Alina M. Zapalska
Professor of Economics, Department of Management, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, USA.
Email: Alina.M.Zapalska@uscg.mil
TEACHING
Microeconomic Theory, Macroeconomic Theory, Global Macroeconomic and Business Issues, Managerial Economics, International Trade Theory & Policy, International Finance, Monetary Economics, Experimental Economics, Mathematical Economics, Public Finance, Industrial Organization, Comparative Economic Systems, Money and Banking, Game Theory
RESEARCH
Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses, Transitional Economies, Emerging Economies, Comparative Systems, Economics Education, Business Education, Experimental Economics
STUDIES /DEGREES Degree Date Field
Krakow College #2, Krakow, Poland B.Sc. 06/30/77 Mathematics and Physics
Agricultural University, Krakow, Poland M.Sc. 05/14/82 Industrial Chemistry
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY M.Sc. 12/08/87 Agricultural Economics
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY M.A. 05/06/90 Economics
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Ph.D. 08/01/91 Economics
TEACHING/RESEARCH EMPLOYMNET
1. Tenured-Full Professor of Economics, Department of Management, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, October 2006-Present
2. Tenured-Professor of Economics, Division of Finance and Economics, Marshall University, Spring 1999-August 2005
3. Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, May-June 2001
4. Adjunct Professor, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, Spring 2000-Present
5. Assistant Professor, Division of Finance and Economics, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, Fall 1991-March 1997
6. Teaching /Research Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Kentucky, Fall 1988-Summer 1991
7. Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Agricultural University, Krakow, Poland, Fall 1983-Spring 1985
Published in Refereed Journals: Agricultural Economic Research Review, Midwest Business Review, Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Journal of Business Economics Research, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Private Enterprise, Journal of East-West Business, Social Studies, Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, Simulation and Gaming, Southwest Business and Economics Journal, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Comparative Economic Studies, International Review of Economics Education, Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, Ethics and Critical Thinking Journal, Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, Journal of Teaching in International Business, Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, Insights to a Changing World Journal, The Ethics and Critical Thinking Journal, Insights to a Changing World Journal, Education and Training Journal, Simulation and Gaming, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Journal of Financial Education, Tourism: International Interdisciplinary Journal. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism, Economics and Economic Education Research Journal, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, Investment Management & Financial Innovations, Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, Cheer Papers, Tourism Journal, Problems and Perspectives in Management Journal, Problems and Perspectives in Management Journal. Asian Business and Economics Journal, Economics and Economic Education Research Journal, Economic Research Network Educator, Journal of Business Case Studies, Academic Exchange Quarterly, Academic Exchange Quarterly, Campus-Wide Information Systems, International Journal of Information & Learning Technology, Journal of Economics and Business, Business Journal for Entrepreneurs.
Professional Organization Activities
Member - American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, North East Business and Economics Association, Midwest Business Economics Association, American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, The Interfaces Institute, Polish Economic Advising Committee, System Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
Editorial Board - Journal of East West Business, Problems & Perspectives in Management
Reviewer- Tourism Journal, Journal of Contemporary Business Issues; Southwest Business & Economics Journal, Journal of Business and Economics Research, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, International Small Business Journal
Honors and Recognition
Cambridge Who's Who Among Executive and Professional Women "Honors Edition", 2005 Outstanding Achievement in International Education, State of WV Office of the Chief Executive, FACDIS - West Virginia University Outstanding Research Award, Lewis College of Business Outstanding Researcher Award, Marshall University Center for Teaching Excellence Award, 1999-2000 Charles E. Hedrick Outstanding Marshall University Faculty Award, 1999-2000 Marshall University Distinguished Arts and Scholars Award, 2000 Teaching Innovation Award, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, Multicultural /Social Justice Research Award, Summer 1998, The Annual Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education
