Jannett Highfill

Biography

Professor Highfill has been at Bradley University since 1985.  Her primary professional aspiration is to achieve balance between teaching and research; she’s taught over 20 different courses and pursues multiple research agendas.

Professional Experience

Editor, Global Economy Journal
President, Missouri Valley Economics Association

Teaching

She has taught many classes of Bradley University, from the very technical, Mathematical Economics and Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, to the literary, Economics in Literature.  Her primary interest is in Global Economics, but she is also devoted to Principles of Macroeconomics.

Scholarship

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles in the Last Five Years

Highfill, J. K., O'Brien, K. M. (2019). Religious Heterogeneity and Municipal Spending in the United States. Review of Social Economy, 77(4), 555-570.

Highfill, J. K., Marcum, T. M. (2019). Modeling Undergraduate Student Effort: Exploring the Gap Between Effort and Grade. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 19(1), 56-66.

Highfill, J. K., O'Brien, K. M. (2016). Municipal Spending and Religious Preferences. Faith & Economics, 68, 63-92.

Scholarly Book

Highfill, J. K., Webber, P. (2015). A Tempered and Humane Economy: Markets, Families, and Behavioral Economics. Lexington Books. 

Peer Reviewed Proceedings and Presentations in the Last Five Years

Highfill, J. K., O'Brien, K. M., International Atlantic Economic Society, "Municipal Spending and Religious Preferences", International Atlantic Economic Conference, Boston MA. (October, 2015).

Highfill, J. K., McAsey, M., Western Economic Association International, "Best Response Functions in an Intra-Industry R&D Subsidy Game", Denver CO. (June, 2014).

Highfill, J. K., Wojcikewych, R., Allied Social Sciences Association, “The U.S.-China Exchange Rate Debate:  Using Currency Offer Curves”, American Economic Association, Denver, CO. (January, 2011).

Honors

• Samuel Rothberg Professional Excellence Award, Bradley University
• Midwest Grain Products, Inc. Teaching Award, Foster College of Business
• Graduate Honors Fellow, University of Kansas
• William A. Swett Prize, University Co-Valedictorian, Wichita State University

 Poetry Chapbooks

• A Constitution of Silence, 2013, Green Fuse Poetic Arts.
• Light Blessings Drifting Together, 2012, Finishing Line Press.