Brian Davis
Clinical Professor
Discipline Coordinator
Brian S. Davis, Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance Brian Davis comes to Smeal from York College of Pennsylvania, where he served as assistant professor of management since 2006. He has also served on the faculty at Ohio University and at the University at Albany-SUNY, where he earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy. Prior to joining academia, Davis worked as an economic consultant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In addition to his Ph.D., Davis holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Colgate University and a master's degree in Economics from George Mason University.
Expertise
International Financial Services Regulation, The Basel Accords, Oil Markets, Welfare and Social Service Reform and Public Finance
Education
Ph D in Public Policy and Administration, State University of New York at Albany, Rockefeller School of Public Affairs and Policy, Albany, NY, 2006-12-01 MA in Economics, George Mason University, Economics, Fairfax, VA, 1996-05-01 BA in Economics, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 1990-05-01
Courses Taught
BA 595 – Internship
Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction, including field experiences, practicums, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
FIN 305W – Financial Management of the Business Enterprise (W)
Development of advanced practices of financial management and their application to decision making in a business firm.
FIN 305W (W)
Development of advanced practices of financial management and their application to decision making in a business firm.
FIN 408 – Fin Mrkts and Insts
Functional analysis of major credit institutions; sources and uses of funds; impact of government regulation.
FIN 408 – Financial Markets and Institutions
Functional analysis of major credit institutions; sources and uses of funds; impact of government regulation.
FIN 408H – Fin Mkts Inst Hnr (H)
Functional analysis of major credit institutions; sources and uses of funds; impact of government regulation.
FIN 408H – Finacial Markets and Institutions (Honors) (H)
FIN 408H – Financial Markets and Institutions (Honors) (H)
Introduction to bonds, equities, derivatives, and financial institutions including insurance, pension funds and mutual funds.
FIN 494 – Research Projects
Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
FIN 494H – Research Projects (H)
Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
FIN 496 – Independent Studies
Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
FIN 555 – Global Finance
International Finance
FIN 596 – Individual Studies
IB 399 – Foreign Studies
Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
PSU 006 – First-Year Seminar Business
Facilitate student's adjustment to the high expectations, demanding workload, increased academic liberties, and other aspects of the transition to college life.
Selected Publications
Bittner G., Davis B. "United States and Economic Nationalism" Wiener Blatter-zur friedensforschung, vol. 140, 2009-01-01
Davis B. "Basel I and Basel II: Understanding Policy and Process" 2008-01-01
Davis B. "Job Satisfaction in the Public Sector" The American Review of Public Administration, vol. 33, 2003-01-01