Sandra Claflin-Chalton, Ph.D.
P.O. Box ***
Menomonie, WI 54751-0486
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Summary
of experience:Senior
lecturer in Economics, Department of Social Science,
University of Wisconsin - Stout.
Retired from full time teaching in June 2011.Economic
consultant to private enterprise and government
organizations.Employed
by international organization and Federal government
agencies.
Summary
of talents and skills:Experienced
public speakerExcellent research and analytical abilitiesWell
organized and efficientExtensive
foreign travel and working experienceComputer
literateDeveloper
of online academic courses including an interactive CD textbook for
Personal Investing.
Goals
as a consultant:Provide
balanced and accurate informationMaintain
integrity of analysisAddress
the needs of my clients
Education:Interdisciplinary
Ph.D. (economics, political science, geography)
University of Oklahoma 1994Master
of Arts in Economics, University of Oklahoma 1987Bachelor
of Arts in Economics, UCLA 1970
Dissertation:Volume
1: Political and Economic Viability of Microstates -
A Boolean AnalysisVolume
2: Case studies of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,
Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines, and the Seychelles
Experience
1992 to
2011 Department
of Social Science University of Wisconsin - StoutMenomonie,
Wisconsin
Senior Lecturer
Taught
undergraduate courses in Principles of Economics I and
II, upper level courses in Microeconomic, Personal Investing, International Economics, and Labor Economics. Participated in the
Wisconsin in Scotland program Fall term 1997. Continued to provide
workshops and seminars in financial planning and investing for the
general public, through Continuing Education and for the Honor's College. Appointed by
Governor Doyle to the Teacher's Retirement Board for the Wisconsin
Employee Trust Fund.
1996 Government
of Aruba
Consultant Presented
a paper at the Second Annual Economic Summit, April 1996,
on the different types of tax reform programs implemented
in other island countries.
Consulted with
government and business leaders in July 1996, on
alternative types of taxation which may be appropriate
for the country.
1986 to 1992 Department
of Economics, University of Oklahoma,Norman,
Oklahoma
Instructor
and
Research Assistant Taught
undergraduate courses in United States Economic History,
upper level courses in Microeconomics (Price Theory) and
Labor economics.
Participated in economic
studies on employment, water usage in tertiary oil
recover, defining the natural gas resource base in
Oklahoma and new energy technologies.
1987 to1991
Self-Employed C-C
Technical & Economic Consulting, Inc., Norman,
Oklahoma
1984 to 1987
Energy Consultant C.
H. Guernsey & Company, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
Developed
cost evaluations of natural gas production and
transportation for private industry and government
agencies including the United States Air Force. Reviewed
purchasing practices, defined fuel needs, identified
alternative energy sources and suppliers, and negotiated
contracts for long term natural gas purchases.
1978
to 1982 MITRE
Corporation, McLean, Virginia
Special Assistant to
Executive Office
Program Manager for Natural
Gas Studies Conducted
research on oil and gas in the United States, including
geological, economic and regulatory issues. Held
workshops and made presentations on the future of
natural gas as a viable energy option to the
Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) and House Sub-committe. Co-authored a study
on policy options for natural gas which was circulated
to the U. S. Congressional staffs.
1977 to 1978
Energy Consultant Lewis
and Associates, Washington D.C.
Involved in
Department of Energy work on Devonian shale natural gas
recovery.
1975 to 1977
Program Analyst U.S.
Department of Energy, Oakland,
California
Worked with alternative
energy sources as program manager for Solar Energy
Handbook. Joined the Oil and Gas Division in 1976 to work
on enhanced oil recovery. Editor of monthly newsletter
for the San Francisco/Oakland Operations under Energy
Research and Development Agency (ERDA).
1972 to 1974
Business Consultant ABC
Associates; Awdeh and Company; and Peat, Marwick,
Mitchell,Beirut,
Lebanon
Analyzed current business
structures and then designed guidelines and procedures
for more cost-effective methods of conducting business.
Assisted small businesses in setting up procedures for
future computerization.
1970 to 1972 Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris,
France
Associated with the
Econometrics Unit in data gathering and preparation for
regression analysis. Worked on country studies for other
sectors of the organization.
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