• Ph.D., Economics, 1999.  Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
• M.A., Economics, 1995.  Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
• B.S., Mathematics, 1994.  Baylor University, Waco, Texas (Minor: Economics)

• Associate Professor.  Department of Economics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• Assistant Professor.  Department of Economics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• Associate Instructor:  Department of Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Associate Instructor:  Department of Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Teaching Assistant:  Department of Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Graduate Assistant:  Department of Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Research Assistant: Department of Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Research Intern:  Department of Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington

• National Association of Economic Educators Mini-Grant, May 2006, $500, “Keys to Financial Success”
• IUP University Senate Research Committee Award Grant, May 2006, $1500, “Priming via Instruction in Economic Trust Games”
• IUP Information Literacy Mini-Grant, Spring 2002, $999.92, “Economic Information and Information Economics”
• 1999 Daniel J. Duesterberg Book Award–Indiana University Department of Economics
• 1997 Summer Visiting Graduate Student Workshop for Experimental Economics, Economics Science Laboratory for Research and Education, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona, August 1997

• “A Blueprint for Success in the U.S. Film Industry,” Stephanie M. Brewer, Jason Kelley (undergraduate student) and James J. Jozefowicz. Forthcoming: Applied Economics.
• “Do Religious Free Riders Prefer Popular Denominations?” Stephanie M. Brewer, James J. Jozefowicz and Robert J. Stonebraker. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, September 2006. 45:3, pp. 389-396.
• “Making Economic Principles Personal: Student Journals and Reflection Papers,” Stephanie M. Brewer and James J. Jozefowicz. Journal of Economic Education, Spring 2006. 37:2, pp. 202-216.
• “A Blueprint for Success in the U.S. Film Industry,” Stephanie M. Brewer, Jason Kelley (undergraduate student) and James J. Jozefowicz. Pennsylvania Economics Association 2003 Conference Proceedings. pp. 188-198.
• “Does Economics Really Have Any Relevancy to My Life?  The Use of Journals and Reflection Papers in Introductory Economics Classes,” Robert Morris 12th Annual (2001) Teaching Economics Conference Proceedings. pp. 75-82.          
• “To Whom Do We Give? A Taxonomy of Institutions for Charitable Giving,” Stephanie M. Brewer.  Pennsylvania Economics Association 2000 Conference Proceedings. pp. 186-195.

• “The Importance of Analysis of State-Level Education Production Functions,” Zoë K. Thorkildsen (undergraduate student) and Stephanie M. Brewer.  Working paper.  Under review: Education Economics, Fall 2006.
• “Predicting Success in the U.S. Film Industry: Evidence from DVD/VHS Revenues,” Stephanie M. Brewer, Jason Kelley and James J. Jozefowicz.  Working paper.  Under review: Journal of Cultural Economics, June 2006.
• “Applied Introductory Econometrics,” James J. Jozefowicz and Stephanie M. Brewer.  Working paper.  Under review (revise and resubmit): Perspectives on Economic Education Research, February 2006.

• “Choosing a “Paperwork Pregnancy”:  Determinants of International Child Adoptions Completed by U.S. Parents,” Tiffany Hicks (graduate student), Stephanie M. Brewer and James J. Jozefowicz.  Working paper.  Fall 2006.
• “An Exploration of Dependent Variable Choice in Educational Production Functions,” Zoë K. Thorkildsen (undergraduate student) and Stephanie M. Brewer.  Working paper.  Fall 2006.
• “Priming via Instruction in Economic Trust Games,” Zoë K. Thorkildsen (undergraduate student) and Stephanie M. Brewer.  Working paper.  Fall 2006.
• “Rain or Shine: Going to the Polls in U.S. Presidential Election Years,” Justin Ulrich (undergraduate student) and Stephanie M. Brewer.  Working paper, Spring 2005.
• “Do Religious Free Riders Prefer Popular Denominations?” Stephanie M. Brewer, James J. Jozefowicz, and Robert J. Stonebraker.  Working paper, Spring 2004.
  
