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Dr. Joshua Long

Josh Long
Professor of Economics and Business

College of Business

Phone: 260.422.5561, ext. 2433

Email: jjlong@indianatech.edu

Office: Cunningham Business Center, Room 215A

My Office Hours

Fall 2024 (August-December)

M 10am-noon, 2:30-3pm

TR 1:30-3pm

W 11am-noon, 2:30-3pm

F 10-11am

Other times are available by advanced appointment.

Classes I Teach

Fall 2024 (August-December)

  • ECON 2200 Macroeconomics (AA and AB)
  • ECON 2210 Microeconomics (AA and AB)
  • ECON 3140 Money, Banking, and Capital Markets

My Academic Advising Roles

Management & MBA

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Capella University
  • M.A., Walsh College
  • M.B.A., Indiana Institute of Technology
  • B.A., Wadhams Hall Seminary-College
  • A.A., Christendom College

Professional Experience

Dr. Long currently serves as Professor of Economics and Business at Indiana Tech and served as Associate Professor of Economics from 2013-2022.  He also currently serves as chair of the Department of Quantitative Business Programs within the College of Business.

He previously served as the Acting Director of the Ph.D. in Global Leadership program during fall 2021 and as the Interim Director of the Ph.D. in Global Leadership program between June-December 2018;  Chair of Graduate Studies within the College of Business from 2018-2021; faculty lead for the Department of Accounting, Financial Services, and Economics within the College of Business during spring 2018; and the Interim Dean of the College of Business between January-June 2017.

Publications/Presentations

Long, J., & Lugar Brettin, S. (2023, November 2).  Strategies for Creating Active Learning for Non-Majors Studying Economics and Entrepreneurial Studies: Tales from the Field. Presentation at the Professors Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.

Long, J. (2023, October 6). Using Digital Badges to Promote Active Learning in Economics and Business Courses. Presentation at IACBE 2023 Combined Regional Conference, Franklin University, Columbus, OH.

Long, J., & Lugar Brettin, S. (2022, November 3). Creating Real-Life Student Projects for Economics and Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Students.  Presentation at the Professors Conference: Active Learning in the College Classroom, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.

Long, J. (2020, September 16).  The impact of decreasing trade on the global economy for leaders.  Presentation for the Ph.D. in Global Leadership Fall Immersion, Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne, IN.

Long, J. (2019, November 15).  The use of apps for teaching principles courses: Best practices and pitfalls.   Presentation at the Professors Conference: The Art and Science of Teaching Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.

Gardinier, M., & Long, J. (2019, February 22). Fostering inclusive classrooms through culturally responsive teaching.  Presentation at the Fort Wayne Teaching Conference, Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN.

Long, J. (2018, November 2).  Using collaborative mini-projects for student engagement in Principles of Microeconomics and of Macroeconomics courses.   Presentation at the Professors Conference: Diversity in the Economics Classroom and in the Discipline, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.

Long, J. (2017, October 21).  Market interventions by central banks: An international perspective.  Lecture presented at the Economic Outlook Symposium, University of Detroit-Mercy, Clinton Township, MI

Long, J. (2017, February 25).  The balance sheet of the Federal Reserve, exit strategies, and outlook.  Lecture and paper presented at the Economic Outlook Symposium, University of Detroit-Mercy, Clinton Township, MI.

Long, J. (2015, November 21).  Update on monetary policy actions for 2015.  Lecture presented at the Economics Symposium, University of Detroit-Mercy, Clinton Township, MI.

Long, J. (2014, October 18). Recent trends in the money supply and economic growth. Lecture presented at the Economics Symposium, University of Detroit-Mercy, Clinton Township, MI.

Long, J. (2014, April 12). The aftermath of the bubble. Lecture presented at the Economics Symposium, University of Detroit-Mercy, Clinton Township, MI.

Long, J. & Zimmerman, J. (2014, March 2014). Now and the future: The use of free, short online games for principles economics courses. Presentation at Kentucky-Norton Economics Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Additional Information

Member, American Economic Association

Member, Western Economic Association International

Member, Financial Executives International

Member, Sigma Beta Delta


Stream Editor, International Journal on Innovations in Online Education


Editor, Allen County HamNews (newsletter for non-profit Fort Wayne Radio Club, Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society, and Fort Wayne DX Association)

Board Member, American Red Cross of Northeastern Indiana

Life Member, American Radio Relay League

Life Member, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Supervisory Committee, Public Service Credit Union (past)

Vice President, Fort Wayne Radio Club (past)

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