Mark D. Foster

605 Elizabeth Lane                                                                               Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR  72401                                                                         318 Business Building

(870) 931-1378                                                                                   State University, AR  72467

(870) 972-3742 (office)

mfoster@astate.edu

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES:

University of North Alabama, Bachelor of Science in Finance/Economics, 1983-1985

Northwest Alabama State Junior College, transferred to University of North Alabama, 1981-1983

 

GRADUATE STUDIES:

Mississippi State University, Ph.D. in Business Administration, 1997-present (Expected 2004)

Major Area: Finance        Minor Area: Economics

Dissertation Topic: AAn Examination of Capital Structure Determinants in Emerging Market Nations@                                           

University of Alabama, Master of Arts in Finance, 1990-1992

University of North Alabama, transferred credits to the University of Alabama, 1989-1990

 

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Associates Financial Services, June 1985 - August 1989

Hired as financial representative, promoted to Branch Manager (Gadsden, AL)

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Arkansas State University, Instructor, August 2001 - present

Courses taught at ASU:            Business Finance

Personal Finance

Risk and Insurance

Capital Management

International Financial Markets

Corporate Financial Management (MBA)

 

Mississippi State University, Lecturer, August 2000 - May 2001

 

Mississippi State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, January 1997 - August 2000

Courses taught at MSU:            Financial Management

Financial Systems

Intermediate Financial Management

Principles of Insurance

Principles of Life Insurance

Personal Money Management              

Principles of Microeconomics/Macroeconomics

 

Graduate Assistant to Dr. Paul Grimes

-responsible for grade maintenance, available for student tutoring, responsible for developing braille-type graphs for a visually-impaired student

 

 

University of North Alabama, Temporary Instructor, August 1993 - May 1996

Courses taught at UNA:            Principles of Economics

Money & Banking

 

University of North Alabama, Adjunct Professor, August 1992 - May 1993

 

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journals

“Capital Gains, Dividends, and Taxes: Market Reactions to Tax Changes,”  (with M. Young and L. White).  Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, Forthcoming.

 

AHonest Intentions:  Business Students= Perceptions of Academic and Business Ethics,@ (with D. Lee and D. Kern).  Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, Volume XXX, Number 2, Fall/Winter 2004.

 

AWorld Series Stock Market Predictor:  An Empirical Examination of the AL/NL Effect,@ (with C. Hopkins and R. Valentine).  Journal of Business, Industry and Economics, Volume 4, Spring 2004.

 

"Public Finance and Education:  Does School District Size and Amount of Funding Have an Impact on Student Performance,"  V. Bhargava, J. Couch and M. Foster.  Journal of Business Disciplines, Volume 9, Number 1, Spring 2001.

 

Conference Presentations

 

ACapital Gains, Dividends, and Taxes: Market Reactions to Tax Changes,@ M. Foster, M. Young, and L. White, Allied Academies International Conference: Maui, HI, October, 2004.

 

ACommunity Development Banks: Are They Really Working,@ M. Foster and D. Kern, Society of Business, Industry and Economics, Branson, MO, April, 2004.

 

AHonest Intentions: Business Students= Perceptions of Academic and Business Ethics@, M. Foster, D. Lee, and D. Kern, Academy of Economics and Finance: Biloxi, MS, February, 2000.

 

ANon-Dividend Paying Stocks and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: An Empirical Investigation of Price Reaction,@ M. Foster and M. Young, Southern Finance Association; Key West, FL, November 1999.                       

 

AChief Executive Distractions and Economic Performance,@ J. Couch, V. Bhargava and M. Foster, Mid-South Association of Accounting and Finance; Jackson, MS, October 1998.

 

AEnterprise Zones: An Empirical Analysis,@ J. and M. Foster, Alabama Academy of Sciences; Birmingham, AL, March 1995.

 

Conference Proceedings

 

ACapital Gains, Dividends, and Taxes: Market Reactions to Tax Changes,@ M. Foster, M. Young, and L. White, Proceedings: Allied Academies International, Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies, Vol. 9, Number 2, 2004.

 

 

ACommunity Development Banks: Are They Really Working,@ M. Foster and D. Kern, Proceedings: Society of Business, Industry and Economics Annual Meeting, 2004.

 

AEnterprise Zones: An Empirical Analysis,@J. Couch and M. Foster. Proceedings: Alabama Academy of Sciences, March 1995.