• “Seeking New Enrollment Sources:  Evidence of New Course Curriculum Development in Economics,” Stephanie M. Brewer.  Working paper, 2003.
• "Students' Perceptions of Group Work:  A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation," Stephanie M. Brewer, James J. Jozefowicz and Dolores Appl.  Working paper, 2001.
• “Subject Rationale for Decisions in One-Shot Provision Point Public Goods,” Stephanie M. Brewer.  Working paper, 2001.
• “Investigating Group Size and Information Effects in Multi-Round Public Goods Designs” Stephanie M. Brewer, James M. Walker and Arlington W. Williams.  Working paper, 2001.
• “Group Size Effects for One-Shot Provision Point Public Goods,” Stephanie M. Brewer. Working paper, 2000.

• National Council on Economic Education/National Association of Economic Educators Annual Conference, October 2006.
• Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, “Finding the Keys to Your Financial Success” Program, June 2006.
  
• Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Meetings, June 2006.  Host campus facilitator.  Session discussant.
• “Avoiding Three Strikes and You’re Out: Tenure and Promotion Issues for Economic Educators,” Stephanie M. Brewer and James J. Jozefowicz.  National Association of Economic Educators Annual Professional Development Conference, March 2005.  Round Table Discussion Leaders.
• “The Importance of Analysis of State-Level Education Production Functions,” Stephanie M. Brewer, Zoë K. Thorkildsen, and Rebecca J. Uecker. Southern Economic Association Annual Conference, November 2005.  Presentation, session chair, and session discussant.
• “Eyes on the World: Multicultural Children’s Literature and Economics,” Stephanie M. Brewer and James J. Jozefowicz.  National Council on Economic Education Annual Conference, September 2005.  Presentation.
• Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Meetings, June 2005.  
• “The Tenure and Promotion Issue for Economic Educators,” Stephanie M. Brewer, James J. Jozefowicz, Michael Gordon, and James O’Neill.  National Association of Economic Educators Annual Professional Development Conference, March 2005.  Presentation.
• “Rain or Shine: Going to the Polls in U.S. Presidential Election Years,” Justin Ulrich and Stephanie M. Brewer, Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings, November 2004.  Presentation, session chair, and session discussant.
• National Council on Economic Education/National Association of Economic Educators Annual Conference, October 2004.
• Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Meetings, June 2004.  Session chair and session discussant.
• National Association of Economic Educators Annual Professional Development Conference, February 2004.
• American Economic Association Meetings, January 2004.
• “Do Religious Free Riders Prefer Popular Denominations?” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Conference, October 2003.  Presentation.
• National Council on Economic Education/National Association of Economic Educators Annual Conference, October 2003.
• “A Blueprint for Success in the U.S. Film Industry,” Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Meetings, June 2003.  Presentation, session chair, and session discussant.
• “Seeking New Enrollment Sources:  Evidence of New Course Curriculum Development in Economics,” Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, March 2003.  Presentation and session discussant.
• “Seeking New Enrollment Sources:  Evidence of New Course Curriculum Development in Economics,” Robert Morris 14th Annual Teaching Economics Conference, February 2003.  Presentation.
• American Economic Association Meetings, January 2003.
• “Does Economics Really Have Any Relevancy to My Life?  The Use of Journals and Reflection Papers in Introductory Economics Classes,” Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings, November 2002.  Presentation and session discussant.
• National Council on Economic Education/National Association of Economic Educators Annual Conference, October 2002.
• “Subject Rationale for Decisions in One-Shot Provision Point Public Goods,” Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Meetings, June 2002.  Presentation, session chair, and session discussant.
• “Subject Rationale for Decisions in One-Shot Provision Point Public Goods,” Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, March 2002.  Presentation and session discussant.
• American Economic Association Meetings, January 2002.
• “Subject Rationale for Decisions in One-Shot Provision Point Public Goods,” Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings, November 2001.  Presentation, session chair, and session discussant.
• “Investigating Group Size and Information Effects in Multi-Round Public Goods Designs” Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Meetings, June 2001.  Presentation, session chair, and session discussant.
• “Does Economics Really Have Any Relevancy to My Life?  The Use of Journals and Reflection Papers in Introductory Economics Classes,” Midwest Economics Association Meetings, March 2001.  Presentation and session discussant.
• “Investigating Group Size and Information Effects in Multi-Round Public Goods Designs,” Midwest Economics Association Meetings, March 2001.  Presentation and session discussant.
• “Does Economics Really Have Any Relevancy to My Life?  The Use of Journals and Reflection Papers in Introductory Economics Classes,” Robert Morris 12th Annual Teaching Economics Conference, February 2001.  Presentation.
• American Economic Association Meetings, January 2001.
• “Investigating Group Size and Information Effects in Multi-Round Public Goods Designs,” Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 2000.  Presentation and session discussant.
• “To Whom Do We Give? A Taxonomy of Institutions for Charitable Giving,”  Pennsylvania Economic Association Meetings, June 2000.  Presentation, session chair,  and session discussant.
• “Group Size Effects for One-Shot Provision Point Public Goods,” Sigma Xi Research Day Poster Session, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, April 2000.  Presentation.
• “Group Size Effects for One-Shot Provision Point Public Goods,” Public Choice Society Meetings, March 2000.  Presentation and session discussant.
• “Group Size Effects for One-Shot Provision Point Public Goods,” Southern Economic Association Meetings, November 1999.
• “One-Shot Large Group Provision Point Public Goods,” Indiana University of Pennsylvania Department of Economics Colloquium, November 1999.  Presentation.  
• "Experimental Economics Research:  A Provision Point Public Goods Exercise," Seminar, Calvin College, February 1999.  Presentation.
• “Charitable Giving Institutions and Group Size Effects for Provision Point Public Goods,” Dissertation Defense, Indiana University, July 1999.  Presentation.
• "Experimental Economics Research:  A Provision Point Public Goods Exercise,"  Seminar:  Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, February 1999.  Presentation.
• "Experimental Economics Research:  A Provision Point Public Goods Exercise,"  Seminar, Eastern Kentucky University, February 1999.  Presentation.
• American Economic Association Meetings, January 1999.
• “Charitable Giving Institutions and Group Size Effects for Provision Point Public Goods”, Dissertation Proposal, Microeconomics Workshop, Indiana University, November 1998.  Presentation.
• “What Is Experimental Economics?  An Introduction to the Development of  Experimental Methods”, Seminar, Baylor University, September 1998.  Presentation.

