Charles Wilf
Assistant Professor
A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration Assistant Professor - Economics & Quantitative Analysis [email protected]
Professional Interests Research: Behavioral modeling Teaching: Global economy; research methods
Academic Background Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Public Policy Analysis, 1997 M.S. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Urban and Regional Planning, 1975 M.S. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Geography, 1974 A.B. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, Geography, 1972
Computer Skills MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SPSS
WORK EXPERIENCE
Academic Experience Assistant Professor, Duquesne University (2005 - Present). Teach undergraduates: Elements of Economics; Quantitative Methods I and II; Global Economic Perspectives . Adjunct Professor, Duquesne University (1994 - Present). Adjunct Professor Historical Geography. Adjunct Professor, LaRoche College (2000 - 2007). Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program in Human Resources Management Research Methods; Labor Economics and Labor Relations. Visiting Instructor, Duquesne University (2003 - 2005). Teach undergraduates in these courses: Elements of Economics; Quantitative Methods I and II; Global Economic Perspectives . Adjunct Professor, Duquesne University (2000 - 2004). Adjunct Professor - Global Geography. Adjunct Professor, Penn State University (2000 - 2003). Adjunct Professor - Human Geography. Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh (1994 - 1995). Adjunct Professor - Quantitative Methods in Public Administration. Instructor , Carnegie Mellon University (1991 - 1992). Instructor - Statistics.
Non-Academic Experience Senior Policy Analyst, Allegheny County, Office of the County Manager (1997 - 1999). Management innovations: Performance Review (‘Sunset’) Program; Professional Hiring Program; Workers’ Compensation Review process overhaul and implementation - $1.4 Million savings; Contract Reengineering c. $30,000 immediate savings Other duties: Maglev transportation project; Healthcare reform; Tax Increment Financing; Economic development issues; Community College of Allegheny County liaison; Minority and Women Business Enterprise programs . Acting Division Manager - Department of Computer Services, Allegheny County, Office of the County Manager (1996 - 1997). Responsible for a $3 million budget and all management functions including contract compliance and the oversight of a new countywide technology initiative. Financial Analyst and Special Projects Coordinator, City of Pittsburgh Office of Management and Budget (1994 - 1996). Also - Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Strategic planning assessment; Pittsburgh’s Mayoral Energy Management Initiative; Workers’ compensation multi-city comparison study; Recycling cost analysis; Fiscal and Economic Indicators Report preparation; Water treatment and distribution cost model; miscellaneous legislative feasibility studies; Intergovernmental liaison . Business Consultant, Self-employed (1994 - 1996). Performed regional assessments of buying power and market potential; Prepared business plans; Consulted with Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center for sales management and market distribution analysis. Manufacturing and Marketing Representative, Self-employed (1986 - 1994). Independent sales/marketing representative covering a multi-state territory and twice recognized nationally for outstanding achievement. Retail Chain Owner, Self-employed (1983 - 1986). Multi-unit gourmet food, gift, and accessory chain.
Courses Taught Administrative Theory Business Statistics Elements of Economics Global Economic Perspectives Global Geography Graduate Research Methods Historical Geography Human Geography Introduction to Business Labor Economics and Labor Relations Principles of Marketing Principles of Retailing Quantitative Analysis Small Business Management The Global Economy (specialized masters) World Geography
Other Teaching Activities Course (Existing) - Compensated Redesign 2007 - Undergraduate and graduate class in the history of human interaction with particular regard to the role of spatial variation in political, cultural and economic phenomena. 2007 - A one semester upper level undergraduate course which surveys comparative economic systems and applies micro and macroeconomic principles learned in previous classes to assess, evaluate, and understand economic events that are occurring throughout the world today. 2007 - Taught both halves of a two-semester sequence in statistical methods Doctoral Exam Preparation/Grading 2006 - Member of a dissertation committee - Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh Other Teaching Activities 2007 - Developed and maintained a program to supervise statistics tutors for all undergraduate statistics classes INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Refereed Articles Miller, D., Miranda, R., Roque, R., & Wilf, C. (1995). The Fiscal Organization of Metropolitan Areas: The Allegheny County Case Reconsidered. Publius, 25 (4), 19-36.
Dissertation Decision Schemas, Policy Preferences, and Economic Development: An Experimental Study of Peterson's Developmental Imperative in Allegheny County Municipalities