Southeast Missouri State University
Department of Accounting
Charles McAllister, Ph.D., PE
Associate Professor of
Quantitative Business Methods
Contact Information:
One University Plaza - MS 5815
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: (573) 986-4911
Fax: (573) 651-2992
E-mail: cdmcallister@semo.edu
 
Office:
234 Dempster Hall
 
 Education:
 :. Dual Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (2002)
    Penn State University, Univ. Park, PA
 :. M.S. in Industrial Engineering (1999)
    Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
 :. B.S. in Industrial Engineering (1998; honors, distinction)
    University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
 
 Courses Taught:
 :. QM 257 Business Statistics
 :. QM 352 Management Science
 :. QM 358 Production/Operations Management
 
 Research Interests:
 >> Managerial Decision Models 
:. Production economics
:. Quantitative audit techniques
:. Probabilistic methods for risk management
:. Multicriteria decision-making
:. Applications of linear and nonlinear programming
 >> Discrete-event Simulation
:. Modeling and analysis of manufacturing and service systems
:. Implementation of simulation models for optimization through designed experiments
:. Use of simulation models to support management decisions in the health care industry
 
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 Selected Publications
(i) McAllister, C.D., and Watkins, P.J., 2012, Increasing Academic Integrity in Online Classes by Fostering Development of Self-Regulated Learning Skills, The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues, and Ideas, 85(3), 96-101.
(ii) Gershuny, P., McAllister, C.D., and Rainey, C., 2012, Mock Trials Versus Management or Litigation Driven Models of Business Law Instruction, Journal of Education for Business, 87(4), 193-197.
(iii) Gershuny, P., McAllister, C.D., and Rainey, C., 2010, Reaching Settlement, Midwest Law Journal, 24, 43-74.
(iv) Singh, S., McAllister, C.D., Rinks, D., and Jiang, X., 2010, Implication of risk adjusted discount rates on cycle stock and safety stock in a multi-period inventory model, International Journal of Production Economics, 123 (1), 187-195.
(v) McAllister, C.D., Jiang, X., and Aghazadeh, F., 2008, Analysis of engineering discipline grade trends, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 33 (2), 167-178.
 
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 Recent Service Activities:
 :. Faculty Advisory Committee for Academic Program Review
 :. University Student Affairs Committee
 :. Faculty Senate (Academic Affairs, Representative to Student Government)
 :. Advisor to Alpha Kappa Psi
 :. Quantitative Methods Curriculum Committee

 

 Selected Honors:
 :. Students' Choice Award for Excellence in Teaching, Harrison College of Business
 :. Success in Scholarship*Sports*Service Award, Department of Athletics
 :. Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America

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