• Thesis Committee Chair, Tiffany Hicks, M.A.–Sociology (IUP), “Empirical Investigation of  International Child Adoption and the Policies Regarding the Phenomena”
• Site Implementation Supervisor, Susan Ansell, M.A.–Economics and Entrepreneurship for Educators (University of Delaware program)

• National Association of Economic Educators, Executive Committee Nominee (Elections pending, Fall 2006)    
• National Association of Economic Educators, Professional Development Committee, Fall 2004-present
• Pennsylvania Economic Association, Secretary, Summer 2005-present
• Pennsylvania Economic Association, Board Member, Summer 2004-present
• Pennsylvania Economic Association, 2006 Annual Conference Planning (Hosted at IUP), June 2005-June 2006

• IUP Center for Economic Education, Co-Director, Fall 2003-present
• IUP Center for Economic Education, Workshop Facilitator, Fall 2003-present
• IUP Center for Economic Education, Curriculum Development, Spring 2005-present
• IUP Center for Economic Education, Newsletter Editor, Fall 2005-present
• Summer Honors Program in Economics, Summer 2000-present

• Department of Economics Self-Study Committee Chair and Main Author, Fall 2005-Summer 2006
• Department of Economics Curriculum Committee Chair, Fall 2001-Summer 2006
• Department of Economics Curriculum Committee, Fall 1999-present
• Department of Economics Mathematics/Economics Committee, Fall 2000-present
• Department of Economics New Faculty Search Committee, Fall 2001-Spring 2005
• Department of Economics Tenure and Evaluation Committee, Fall 2004-present
• Economics Club, Co-Advisor, (Meetings, Social Events, Featured Speakers)–Fall 1999-present
• Economics Club Fundraiser (Altoona  Curve Baseball Concessions), Spring/Summer 2004
• Economics Club Trip to Wilmington, Delaware (AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals tour), Spring 2004
• Economics Club Trip to Washington, D.C. (Bureau of Labor Statistics and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tours), Fall 2002
• Economics Club Trip to Washington, D.C. (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) and Federal Reserve Bank tours), Fall 2001
• Economics Club Trip to New York City (New York Stock Exchange tour), Fall 2000
• Undergraduate Student Advisor, Economics majors, Spring 2000

