Jozell Brister, M. Ed., M.S.

Associate Professor of Economics

Contact Information

Office:  143 Mabee Business Building
Address:  ACU Box 29312, Abilene, Texas 79699
E-mail:  jozell.brister@coba.acu.edu
Telephone:  325-674-2596
FAX:  325-674-2564

Degrees, Licenses & Certificates:

• MS, University of North Texas, 1973
• MEd, Abilene Christian University, 1965
• BSEd, Abilene Christian University, 1961

Academic Positions Held:

• Associate Professor, College of Business Administration, Abilene Christian University 1989-90, 91-present
• Assistant to the Provost, 1990
• Associate Dean, College of Business Administration, 1985-89
• Assistant Dean, College of Business Administration, 1982-85
• Assistant Professor, 1980-89

Other Positions:

• Business Teacher, Abilene High School, 1961-80

Professional & Teaching Awards:

• University Caring Award, 1993
• "W" Club Role Model Award, 1988
• University Teacher of the Year, 1986

Courses Taught:

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Labor Economics
• Money and Banking

Consulting:

• Taylor County Commissioners: Developed job descriptions and salary schedules for elected Taylor County officials

Research Areas:

• Labor Economics

Current Projects:

• The Economic Effects of Downsizing:  Lessons for Eastern Europe

Representative Publications/Research Presentations:

• Brister, Jozell and Pope, Don (2001), "Jones Aircraft Company:  A Future Up in the Air," Advances in Business Cases, Society for Case Research and McGraw-Hill-Premis
• Brister, Jozell and Kevin Nelson (1999), "Restructuring the Hometown Electric Company: West Texas Utilities Company," Advances in Business Cases, Society for Case Research: McGraw-Hill-Primis
• Brister, Jozell, Lynn, Monty L. and Mulej. Matjaz (1999), "Downsizing: A US and CEE Comparison," Nase Gospodarstvo [Economic Review], vol 45, 5-6
• Brister, Jozell, Lynn, Monty L. & Mulej. Matjaz  (1998), "Downsizing:  A US and CEE Comparison," in Erdener Kaynak, Kip Becker, & Orsay Kucukemiroglu (eds.), Proceedings:  Global Business Prospects and Challenges:  Enhancing and Developing World Markets through Global Competitive Strategies, International Management Development Association, Third World Congress on Management, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June
• Testbook-B for William J. Baumol & Alan S. Blinder (1991) Economics, Principles and Policy. San Diego:  Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich
• Lynn, Monty L. & Brister, Jozell (1989). "Trends in Union Organizing Issues and Trends," Industrial Relations, 28 (1), 104-113

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership:

• Director of accreditation, American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 1995-present
• Director of accreditation, Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), 1992-present
• Editor, Business Interface, Abilene Christian University, 1982-88