Burhan Yavas
Ph.D., Professor of Finance, Department of finance and quantitative methods, California State University, Dominguez Hills
E-mail: byavas@soma.csudh.edu
I. ACADEMIC BIOGRAPHY
A. Education
Ph.D. 1983. University of Southern California.
M.A. 1978. University of Southern California.
B.A. 1973. Ankara University, Turkey.
B. Full-time Employment
1989 - Present Professor (Tenured), Department of Finance & Quantitative Methods, CSUDH.
1991 - 1995 Chairman, Department of Finance & Quantitative Methods, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
1987 - 1988 Visiting Professor, Department of Management, Bilkent University, Turkey.
1984 - 1989 Associate Prof., School of Management, CSUDH.
C. Part-time and Other Responsibilities
1999 - 2000 Board Member, HealthWindows.com.
1995 - 1998 Member, Advisory Board, Assists California Senator Barbara Boxer on issues in International Trade & Competitiveness.
1989 - 1999 Project Advisor Executive MBA Program, Pepperdine University.
1989 - 1990 Director, South Bay Business Forecasting Project.
1978 - 1981 Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Southern California.
D. Professional Activities
Editor Journal of Business and Management, official journal of the Western Decision Sciences Institute.
Editorial Board The International Trade Journal.
Tourism Research and Analysis.
Journal of Teaching in International Business.
Reviewer Journal of the Academy of Business, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, International Trade Journal,
Journal of Global Marketing, Journal of Teaching in International Business.
Outside referee Faculty tenure and promotion decisions (Penn State (Harrisburg) University & Ithaca College).
Coordinator Academy of Business Administration, International Meeting, July 10-17 (1996) Athens, Greece.
Track Chair Western Decision Sciences Institute, 30th Annual Meeting, April 3-7 (2001) Vancouver, Canada.
Track Chair International Management Development, Annual World Business Congress, July 13-17 (1997), Chonju City, South Korea.
Track Chair Academy of Business Administration, National Conference, April 9-14. (1996), Miami, Fl.
Track Chair Academy of Business Administration, International Conference, December 16-2, (1995). Aruba.
Track Chair International Management Development, Annual World Business Congress, July 13-17 (1995) Istanbul, Turkey.
Track Chair Academy of Business Administration, International Conference, June 21-27 (1995) London, UK.
Track Chair International Management Development Association, Third Annual World Business Congress, June 16-18 (1994) Malaysia.
Track Chair Economic Competitiveness and International Trade, Academy of Business Administration, Global Business Trends Conference, Dec. 16-21 (1994) Cancun, Mexico.
II. ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Grants and Research Awards:
- Center for International Education and Research (CIBER) Grant, SDSU, 1997
- Center for International Education and Research (CIBER) Grant, SDSU, 1996
- Research & Creative Activity Grant: 1995 & 1993
- IBEAR Faculty Scholarship Award, USC: 1995 & 1993
- USDA Grant, 1994
- U.S.D.E. Grant, 1991
- Summer Research Award, CSUDH, 1989
- Foundation Research Award, CSUDH, 1987
- California Lottery Fund Research Award, CSUDH, 1989
Awards:
- Best Paper Award, Western Decision Sciences Institute 28th Annual Conference, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1999
- Outstanding Professor CSUDH, 1996
- PSSI (Meritorious Performance), CSUDH, 1996, 1997 & 1998
- Best Paper Award IMDA Conference, Halifax, Canada, 1992
- Phi Kappa Phi 1996
- Faculty Travel Award, CSU: 1996, 1995, and 1994
- Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise (MPPP) Award, CSU:1990 & 1987
- 1983 Graduated with distinction (GPA 3.93) University of Southern California
- 1981 Received Phi Beta Kappa Dissertation Fellowship
III. TEACHING
International Business (graduate and undergraduate)
Business Forecasting (graduate and undergraduate)
Quantitative Methods in Business (graduate and undergraduate)
Managerial Economics (graduate and undergraduate)
IV. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
1984 - Present Member, Academy of International Business.
1994 - Present Member, Western Decision Sciences Institute.
1991 - Present Member, International Trade and Finance Association.
1987 - 1994 Member, Academy of Marketing Science.
1983 - 1992 Member, Western Economic Association.
1988 - 1990 Member, Association of Human Resources Management and .
1987 - 1989 Member, Society of Franchising.
1985 - 1989 Member, North American Economics and Finance Association.
