Associate Professor, ISAT
macdonrh@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D. in Public Administration, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany
- MPA Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany
- B.S. in Economics, State University of New York at Brockport
Scholarly Interests/Research Topics
- Computer simulation models as decision support tools
- System Dynamics Modeling
- Systems Thinking
- Group Model Building
- Public Policy
- Simulation Gaming
- Complexity in Decision Making
Experience
Professor MacDonald has over 25 years’ experience developing simulation models as decision support tools for local, state, and federal agencies as well as for numerous business ranging from Boeing to small medical groups.
He has worked on projects that include HIV/AIDS, traffic safety, DWI recidivism, mental health services, fleet maintenance, supply chain management, criminal justice, infant mortality, tobacco use, environmental conservation, and the development of simulation based case studies used in national student competitions.
As a Peace Corps volunteer, he served as a drought relief technical officer in Botswana, Africa.
College of Integrated Science and Engineering
