"If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization."
- Ludwig von Mises
Whether working in retail management, secondary and higher education, or publishing, my professional life has been characterized by continuous growth, invitations toward leadership, and tangible results. In all these areas, I’ve uniquely combined strategic thinking with respect for organizational and historical context. As a result, my teams and I have produced new ideas, products, and ground-breaking innovations through deliberate but decisive action that are always grounded in intellectual rigor and curiosity. These outcomes and distinctive personal and professional traits, have positioned me as a thought leader in the field of economic research that upholds the human spirit and societal flourishing.
Higher Education: Lake Michigan College & Cornerstone University (2005 – Present)
Adjunct Faculty in Economics – Lake Michigan College & Cornerstone University
Led courses in Managerial Economics, Business, Finance, and Marketing with Professional and Graduate Studies Program both with both an online and on campus presence.
Assistant Professor of Economics – Cornerstone University
Delivered courses in Principles and Intermediate Micro and Macro Economics as well as International, Development, Family, Sports, and Health Care Economics.
Engaged in University life by integrating a Christian worldview into Economics curriculum, participation in Chapel, and music performance.
Represented the University and the School of Business in local, regional and global contexts with ongoing high-quality academic scholarship.
Selected for University faculty’s highest honor – The Heart of a Scholar Award – in 2022.
Sponsored students to international economics conferences and directed their research in presenting at internationally recognized research conferences.
Contributed to the University’s International Programs Committee, Retirement Fund Committee, Celebration of Scholarship Committee, and the Athletic-Academic Advisory Council.
Promoted to Interim Dean of the School of Business & Innovation in January of 2024.
Dean | School of Business & Innovation: Cornerstone University (January 2024 to Present)
Provide leadership to all faculty members in the School of Business & Innovation by driving enabling excellence in scholarship and teaching. Guide and oversee programs in Finance, Accounting, Sport Management, Marketing, Economics, Management, and Creativity and innovation at the undergraduate level.
Inspire MBA and Ed.D. faculty and dissertation chairs to provide world-class instruction and mentoring to business and educational professionals.
Obtain financial support ($8.5 million as of September 2025) and resourcing for programmatic, enrollment, and physical growth through increased revenues and funding for capital projects.
Established the School of Business as a thought leader among Christian Liberal Arts Universities in the free enterprise tradition of business and political thought.
Created the Academic Framework for the SOAR Project – the Nation’s first fully-mobile, accredited College Degree targeting busy working adults with a BS in Strategic Business Management.
Secondary Education: Parchment, Yucca Valley, River Valley, and Bridgman High Schools (2005 - 2018)
Parchment Public Schools (August 2005 to November 2005)
Covered Maternity Leave for full-time faculty member in courses for High School Economics and US History while daily commuting from Stevensville, Michigan.
Yucca Valley High School (2006 - 2007)
Taught World History and Geography courses while coaching high school football in a high school of over 1700 students
Earned promotion to the ‘School-within-a-School” program in first year.
River Valley High School (2007 - 2012)
Taught courses in Economics, Government, US History, Current Events, Physical Education (unpaid “zero-hour” position)
Head Varsity Football while earning ever-increasing professional responsibilities.
Bridgman High School (2012 - 2018)
Taught courses in College Economics for Direct Credit program with Lake Michigan College along with Advanced Placement US History, World History, US History, and Yearbook Journalism for 4 years
Liaison to the Bridgman Education Foundation, Building Leadership Team, Department Chairman, Student Achievement Framework Team (who handled large data sets with Berrien RESA)
Earned Regional Coach of the Year (Staff Award) as a Varsity Football Offensive Coordinator in 2014
Retail Management: Pier 1 Imports & Lowe's Home Improvement (2000 - 2005)
Pier 1 Imports (October 2000 to April 2004)
Led team to top district and regional sales gains at stores in Benton Harbor, Battle Creek, and Flint
Earned rapid promotions from Assistant Manager to Store Manager in just 18 months
Provided leadership in sales data, management, sales increases, human resources, inventory management, and customer care.
