VITA– 2013
ELIZABETH BRANNIGAN BOOTH
ADDRESS
Department of Finance
MichiganStateUniversity
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 353-4820
EDUCATION
CornellUniversity, Doctoral study in Agricultural Economics, 1983-84.
University of Rhode Island, Master of Business Administration (summa cum laude), 1979-81.
University of Rhode Island, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (magna cum laude), 1977-79.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
State of New York, Real Estate Salesperson, 1984.
Teaching positions
MichiganStateUniversity, East Lansing, MI, Professor of Practice in Finance, 1998 – present.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Instructor of Finance (Finance and Real Estate), 1995-1998.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Instructor of Quantitative Business Analysis (Statistics and Production/Operations Management), 1987-95.
Southeastern LouisianaUniversity, Hammond, LA, Instructor of Marketing, 1986-87.
SyracuseUniversity, Syracuse, NY, Special Instructor of Finance, 1984-86.
CornellUniversity, Ithaca, NY, Teaching Assistant for Business Management, 1983.
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, Assistant Professor of Finance, 1982-83.
LeMoyneCollege, Syracuse, NY, Assistant Professor of Finance, 1982.
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Instructor of Finance, 1981.
Consulting and research positions
International Financial Education and Research, Inc., Vienna, Austria,
Consultant, 1993-94.
The Academy of Producer Insurance Studies, Inc., Austin, TX, Consultant, 1984-85.
Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Research Associate, 1983-84.
Research Center in Business and Economics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Graduate Assistant, 1979-81.
HONORS AND AWARDS
General Mills Corporate Recruiting Honor Roll, December 2009-2012
Lewis Quality Award: Financial Markets Institute, 2007
Outstanding Honors College Faculty Recipient, Michigan State University, 2006
Excellence in Teaching, Finance Department, Michigan State University, 2006-2007, 2003-2004, 2000-2001.
Excellence in Teaching, Finance Department, Louisiana State University, 1995-96 and 1997-98.
LouisianaStateUniversity Teaching Excellence – Outstanding Instructor, 1993.
Business Partnership Teaching Excellence Award, Louisiana State University, 1992-93.
Outstanding Graduate Student in Finance, University of Rhode Island, 1981.
Bristol-Myers Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Rhode Island, 1981.
Outstanding Young Women in America, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010.
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1979-2012.
Beta Gamma Sigma, 1978. MSU advisor, 2009- present
Financial Management Association Honorary Society, 1978.
PUBLICATIONS
“Financial Management,” McGraw-Hill Custom Publishing, editions 1-29, Fall 1998-Spring 2013.
“Foreign Exchange Rates and Interest Rate Parity,” Southeastern Economic Outlook, 9:2 (Spring 1994), 3-5. (Co-author).
“Spread Trading Commodities: The Case of Gold and Silver,” Southeastern Economic Outlook, 9:1 (Fall 1993), 3-5. (Co-author).
“Exchange Rate Bubbles: Some New Evidence,”Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, (November/December 1987), 1053-1068. (Co-author).
“Banking Institutions as an Alternative Insurance Delivery System: Some Consumer Perceptions,” Northeast Journal of Business and Economics, (Fall/Winter 1985). 1-14. (Co-author).
“Consumer Perceptions Regarding Purchase Sources. Service Capabilities, and the Entry of Banks into the Insurance Marketplace,” The Academy of Producer Insurance Studies, Austin, TX, 1985. (Co-author)
“The Hedging Effectiveness of the Stock Index Futures Market,” Proceedings of the National American Institute for Decision Sciences, San Antonio, TX, 1983. (Co-author).
“Further Investigation into Regional Business Cycles,” New England Journal of Business and Economics. (Spring 1983), 1-10. (Co-author).
“Hedging Effectiveness in Precious Metals.” Proceedings of the Fifth International Precious Metals Institute Conference, Providence, RI, 1981. (Co-author).
“Stochastic Time Series Forecasting of Gold and Silver Prices,” Proceedings of the Fifth International Precious Metals Institute Conference, Providence, RI, 1981. (Co-author).
“Investing in Precious Metals – A Portfolio Approach,” Tradelook, (September 1980). 36-38. (Co-author).
PROFESSIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY
Curriculum Design
Designed interactive web based corporate finance course, including video lectures. Course was adopted by MSU MS in Global Manufacturing Program and has been incorporated into the curriculum beginning Fall 2002.
Editorial board for Corporate Finance by Berk, Demarzo: June 2008-December 2009.
CFA Certification
Spearheaded effort to obtain CFA program partner status with CFA Institute in Spring 2007.
Serve as faculty liaison with Michigan CFA Societies and alumni and mentor for CFA Scholarship recipients
FMI
Developed the College of Business Financial Market Institute (with H. Dashney), Spring 2006
Serve as academic director for approximately 30 FMI Scholars.
Beta Gama Sigma
Secretary for MSU College of Business Chapter, January 2009-present.
Courses Taught
Corporate Finance: Undergraduate, Graduate and On-line
Real Estate Finance: Undergraduate
Principles of Real Estate: Undergraduate
Business Statistics: Undergraduate
Operations Research and Management: Undergraduate
Production Management: Undergraduate
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