M.A., 1976; Major Fields: Urban Economics, Labor Economics

Ph.D. Thesis Topic: A Model of Search Behavior in Low Income Rental Housing Markets

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Urban Planning Department, 1971-1972 Major Fields: Urban Economics, Social Policy

University of California at Berkeley - Master of Arts A.M. in City and Regional Planning, 1969-1971, Major Fields: Community Development, Housing and Planning

B.A., Political Science, University of California at Irvine, 1969

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, 1989-Present

Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Economics and Finance, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, 1983-1987

Consultant, Federal Trade Commission, Washington D.C., 1983-1984

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1979-1983

Senior Labor Economist, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C., 1982-1983

Program Associate, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1981-1982

Senior Economist, Council on Wage and Price Stability, Washington, D.C., June 1980-January 1981

Consultant, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1982

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1978-1979

Teaching Fellow, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1977

Senior Analyst, Abt Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975-1976

In addition to his excellent technical skills, Dr. Dunson's prior experience as a Senior Level Government employee makes him acutely aware of the types of management issues that arise and the need for quick answers.

President / Chief Operating Officer / Senior Scientist: In this capacity Dr. Dunson oversees the entire operations of Metrica, Inc. This involves the operational unit of the organization, and the financial and contracting units. Moreover, as a senior scientist, Dr. Dunson, is actively involved in managing and working on research projects. Dr. Dunson served as the project director and lead senior scientist/econometrician on a project with the Department of Labor evaluating the counter-cyclical effectiveness of the Unemployment Insurance Program. Dr. Dunson served as the chief economist on a project for the Air Force, measuring the benefits at Manpower Personnel, and Training (MPT) research and development.

Adjunct Associate Professor: In this capacity Dr. Dunson is involved in a university-based research project examining the topic of minority student retention.

Economics Professor: Dr. Dunson, in his capacity as a former economics professor and Department Head, lectured and undertook research in the areas of labor economics, econometric, and micro-economic theory. Dr. Dunson has published some of his research findings in the area of pay, performance and productivity.

Consultant - Federal Trade Commission: Dr. Dunson was involved in investigating credit discrimination cases.

Senior Labor Economist - Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense: Dr. Dunson was involved with research into sex and race discrimination in the Department of Defense's civilian labor force.

Program Associate - National Science Foundation: Dr. Dunson worked on a research project examining the determinants of career choice.

Senior Economist - Council on Wage and Price Stability: Dr. Dunson headed a project examining the distributional aspects of inflation.

Consultant - National Bureau of Economic Research: Dr. Dunson was involved in research into causes of black youth unemployment.

Senior Analyst - Abt Associates: Dr. Dunson worked on a project examining impacts of a housing allowance on consumer demand.
 
 

Promoting the Bank Savings Habit In Ghana: A Success in Marketing Technology Transfer. The Journal of Macromarketing, Spring 1989 (co-author).

An Index of the Cost of Medical Malpractice Insurance: Initial Examination. Report to the Health Care Financing Administration, January 1989.

A Comparison of Physician Malpractice Insurance Indices. Report to the Health Care Financing Administration, November 1987.

Formal Financial Institutions As Savings Mobilizing Conduits In Rural LDCs: An Empirical Assessment Based on the Bank Savings Behavior of Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers. Savings and Development. 1987 (co-author).

The Akuafo Cheque Program As a Savings Mobilization Strategy: The Determinants of Savings In a Low Income Country. A report to the Agency for International Development, 1987 (co-author).

The Distributional Aspects of Inflation. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, Winter 1986, Vol. 26, #4, (co-author).

The Texas School Dropout Survey Project Report to the Department of Community Affairs. State of Texas, November 1986.

Pay Experience and Productivity: The Government Sector Case. The Journal of Human Resources, Winter 1985, pp. 153-160.

The High-Tech Revolution and It's Implications for Black America. State of Black America, 1984 National Urban League, Inc., (co-author).

Brothers of a Different Color: A Preliminary Look at Employer Treatment of White and Black Youth. NBER Conference Volume on Intercity Black Youth, (co-author).

Federal Minimum Wage Law and the Employment of Minority Youth. American Economic Review, May 1981. pp. 379-84, (co-author).

Search Behavior in Low-Income Rental Housing Markets. Report to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, January 1980.

What Works in Minority Student Retention Programs: A Cross-University Study

Outstanding Young Men in America Award (1977)

Richard B. Salant Fellowship - Harvard University

N.D.E.A. Fellowship in Planning, University of California at Berkeley

Leslie Salt Fellowship in Planning, University of California at Berkeley

Graduate Minority Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley