Faculty/Staff Directory

Faculty/Staff Directory

First Name
Roberta (Bobbie)

Last Name
Biby

Email
bibyr@gvsu.edu

Title
Affiliate Faculty of Instruction

Office
3062 L. William Seidman Center

Phone
616-331-7231

Department
  • Economics

Biography

Bobbie Biby earned her B.A degree in Economics with a Teaching Certificate from Michigan State University and her M.B.A from Western Michigan University.  In addition to her many years of teaching at Grand Valley State University, she has worked at a housing software company where she provided accounting consultation services and accounting training to low-income housing providers.

Education
  • M.B.A., Western Michigan University, 1994
  • B.A., Economics with Minor in Mathematics and teacher certification, Michigan State University, 1989

Teaching Areas
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Sports Economics

Publications
  • Biby, R., Cruz, C. (2023). American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding for West Michigan. Grand Rapids, MI: Seidman Business Review/Seidman College of Business.
  • Biby, R.. Economic Impact of the Grand Rapids Griffins Calder Cup Championship. Vol. 20(1).
  • Reviewed / Contributed to the following Publications
    • A Mind for Numbers by Dr. Barbara Oakley
    • The Economy Today Test Bank, Twelfth Edition McGraw Hill Higher Education, 
    • Principles of Microeconomics, Fifth Edition Cengage Learning, N. Gregory Mankiw

Service
  • Economics Student Interaction Committee, Member
  • Michigan State University College of Education Board, President
  • Learner Success Taskforce, Member
  • ECO 211 Course Coordinator
  • Scholarship Committee, Member
  • West Michigan Business Survey, Administrator
  • Advanced Placement Reader
  • New Student Faculty Advisor



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