Jeremy Thornton
Assistant Professor
(205) 726-2128
jpthornt@samford.edu
Room 205 Dwight M. Beeson Hall
Assistant Professor of Economics
Unus Foundation Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator
2007-2008 Brock Advisory Board Research Fellow
In the Brock School of Business, Dr. Thornton teaches microeconomic theory, development economics, social enterprise, and game theory. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Thornton was the Director of Economic Development at Go International. In that role, he facilitated the design microenterprise and anti-poverty programs for civil society organizations in developing countries, primarily Latin America. His projects ranged from micro-lending programs for refugees to medium-sized agricultural and manufacturing operations.
Dr. Thornton’s current research emphasizes the influence of market competition and governance on nonprofit organizations. He has published his findings in nationally recognized journals such as: Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Applied Economics. Dr. Thornton has also examined the motives and incentives guiding philanthropic giving. His findings on this topic have been published in Faith & Economics and Journal of Personal Finance. See his current research at http://ssrn.com/author=339703.
Dr. Thornton earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kentucky, Masters of Science in International Economic Development from Eastern University, and Bachelor of Arts from Asbury College.
Faculty & Staff
Administration
- Beck A. Taylor
Dean, Professor of Economics - James P. Reburn
Associate Dean, Professor of Accounting - Barbara Cartledge
Director of Undergraduate Programs - Larron C. Harper
Director of Graduate Programs - Kara Kennedy
Director of External Affairs - Robert Blakely
Advancement Officer - Franz Lohrke
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management and Marketing - Thomas W. Woolley
Chair, Department of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis, Professor of Statistics - John Knapp
University Professor and Mann Family Professor of Ethics and Leadership and Director, Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership - Lowell S. Broom
Chair, Department of Accounting & Management Information Systems, Professor of Accounting - Bruce Nichols
Director, Executive Education - Carrie Anna Pearce
Director, Academic Internship Program - John M. Venable
Assistant Professor of Finance, Director, Bulldog Investment Fund - Ivy Alexander
Department Secretary-Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis - Doshia Bennett
Secretary to the Dean - C. Hope Dahlke
Executive Assistant to the Dean and Chief of Staff - Kathey Gassner
Program Assistant - Undergraduate Programs - Yolanda Long
Assistant to the Associate Dean - Lucy Phillips
Program Assistant - Graduate and Executive Education Programs - Ginger Robertson
Department Secretary - Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management Department - Azalea Hulbert
Department Secretary - Accounting and Management Information Systems - Sherri Brown
Academic Advisor Undergraduate Programs
Department of Accounting & Management Information Sytems
- James P. Reburn
Associate Dean, Professor of Accounting - Lowell S. Broom
Chair, Department of Accounting & Management Information Systems, Professor of Accounting - William H. Belski
Assistant Professor of Accounting - Sharon S. Jackson
Assistant Professor of Business - Cynthia Frownfelter-Lohrke
Professor of Management Information Systems - Dennis W. Price
Assistant Professor of Accounting - Douglas L. Smith
Associate Professor of Accounting
Department of Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis
- Thomas W. Woolley
Chair, Department of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis, Professor of Statistics - Beck A. Taylor
Dean, Professor of Economics - Jennings B. Marshall
Professor of Economics - Jeremy Thornton
Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Social Entrepreneurship Program - Melissa Woodley
Assistant Professor of Finance - Sara Helms
Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Entrepreneurship, Management & Marketing
- Barbara Cartledge
Director of Undergraduate Programs - Larron C. Harper
Director of Graduate Programs - Franz T. Lohrke
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management - John M. Venable
Director, The Community Banking School at Samford University and Assistant Professor of Finance - Charles M. (Chad) Carson
Assistant Professor - Betsy Holloway
Associate Professor of Marketing and Hackney Family Research Fellow - Steven T. Jones
Associate Professor of Finance - Archie Lockamy, III
Margaret Gage Bush Professor of Business and Professor of Operations Management - David L. Loudon
Professor of Marketing - Robert W. Service
- Darin White
Professor of Management
- Dr. Marlene M. Reed