Lowe’s Home Improvement (April 2004 to August 2005)
Led team of flooring specialists to achieve some of the top gains in the district
Provided custom orders, floor sales, inventory management, and marketing/merchandising expertise
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economic Science
The University of Angers: Angers, France (November 2023)
Dissertation: "The Family in the Inflation Culture"
Available at: https://theses.hal.science/STAR/tel-04517335v1
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Applied Economics (Cum Laude)
Western Michigan University: Kalamazoo, Michigan (January 2017)
Thesis: "US Hospitalization Prices and Increases in Net Revenues: 2000 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics
Western Michigan University: Kalamazoo, Michigan (April 2005)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History for Secondary Education (Minor in Social Studies)
Western Michigan University: Kalamazoo, Michigan (April 2005)
Book: “Inflation and the Family: How Monetary Policy Impacts Household Life” Palgrave MacMillan (https://link.springer.com/book/9783031812040)
- Review: The Social Costs of Inflation, by Allen Mendenhall. September 22, 2025. Available at: https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-social-costs-of-inflation/
Working Paper: “The Feminization or the Financialization ‘U’?: Women’s Labor Market Shifts Under Inflationary Central Banking” (Unsubmitted)
Working Paper: “The Economics of Family Fertility in the Socialist State: The Calculation Problem Applied to Eastern Bloc Fertility Economics” presented to the Austrian Economics Research Conference, submitted to the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics (Currently under Revision)
Working Paper: “The Impact of Cronyism on Local Housing Markets” Co-Authored with Dr. Patrick Newman (Unsubmitted)
Book Review: “Sexual Freedom and Its Impact on Economic Growth and Prosperity” by Feler Bose for the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics. June 2025. Available at: https://qjae.mises.org/article/138506
Published Opinion Piece: “The Importance of Hülsmann’s Groundbreaking Book: Abundance, Generosity, and the State” (https://mises.org/misesian/importance-hulsmanns-groundbreaking-book-abundance-generosity-and-state)
Doctoral Dissertation: “The Family in the Inflation Culture” Successfully defended in November of 2023; University of Angers, France (Published in HAL ‘STAR’ Repository: https://theses.hal.science/STAR/tel-04517335v1
Published Article: “The Biblical Ethic of the Free Market” Mises Brasil – The Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, Law, and Economics. October, 2021. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353938597_The_Biblical_Ethic_of_Free_Market_Exchange
Doctoral Workshop Paper: “The Bennett Hypothesis, Higher Education Inflation, and Positive Assortative Matching: How Student Loans Increase US Higher Education Prices and Intensify Socioeconomic and Educational Homogamy” submitted to Doctoral Cohort, University of Angers (April 2021)
Doctoral Workshop Paper: “The Economics of Fertility Decisions: Extensions on Becker’s Fertility Model” submitted to Doctoral Cohort, University of Angers (January 2021)
Working Paper: “Inflation and the Family in Light of Gary Becker’s, ‘A Treatise on the Family’” submitted to the Journal on Population Economics – Pending Review (October 2020)
Article: “The Biblical Ethic and Free Markets” for Mises Brazil: Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, Law and Economics (To Be Released November 2020)
Book Review: “Indebted: How Families Make College Work at Any Cost” by Kaitlin Zaloom: for the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Volume 22-4 (June 2020)
Published Article: “The Family Institution in the Inflation Culture: A Literature Review” for the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Volume 22-2 (September 2019)
Working Paper: “CON Regulations and the Impact on the Demand for Hospitalization in the US”, Western Michigan University with Dr. Donald Alexander (2019)
Working Paper: “70 Years in the Making: The Political Causes of and the Economic Consequences of Federal Intervention into Healthcare Markets in the US”, Submitted to the Economic & Business History Society of Michigan for the EBHS Annual Conference (2019)
Master’s Thesis: “Increasing Net Revenues in US Hospitals from 2000 to 2014”. Western Michigan University with Dr. Donald Alexander and Dr. Jon Neill (2017)
“Testing the Laffer Curve with US Corporate Tax Revenues from 1959 to 2009”, Western Michigan University for Dr. Matthew Higgins (2016)
“Food Demand and Safety in Kenya: The Impact of Aflatoxin Education for Consumers”, Western Michigan University for Dr. Christine Moser (2014)
