Dr. Brian O'Roark
Part-time Instructor, MBA Program
oroarkjb@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- PhD, M.A.: George Mason University
- B.A. Grove City College
Professional Interests
- Economic education
- Economics of information security
- Pop culture and economics
Personal Interests
- Marathon running
- Gardening
- Comic books
Current Courses Taught
- Economics of information security
- Principles of Macro
- Intermediate Macro
Positions Held
- BK Simon Professor, University Professor at Robert Morris University
Key Publications
Superheroes and Economics: The Shadowy World of Capes, Masks, and Invisible Hands, Routledge Publishing;
Essentials of Economics, W.W. Norton & Co.
"Games Superheroes Play: Teaching Game Theory with Comic Book Favorites," Journal of Economic Education;
"Super-Economics Man! Using Superheroes to Teach Economics," Journal of Economics Teaching
"The 10 Greatest Films for Teaching Economics," The American Economist
"A Threat-Response Model of Counter-Terrorism: Implications for Information Security and Infrastructure Risks," International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management
"Economic Education Make a Difference in Congress? How Economics Majors Vote on Trade?," Journal of Economic Education
Hours of operation:
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
