Curriculum Vitae

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Contact Information

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Phone (cell): +1 (517) 282-1675

The University of Colorado, Boulder, August 2015–Present. Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program. Visiting Scholar.
University of Colorado, Boulder, January 2016–Present. Silicon Flatirons Center. Faculty Affiliate.
Michigan State University, May 2015–Present. Professor and J. H. Quello Chair of Telecommunication Studies Emeritus.
Michigan State University, May 2015–Present. Quello Center. Senior Fellow.

Michigan State University, Department of Media and Information, August 2014–May 2015. Professor & Quello Center Founding Director.
Michigan State University, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, August 1999–August 2014. James H. Quello Professor of Telecommunication Studies.
Michigan State University, Quello Center for Telecommunication Management & Law, August 1999–August 2014. Director.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, January 2013–November 2013. Chief Economist (while on leave from Michigan State University).
Michigan State University, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, March–December 2012. Acting Chair.
Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Singapore, January–June 2006. Wee Kim Wee Professor of Communication (while on sabbatical from Michigan State University).
Northwestern University, Department of Communication Studies, 1988–1999. Associate Professor.
Northwestern University, Program in Telecommunications Science, Management & Policy, 1990–1999. Director.
Economists Incorporated, 1983–1988. Senior Economist.
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Economics, 1979–1983. Assistant Professor.
RAND Corporation, 1981–1983. Consultant.

Journal of Media Economics Award of Honor for Scholarly Contributions and Inspiration to the Field of Media Economics, 2010.
Information and Telecommunications Education and Research Association Distinguished Research Award, 2010.
Van Zelst Research Professor of Communication, Northwestern University, 1996–1997.
McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communication Policy Research for 1992.
Ameritech Research Fellow, Northwestern University, 1990–1991.
Ameritech Research Professorship, Northwestern University, 1989–1990.
National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1974–1977.

Co-convener, conference on telecommunications free trade zones, Northwestern University, March 30, 1992.
Convener, half-day conference on electronic services networks at Northwestern University, April 9, 1990.
Co-convener, day-long Washington, DC conference on electronic services networks sponsored by the Annenberg Washington Program, February 23, 1990.
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Media Economics.
Member of Organizing Committee for the Nineteenth and Twentieth Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Solomon Island, MD.
Member, Executive Committee, Consortium for Research in Telecommunications.
Organizer, 1996 Conference on Telecommunications Policy and Strategy of the Consortium for Research in Telecommunications Policy, Evanston, IL, May 10–11, 1996.
Co-organizer, Telecommunication Policy and Law Symposium: "Preventing Flawed Communication Policies by addressing Constitutional Principles", Washington, D.C., April 18, 2000.
Member, National Research Council Broadband Last Mile Committee, 1999–2001.
Vice-Chair, TPRC Board of Directors, 2004–2007.
Co-Organizer, 2008 Conference of the International Telecommunications Education and Research Association.
Member of Board of Directors, International Telecommunications Education and Research Association, Fall 2005–2015.

US Federal Communications Commission

IPA Assignment as FCC Chief Economist (extension)

Role: PI · 8/16/2013–11/24/2013 · $69,936

U.S. Federal Communications Commission

IPA Assignment as FCC Chief Economist

Role: PI · 1/4/2013–8/15/2013 · $153,593

US Department of Commerce

Broadband Adoption through Education and E-Entrepreneurship in Michigan's Urban Cores

Role: Co-PI · 12/10/2010–9/30/2012 · $5,215,507

National Science Foundation

Scale and Complexity of Media Markets as Determinants of Local Government News Coverage

Role: PI · 8/16/2008–8/15/2011 · $498,087

National Science Foundation

Collaborative Research: Achieving Innovative and Reliable Services in Unlicensed Spectrum

Role: PI · 7/1/2002–6/30/2005 · $411,222

Ford Foundation

Making US Telecommunications Policy: Who Participates and Who is Heard?

Role: PI · 3/1/2003–2/28/2004 · $100,000

Merit Network Inc.

Link Michigan-Regional Telecommunication Planning Council

Role: Co-PI · 11/1/2001–10/31/2002 · $59,000

Total for Funded Grants and Projects: $6,507,345