Sandra Claflin-Chalton, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 486
Menomonie, WI 54751-0486
Summary of experience:
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Senior lecturer in Economics, Department of Social Science,
University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retired from full time teaching June
2011.
Economic consultant to private enterprise and government
organizations.
Employed by international organization and Federal government
agencies.
Summary of talents and skills:
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Experienced public speaker
Excellent research and analytical abilities
Well organized and efficient
Extensive foreign travel and working experience
Computer literate
Developer of online academic courses including an interactive CD
textbook for Personal Investing
Goals as a consultant:
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Provide balanced and accurate information
Maintain integrity of analysis
Address the needs of my clients
Education:
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Interdisciplinary Ph.D. (economics, political science, geography)
University of Oklahoma 1994
Master of Arts in Economics, University of Oklahoma 1987
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, UCLA 1970
Experience
1992 to 2011
Department of Social Science University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, 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
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
Presented a paper at the Second Annual Economic Summit, April
1996, on the different types of tax reform programs implemented in
other island countries.
Consultant
Consulted with government and business leaders in July 1996, on
alternative types of taxation which may be appropriate for the
country.
1986 to 1992
Instructor
and
Research
Assistant
Department of Economics, University of Oklahoma, Norman,
Oklahoma
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
C-C Technical & Economic Consulting, Inc., Norman, Oklahoma
Self-Employed
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
Conducted research on oil and gas in the United States, including
to Executive
geological, economic and regulatory issues. Held workshops and
Office
made presentations on the future of natural gas as a viable energy
option to the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) and House
Program Manager
Sub-committee. Co-authored a study on policy options for natural
for Natural Gas
gas which was circulated to the U. S. Congressional staffs.
Studies
1977 to 1978
Energy
Consultant
Lewis and Associates, Washington D.C.
Involved in Department of Energy work on Devonian shale natural gas
recovery.
U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland, California
1975 to 1977
Program
Analyst
1972 to 1974
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).
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.
Business
Consultant
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD), Paris, France
1970 to 1972
Associated with the Econometrics Unit in data gathering and
preparation for regression analysis. Worked on country studies for
other sectors of the organization.
Dissertation:
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Volume 1: Political and Economic Viability of Microstates - A Boolean
Analysis
Volume 2: Case studies of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada,
St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the
Seychelles
Contact
Email: claflinchals@uwstout.edu
Phone: (715) 235-1400