Expert Source: Cliff Cook, M.B.A.

Cliff Cook is an emeritus faculty member who teaches occasionally in the Economics Department. In addition to teaching accounting courses, he has expertise in international trade issues and in sports management economics. Prior to teaching, Cook worked as a Certified Public Accountant and as vice-president of a direct-mail advertising magazine.

Education

• B.S.B.A. Drexel University (Finance)
• M.B.A. Drexel University (Manpower Management)

Areas of Expertise

• International trade
• NAFTA and free trade agreements
• Fair trade retailing
• The informal economy in underdeveloped/developing countries
• Ethnics and globalization
• Fraud examination
• The business of sport, sports management economics

Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant , American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Certified Personal Trainer, American Council on Exercise (ACE)
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• Expert Level Cycling Coach, licensed through the U.S. Cycling Federation, now USA Cycling

Selected Writings and Presentations

• “Canadian Trade policy and Latin American Reality,” keynote speaker at the 14th Annual Ohio Canadian Studies Roundtable – March 2006
• “Ethics in Globalization – Best Practices,” presented to the American Chamber of Commerce, Lima, Peru – April, 2005
• “NAFTA and the Realities of Cross-Cultural Economic Growth,” presented at the Ohio Association of Economics and Political Scientists Conference, also the Blaine Grimes Seminar, Fall 1993.
• A Short Course in Accounting Information Systems, co-authored with Joan Harvey, a textbook, 1991
• “Teaching Business Concepts through the Medium of Sports,” presented at the Blaine Grimes Seminar, Fall 1989
• “Who are the Players?” – a lengthy monograph written in 1988 after first teaching a National Colloquium seminar titled, “Compensation in Sport.”