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faculty:

jay p. greene
department head,
endowed chair
in education reform


robert m. costrell
endowed chair
in accountability



reed greenwood
professor



robert maranto
endowed chair
in leadership



gary w. ritter
endowed chair
in education policy



sandra stotsky
endowed chair
in teacher quality



patrick j. wolf
endowed chair
in school choice


Joshua McGee
Research Associate

Joshua McGee

201 Graduate Education Building
College of Education and Health Professions
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-6553
Fax: (479) 575-3196
jbm04@uark.edu


EDUCATION:

  • Ph. D. Economics, University of Arkansas (Expected 2009)
  • M.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas
  • B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Minor in Mathematics

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

  • Doctoral Academy Fellow, Department of Education Reform, Aug. 2007-Present. Performed academic research in education.
  • Consultant, Independent Consulting, January 2003 to present. Worked with many of the companies in Northwest Arkansas. Provided industrial engineering and database consulting services.
  • Research Assistant, Center for Business and Economic Research, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, Aug. 2006 to Aug. 2007.
  • Headmaster/Faculty/Technology Coordinator, Haas Hall Academy, June 2004 to May 2006. Primary duties included: faculty coordination and recruitment, scheduling, curriculum development, maintenance of the computer network, teaching mathematics classes.
  • Senior Vice President of Research, Development, and Implementation, Digi-Tell Inc., January 2003 to December 2005. Assisted in the startup of this new company.
  • Research Assistant, Industrial Engineering Department, January 2003 to June 2005. Performed academic research in supply chain management, logistics, and scheduling.
  • Industrial Engineering Consultant, Wal-Mart, January 2004 to August 2004.
  • Industrial Engineering Co-op, Standard Register, May 2002 to January 2003.
  • Industrial Engineering Co-op, Baxter Healthcare Manufacturing, May 2001 to January 2002.

FIELDS OF INTEREST: Education Policy, Regional Economic Development, Public Policy

PUBLISHED PAPERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

  • McGee, J.B., Rossetti, M.D., Mason, S.J., 2005, Quantifying the effect of transportation practices in military supply chains, Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, 2(2), 87-100.
  • McGee, J.B., Rossetti, M.D., Mason, S.J., 2004, Simulating Transportation Practices in Multi-Indenture Multi-Echelon (MIME) Systems, Eds. R.G. Ingalls, M.D. Rossetti, J.S. Smith, and B.A. Peters, Proceedings of the 2004 Winter Simulation Conference.

FUNDED RESEARCH AND PAPERS:

  • Air Force Research Laboratory "Modeling Sortie Generation for Unit Level Logistics Planners", Rossetti, M. D., Hill, R.R., Narayanan, McGee, J.B., Hausman, T., 2005
  • Air Force Research Laboratory "Quantifying the Effect of Commercial Transportation Practices in Military Supply Chains", Rossetti, M. D., Mason, S.J., McGee, J.B., Manesh, M., Bennett, A., Houx, R., 2003
  • Rodeo of the Ozarks
    Performed economic analysis to determine suggested facility design and event mix for the rodeo facility, 2006.
  • Baxter County Library
    Performed analysis to determine the viability of a new library facility to be constructed in Mountain Home, 2006.
  • City of Ozark
    Performed analysis to determine the feasibility of and right size for a marina to be located in the downtown area on the Arkansas River, 2006.
  • Arkansas Economic Development Commission Energy Office
    Gathered information for and assembled the Arkansas Energy Data Profile, 2006.

university of arkansas | department of education reform | 201 graduate education building | fayetteville | ar | 72701
Ph: 479|575-3172 Fax: 479|575-3196 | e-mail: edreform@uark.edu