“Measuring Consumer Adoption of Healthcare Insurance in Ghana”, Western Michigan University for Dr. Christine Moser (2014)
“Quantifying the Impact of Educational Attainment on Poverty and Income Inequality in Madagascar”, Western Michigan University for Dr. Christine Moser
Keynote Speech: “Mises’ homo agens and Christianity’s imago Dei: Deploying Reason and Revelation” Austrian Student Scholars Conference Mises Memorial Lecture | Grove City, PA (February 2026)
Conference Presentation: “Financialization and Labor Market Transformation: A Critique of Goldin’s ‘Feminization U’” 9th Annual Madrid Conference on Austrian Economics | Madrid, Spain (October 2025)
Conference Presentation: “Inflation and the Family” Markets & Society Conference | Washington, D.C. (October 2025)
Visiting Faculty & Student Sponsor (6): Mises University; Auburn, AL (Pending: July 2025)
Student Sponsorship (4): Celebration of Scholarship, Cornerstone University (Pending: April 2025)
Conference Session Chair: Austrian Economics Research Conference, Mises Institute (March 2025): Inflation and Central Banking
Student Sponsorship (12): Mises Book Club – Socialism (Spring 2025)
Student Sponsorship (3): Austrian Economics Research Conference, Mises Institute (March 2025)
Student Sponsorship (2): Austrian Student Scholarship Conference, Grove City College (February 2025)
Student Sponsorship (8): Mises Book Club – Economic Controversies (Fall 2024)
Visiting Faculty & Student Sponsor (9): Mises University; Auburn, Al, (July 2024)
Workshop Presentation: “Financialization and the ‘Feminization U’ Labor Pattern”. 10th Austrian Economics Research Seminar | Neoma Business School, Paris, France (June 2024).
Conference Presentation: “Monetary Policy’s Impact on the Household Sexual Division of Labor”. Austrian Economics Meeting Europe | University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (May 2024).
Student Sponsorship (3): Celebration of Scholarship, Cornerstone University (April 2024)
Student Sponsorship (1): Austrian Economics Research Conference, Mises Institute (March 2025)
Conference Presentation: “Cronyism and Cantillon Effects: Empirical Descriptions from DC Real Estate Markets”. Austrian Economics Research Conference, Auburn, AL (March 2024) Co-Authored with Dr. Patrick Newman | University of Tampa
Student Sponsorship (3): Austrian Student Scholarship Conference, Grove City College (February 2024):
Cornerstone University Chapel: Panel Discussion on Student Loan Debt and its Consequences. Grand Rapids, MI (December 2023).
Visiting Faculty & Student Sponsor (3): Mises University; Auburn, AL, (July 2023)
Fellowship Presentation: “Market vs Interventionist Monetary Systems”. Mises Institute, Auburn, AL (June 2023).
Conference Presentation: “Mises vs the Marxists on Traditional Family Life”. Austrian Economics Meeting Europe, Angers, France (May 2023).
Student Sponsorship (3): Celebration of Scholarship, Cornerstone University (April 2023)
Conference Presentation: “Monetary Interventionism’s Role in the Luxurification of Traditional Nuclear Family Life”. Austrian Economics Research Conference, Auburn, AL (March 2023)
Student Sponsorship (2): Austrian Student Scholarship Conference, Grove City College
Cornerstone University Chapel: Panel Discussion on a Biblical Understanding of Diversity. Grand Rapids, MI (November, 2022).
Student Sponsorship (3): Libertarian Scholars Conference | Mises Institute (September, 2022)
Conference Session Chair: Libertarian Scholars Conference | Mises Institute. Session Title: “Religion, Ethics, and Libertarianism” (September, 2022).
Conference Presentation: “A Private Law Critique of Abraham Kuyper’s Sphere Sovereignty: A Disastrous Near-Miss in the Proper Articulation of Anarchical Biblical Authority” at The Libertarian Scholars Conference in Nashville, TN. (September, 2022).
Student Sponsorship (2): Celebration of Scholarship, Cornerstone University (April 2022)
Conference Presentation: “Cantillon Effects and the ‘Coming Apart’ of the American Family Experience” Austrian Economics Research Conference (March 18, 2022) Note: Received the Kenneth Garschina Graduate Student Essay Award for the top paper in Austrian Economics by a Graduate Student for 2022.
Paper Presentation: “Cantillon Effects and the Family: Why Inflation’s Redistributive Effects Help Some Families and Destroy Others” Mises Institute Summer Research Fellowship & University of Angers Doctoral Workshop (July 13, 2021 & August 30, 2021).
Paper Presentation: “The Economics of Family Fertility in the Socialist State: The Calculation Problem Applied to Eastern Bloc Fertility Economics” Austrian Economics Research Conference (March 21, 2021).
