Dr. Douglas Meador
Assistant Professor of Economics
260-399-7700, ext 8304
dmeador@sf.edu
Dr. Meador is Assistant Professor of Economics at the Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership at the University of Saint Francis. Dr. Meador served for two years as Chief Economist at UMB Financial Corporation’s Investment Advisory Division and his last position with them was as Vice President and Manager of Equity Research. Dr. Meador’s research interests are in the relation of economics to social values, Catholic Economics, and economic methodology; his doctoral dissertation was Examining the Economic Foundations of Catholic Social Thought. Dr. Meador has published in the Review of Social Economics, the Forum for Social Economics, and the Journal of Economic Issues.
Education
Ph.D. Economics and Social Science, University of Missouri – Kansas City
MA Economics, Duke University, Durham, NC
MA Economics and Statistics, University of Missouri – Columbia
BS Economics/Public Administration Major, Philosophy Minor, Missouri State University
Areas of Expertise
Catholic Economics, Heterodox Microeconomic Theory (American Institutionalism, Post Keynesian Thought), History of Economic Thought, Philosophy of Social Science Thought
Research Interests
A13: Relations of Economics to Social Values: Social Economics
B40: Economic Methodology: Ontological Analysis
B59: Current Heterodox Approaches, Other: Post Keynesian Economics, Catholic Economics