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  Bill Craighead Economics

  Bill Craighead Economics

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  Title: Program Director, UCCS Economic Forum

  Link to Department Website:
  UCCS Economic Forum | College of Business

  Field: Economics

  Areas of focus: Pikes Peak Region and Colorado economies, macroeconomics, international economics
  Research:  Application of theoretical and empirical approaches including dynamic general equilibrium modelling and structural vector autoregression to topics related to monetary policy, unemployment, exchange rates and current account dynamics.

  Practice/application: As UCCS Economic Forum Director, Dr. Craighead tracks data on the local, state, and national economies and provides analysis to Economic Forum partners, local media and the public, including through the "Weekly Economic Snapshot" video series.

  Career info: M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia; BA, Carleton College.  Previously held economics faculty appointments including at Colorado College and U.S. Air Force Academy.  Research published in peer-reviewed journals including Economic Inquiry, Journal of International Money and Finance, Open Economies Review.
   

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  Jevita R. Rogers Financial Aid

  Jevita R. Rogers Financial Aid

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  Title: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Financial Aid

  Link to Department Website:  https://finaid.uccs.edu/

  Field: Financial Aid, Higher education administration

  Areas of focus Well versed in all aspects of applying for and receiving financial aid, which includes, scholarships, grants, work-study and student/parent loans and athletic scholarships

  Career info: Worked in higher education for the last 30+ years from private schools, tier 1 law school, large R1 public institution and mid-size regional public institution
  

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  Joe Craig Economics

  Joe Craig Economics

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  Title: Department Chair of Economics Department, Director Emeritus of the UCCS Economic Forum

  Link to Department Website: https://economics.uccs.edu  and https://business.uccs.edu/economic-forum

  Field: Economics

  Areas of focus Applied Microeconomics (Data Work) Sports Economics

  Research:  Applied Microeconomics, From the economics of Wine/Beer, to how attire affects how much students learn. 

  Practice/application: Craig has worked on a variety of projects, including predicting future Success of NFL QB's, Central American Soccer, and The Colorado Wine industry.

  Career info: Recently involved in consulting work as well as copyright infringement work, running focus groups for eventual damages claims, as well as the impact of sports on local markets.

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  Larry Plummer Entrepreneurship

  Larry Plummer Entrepreneurship

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  Title:  El Pomar Chair in Business & Entrepreneurship

  Department Website: https://business.uccs.edu/about/directory/faculty/larry-plummer-phd

  Field: Entrepreneurship

  Areas of focus: Plummer’s expertise is focused primarily on regional entrepreneurial dynamics (both the creation and destruction of new ventures), local economic development, military veteran entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurial support organization (e.g., accelerators, incubators, and small business centers).

  Research: His research covers a range of topics relevant to regional entrepreneurial dynamics including academic and university entrepreneurship and innovation, urban density, industry concentration, local competition, and access to capital.

  Practice/application: Plummer’s expertise is best shared with local entrepreneurs, high-growth ventures considering relocation, and local organization and economic development leaders.

  Career info: Plummer holds a PhD in strategy and entrepreneurship from CU-Boulder.  Most recently, he was a professor of entrepreneurship at the top-ranked Ivey Business School in Ontario, Canada.
  

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  Nicole Weis Education

  Nicole Weis Education

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  Title: Director of Healing and Community Programs at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience

  Link to Department Website: https://resilience.uccs.edu/ and https://grit.uccs.edu/

  Field: Mental Health and Education

  Areas of focus: Stress, trauma, and resilience! 

  Research: Weis’ research interests are primarily focused on self-efficacy, emergency responders, and stress and trauma. Weis attended the UCCS Clinical Psychology Masters program and published a thesis, The Capability for Suicide in Firefighters, in the Suicide and Life‐Threatening Behavior journal.

  Practice/application: Weis is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed addictions counselor (LAC) and currently oversee the clinical operations and community training programs. the Institute focuses on healing stress and trauma in a multi-disciplinary approach and providing stress, trauma, and resilience education throughout the community.

  Career info: Weis has been part of the UCCS community since attending the UCCS Clinical Psychology Masters program in 2012. After graduating, Weis worked at a crisis center and alongside emergency responders to support community mental health and emergency calls. In 2020, Weis officially joined the Lyda Hill Insitute as Director of Community Training and Empowerment, leading several training programs rooted in stress education and resilience. Within this work, Weis was selected as a finalist for the Mayors young Leader award in 2021. In 2025, the position grew to include overseeing clinical operations and advancing our presence in the Pikes Peak Region.