 2005 | $50,000 | “Business Opportunities for Success School: Career Exploration, Sessions I and II.” Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), United States Department of Education. Awarded through the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (Paul Grimes, Mark Lehman, Pearson Liddell, Meghan Millea, Melissa Moore, Rob Moore, Allison Pearson, Rodney Pearson, and Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2005 | $100,000 | “Developing Master Teachers of Economics for the Public Schools of Mississippi.” Fund for the Improvement of Education, United States Department of Education Appropriation Act of 2005: January 2005. (Paul Grimes, Meghan Millea, and Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2005 | $49,998 | “Business Opportunities for Success School: BOSS Camp I and II.” Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), United States Department of Education. Awarded through the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (Paul Grimes, Mark Lehman, Pearson Liddell, Meghan Millea, Melissa Moore, Rob Moore, Allison Pearson, and Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2005 | $22,856 | Kauffman Foundation: The impact of education histories on the decision to become self-employed: A study of young, minority business owners. (Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2004 | $4,000 | Do teacher attitudes become more pro-market after teachers participate in training programs in transition economies? National Council on Economic Education. (Kathleen Thomas) |
| 2004 | $22,985 | “Business Opportunities for Success School: BOSS Camp.” Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), United States Department of Education. Awarded through the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (Paul Grimes, Mark Lehman, Pearson Liddell, Meghan Millea, Melissa Moore, Rob Moore, Allison Pearson, and Kathleen Thomas) |
| Work in Progress |
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| AP Participation: Evaluating the Policies of States and Colleges. With Kristin Klopfenstein Under review--Harvard University Press |
| Teaching Macroeconomic Principles Using Animated Cartoons. With R. Andrew Luccasen and Michael Hammock. Under review--The American Economist |
| Traditional Versus Online Instruction: Evaluating Choices of Introductory MBA Students. With R. Andrew Luccasen. |
| Testing the Economic Literacy of K-12 teachers: A State-Wide Baseline Analysis. With Paul W. Grimes and Meghan Millea. |
| College Major Choice of Student Athletes. With Randall C. Campbell and R. Andrew Luccasen. |
| Honors |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2008 | Honors Faculty, Mississippi State University |
| 2003 | Emerging Scholar, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research |
| 1992 | Phi Beta Kappa |
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