Meet Dr. Connie Oswald
Degrees and Experience
- Ph.D., International Economics and Comparative Politics (University of Denver)
- MBE, Business and Marketing (University of Colorado)
- B.A., Economics and Environmental Studies (University of California)
Biography and Professional Achievements
Dr. Connie Harris Oswald has been teaching at CCU since 1994, first in the School of Business and most recently with the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. With a Ph.D. in International Economics from the University of Denver, Harris has served as a faculty member in three different Christian colleges. Her research interests include economic justice, income inequality, and the theology of wealth and poverty.
Through partnerships between higher education and non-governmental organizations such as World Vision, Harris has worked with national leaders in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and both Eastern and Western Europe. She currently runs a non-profit coaching and consulting firm, The Center for leading in Community, with her husband, Gary, that does leadership development for mission-driven organizations. Harris is passionate about using economics along with leadership development to increase the "level of living" for people in developing countries.
Publications and Presentations
(2019). Defining economic justice: A Christian perspective. Journal of Business, Technology & Leadership, Colorado Christian University.
(2011) Economic development: Charting a future path. [White paper]. Messiah College, Harry Hitchcock Chair.
Hogan, J., Donnelly, P.F., & O'Rourke, B.K. (Eds.) (2010). A social justice perspective on the Celtic Tiger. In Irish business & society: Governing, participating & transforming in the 21st Century. Dublin, Gil & Macmillan, Ltd.
(2009). Economic growth, inequality, and social justice in the Celtic Tiger. Lambert Academic Publishing.
(April, 2009). A deeper look at poverty: Challenges for Evangelical development workers. Transformation, Sage Publications, 26(2), 130-145.
(April, 2008). Leadership in development for nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations. LUISS University.
(Winter 2008). Sustainable development and the Loreto Bay Project. Presented at interdisciplinary conference on Latin America, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
(November, 2007). NPOs in the global environment: A strategic look at the citizen sector. Presented at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
(October, 2007). Social entrepreneurship as a mechanism of transformational development. Presented at the CBFA Conference in Seattle, Washington.
(2006) Entrepreneurial in action. School of Leadership & Development Quarterly, Eastern University
(2004). Considering both winners and losers in the Celtic Tiger. 20th Anniversary Magazine, School of Leadership & Development, Eastern University.
(2004). A model of sustainable development in Loreto, Mexico. School of Leadership & Development Quarterly, Eastern University.