• Information Resources Task Force, Fall 2004-Fall 2005 (served at invitation of the Provost)
• Middle States Accreditation, Educational Offerings Committee, Fall 2003-Spring 2005 (served at invitation of the Provost)
• University Senate, At-Large Senator, Fall 2003-present
• University Senate, Department Senator, Fall 2000-Spring 2003
• University Senate Libraries and Educational Services Committee Chair, Fall 2005-present
• University Senate Libraries and Educational Services Committee Vice Chair, Fall 2004-Spring 2005
• University Senate Libraries and Educational Services Committee Secretary, Fall 2001-Spring 2004
• University Senate Libraries and Educational Services Committee, Fall 2000-present

• New Faculty Orientation, Annual Faculty Panel, Fall 2000-Fall 2005
• Admissions Day, Faculty Speaker, November 2002 and April 2004

• Master’s/Doctoral Graduate Instructor Certification, Spring 2005-present
• Writing Intensive Instructor Certification, Fall 2000-present
• Development of IUP Honors College Principles of Economics Course Proposal, Fall 2001
• Reflective Practice Department of Economics Teaching Circle, Fall 2000-Spring 2005
• Reflective Practice Cross-Disciplinary Teacher Circle (Collaborative Learning), Fall 2000-Spring 2002 

• Asian Studies Committee, Fall 2000-Spring 2003
• Asian Studies Committee Library Liaison, Fall 2001-Spring 2003

• Interfaith Council, Fall 1999-Fall 2004
• Interfaith Council Services Sub-committee, Fall 1999-Spring 2000
• Christian Student Fellowship, Faculty Advisor, Fall 1999-Fall 2004
• Christian Student Fellowship, Ladies Bible Study Leader, Fall 1999-Spring 2001
• Evangelical Christian Campus Ministry Planning Group, Fall 1999-Spring 2001

• IUP Center/Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank

• IUP Center

• IUP Center

• Robert Morris University Center/University of Pittsburgh

• IUP Center/Butler County Community College Center

• IUP Center

• IUP Center/University of Pittsburgh Center

• IUP Center

• IUP Center

• IUP Center

• IUP Center

• IUP Center

• IUP Center

• Allegheny County Intermediate Unit (County-wide Professional Development Day)

• IUP Center

• Member, Indiana Christian & Missionary Alliance Scholarship Committee (Fall 2006-present)
• Co-teacher, College and Career Sunday School, Indiana Christian & Missionary Alliance (Summer 2006-present)
• Member, Indiana Christian & Missionary Alliance Church (Summer 2005-present)
• Visitor, Calvary Evangelical Free Church (Spring 2005)
• Bible Study Teacher, First Baptist Church–Indiana (Summer 2004-Fall 2004)
• Member, First Baptist Church–Indiana (Fall 2003-Fall 2004)
• Speaker (occasional) for various IUP Campus Ministries–Campus Crusade for Christ, B.A.S.I.C., Christian Student Fellowship, T.R.E.K. (Fall 1999-present)
• Member, Graystone Presbyterian Church (March 2000-Summer 2003)
• Teacher, Vacation Bible School, Bloomington Baptist Church (Summers 1997, 1998, 1999)
• Teacher, Children’s Church (2-3 times per semester rotation), Bloomington Baptist Church (Fall 1996-Summer 1999)
• Bible Study Leader, Baptist Student Union, IU–Bloomington (Fall 1996-Spring 1999)
• Interim Director, Baptist Student Union, IU–Bloomington (Fall 1996-Summer 1997)
• Summer Missionary/Supervisor, Southern Baptist Convention (Innovator program), Alpine Resort Ministries, Estes Park, CO (Summer 1996)
• Summer Missionary, Southern Baptist Convention (Innovator program), Alpine Resort Ministries, Estes Park, CO (Summer 1995)
• Member, Baptist Student Union, IU–Bloomington (Fall 1994-Summer 1999)
• Member, Bloomington Baptist Church (Fall 1994-Summer 1999)

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