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First Name
Roberta (Bobbie)

Last Name
Biby

Email
[email protected]

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Title
Affiliate Faculty of Instruction

Office
SCB 3062

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 software 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 Microeconomics and 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. Seidman Business Review/Seidman College of Business. 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, Economics/Microeconomics/Macroeconomics by Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, Sean Flynn - 2026 Release, and The Economics of Sports 7th Edition By Michael A. Leeds, Peter von Allmen, Victor A. Matheson.

Service
ECO 211 Course Coordinator. Assessment Committee, Member. Scholarship Committee, Member. West Michigan Business Survey, Administrator. Advanced Placement Reader. Learner Success Taskforce, Member. Student Success Network, Faculty Advisor. Table Tennis Club, Faculty Advisor.

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