Doctoral Workshop Participant: “Philosophical Problems in the Social Sciences” Directed by: Dr. Jorg Guido Hülsmann, University of Angers (12 Hours; January 12th & 13th, 2021)
Doctoral Workshop Paper Presentation: “The Economics of Fertility Decisions: Extensions on Becker’s Fertility Model” submitted to Doctoral Cohort, University of Angers (January 11, 2021)
Seminar Presentation Welch Heritage Institute of Lifelong Learning at Cornerstone University: Health Care Economics in the American Context (3 Sessions for 4.5 Hours) (September-October 2020)
Doctoral Workshop Paper Presentation: “The Defining Features of Becker’s Household Economics: The incentives, Problems, and Economic Strategies of Family Life” presented to Doctoral Cohort, University of Angers (August 31, 2020)
Seminar Leadership: Rothbard Graduate Seminar at the Mises Institute: Human Action by Ludwig von Mises. Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama (June, 2020)
Doctoral Workshop Paper Presentation: “Inflation and the Family in Light of Gary Becker’s A Treatise on the Family” University of Angers (April 31, 2020)
Presentation at the Austrian Economics Research Conference: “The Economics of Family Fertility in the Socialist State: Child-bearing Trends Before and After the Collapse of the Eastern Bloc”. Mises Institute: Auburn, Alabama (March 2020 – Cancelled due to Covid-19 travel restrictions)
Economics Workshop Presentation: “Theoretical and Empirical Literature Review on Price Increases and the Family Institution” The University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne of Paris, France (December 2019)
Economic Forum Presentation: “The Bible’s Description and Defense of Free Markets” Makenzie University of Sao Paolo, Brazil (November 2019)
Conference Participation: Lilly Conference for Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Traverse City, Michigan (October 2019)
Faculty Workday Presentation: “Mid-Semester Evaluations: Improving Student Perception and Performance” Presentation with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan (August 2019)
Paper Presentation at Economic Business History Society: “70 Years in the Making: The Political Causes of Increasing Hospitalization Prices in the US”, Detroit, MI (June 2019)
Panel Discussion Moderation: “Too Poor to Die? - A Christian Response to the Economic, Relational, and Spiritual Costs of End of Life Care”, Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan (April 2019)
Student Sponsorship (3): Celebration of Scholarship, Cornerstone University (April 2019)
Paper Presentation at Austrian Economics Research Conference: “The Family in the Inflation Culture: A Literature Review”, Mises Institute: Auburn, Alabama (March 2019)
Commentary and Panel Discussion: “Economic Consequences of the 2018 Mid-Term Elections” Calvin College Economics Symposium, Grand Rapids, Michigan (November 2018)
“Christian Worldview and the 2018 Mid-Term Elections” at Cornerstone University. A Panel Discussion regarding Michigan’s Statewide referendums from the 2018 Midterm elections (November 2018)
“Kuyper’s Christian Worldview and the Current Political Crisis” at the Acton Institute. The Calihan Lecture and Novak Award Reception for Dr. Lucas Freire, Grand Rapids, MI (November 2018)
Mises University Seminar at the Mises Institute. Week-long Introduction to Austrian Economics. (July 2017)
“The Constitution and the Free Market” at Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Course Instructor: The Honorable Judge Andrew Napolitano. (July 2017)
“The Economic, Cultural, and Spiritual Impact of Slavery from the 1st to the 21st Century”, Sawyer Highlands Church for Men’s Retreat, with 3 Sessions and Q & A (February 2014)
“Data-Driven Decisions in Education: Use of Assessment Software to Streamline Grading, Data Analysis, and Improving Instruction”, Bridgman Public Schools for Teacher Professional Development (August of 2015 and 2016)
Kagan Learning Structures: Bridgman Public Schools Professional Development (August 2015 – May 2017)
“Student Interaction using ‘Backbone’ Technology”, Bridgman Public Schools for Teacher Professional Development (November 2013)
“New Teacher Academy”, Berrien County RESA (January 2008 – December 2011)
“Framework for Understanding Poverty” Seminar with Yucca Valley Schools Professional Development (March 2007)
“Christian Opposition to the Federal Reserve” Protestant Libertarian Podcast: (Recording) September 23, 2025.
“Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children” Human Action Podcast: September 18, 2025. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi9L_V_6nqk&t=9s
“Christianity, Culture, and Inflation: The Impact of Unequal Weights & Measures” Biblical Anarchy Podcast: (Recorded) September 8, 2025.
“Pronatalism and Intervention Spirals: The Eastern Case” Mises Wire: September 9, 2025. Available at: https://mises.org/mises-wire/pronatalism-and-intervention-spirals-eastern-case
“Inflation and Family Economics” Radio Rothbard Podcast: August 22, 2025. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeki1i6Jq84&t=11s
“How the Federal Reserve Destroys the Family” The Liam McCollum Show #128: August 6, 2025. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzrjTUjIW74
“Inflation vs. Families, Children, and Social Health” The Tom Woods Show #2676: August 1, 2025. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1pDO4fzrAk
“A Biblical Perspective on Economics, Tariffs, & Inflation” The Center for Biblical Unity Family Meeting: July 31, 2025. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmwK9U80cIA
“Are Pro-Natalists the Real Malthusians?” Mises Wire: July 10, 2025. Available at: https://mises.org/mises-wire/are-pro-natalists-real-malthusians
“The Utility of a Father in a Financialized World” Mises Wire: June 14, 2025. Available at: https://mises.org/mises-wire
“Is Cultural Degeneration Biological or Ideological?” Mises Wire: May 24, 2025. Available at: https://mises.org/mises-wire/culture-degeneration-biological-or-ideological
“Thomas Malthus’s Disciples: The Pro-Natalists” Mises Wire: May 22, 2025. Available at: https://mises.org/mises-wire/thomas-malthuss-disciples-pro-natalists
“The Dehumanizing Nature of Tariffs” Power & Market: May 13, 2025. Available at: https://mises.org/power-market/dehumanizing-nature-tariffs
“The Politicization of Procreation: The Ultimate in “the Personal Is Political”. Mises Wire: January 16, 2023. Available at: https://mises.org/wire/politicization-procreation-ultimate-personal-political
“Family Destruction and Its Socialist Cheerleaders”. Mises Wire: January 7, 2023. Available at: https://mises.org/wire/family-destruction-and-its-socialist-cheerleaders
“Reclaiming the Anti-state Roots of Christmas”. Mises Wire: December 24, 2022. Available at: https://mises.org/wire/reclaiming-antistate-roots-christmas
“An Ancient Warning: Criminal Trespass is the State’s Essential Feature”. Mises Wire: October 1, 2022. Available at: https://mises.org/wire/ancient-warning-criminal-trespass-states-essential-feature
“The Unborns’ Dying Wish: The Abortion of the Fed”. Mises Wire: May 17, 2022. Available at: https://mises.org/wire/unborns-dying-wish-abortion-fed
“Inflation: The Justice Issue No One Is Talking About”. All the Things Podcast: April 3, 2022. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFoopMRCias
“The Coming Schism in the Evangelical Voting Bloc”. Mises Wire: August 2, 2021. Available at: https://mises.org/wire/coming-schism-evangelical-voting-bloc
“The War on the Family”. Lipton Matthews Podcast: July 8, 2021. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRkVr72OZhs&t=134s
“The Bible and the Minimum Wage Debate”. All the Things Podcast: May 29, 2021. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSFozt7NkbI
The Cultural Consequences of Monetary Policy,
Family Economics,
Inflation,
Housing Policy,
Healthcare Economics,
Educational Research (Secondary and Higher Education),
Christianity & Abolitionism
Economics Club of Grand Rapids
Peer Reviewer for Journal of Libertarian Studies
Association of Private Enterprise Education
Peer Reviewer for Mises Brasil – Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, Law and Economics
Economic History Society
American Economic Association
Western Michigan University Alumni Association
Delta Mu Delta – Omicron Phi Chapter (International Honor Society in Business)
Acton Institute Volunteer & Acton University Host
Drumming
World Travel
Architectural History
Fishing
Faith-Based Service
Habitat for Humanity
Acton Institute
Big Creek Missions
Faith-Based Volunteering in Music (over 30 years)
Youth Ministry
Church Financial, Deacon, and Elder Functions
Football Coaching
All Microsoft Office Software
R-Studio for Data Analytics & Econometrics
Educational Learning Management Softwares including Canvas, Blackboard, PowerSchool, Moodle, Data Director, AIMS-WEB
MS Teams
Google Classroom
Presentation Software including PowerPoint, Canva, Prezi, Google Slides, Powe BI, and Tableau.