Dr. Jim Dewey is responsible for developing and teaching economics courses that complement the STEM focus and fit the general education program at Florida Polytechnic University.
Prior to joining Florida Poly in 2014, Dewey served as the Director of the Economic Analysis Program at the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. His research and scholarly works have included quantitative analyses of the impacts of the University of Florida’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute on research productivity; the housing boom on municipal spending; broad reforms in special education; and a potential Florida beverage container deposit refund law. His areas of expertise include urban and regional economics, public economics, and applied microeconomics.
Dewey’s research has yielded more than $2.5 million in external funding. From 2006-10, he taught Managerial Economics at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business Administration, where he served as a University Scholars Program faculty mentor and was 2009-10 Teacher of the Year. Prior to that, he taught Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Intermediate Macroeconomics at the University of South Florida.
He has a doctorate in economics from the University of Florida. His research interests covered Micro-Economic Theory, Industrial Organization and Public Economics. His master’s degree is in Economics from the University of South Florida, where he also received his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science.
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This session will demonstrate that practical risk management is for everyone, regardless of a formal program. Attendees will learn actionable and simple strategies that are easy to implement, enabling them to start immediately by focusing on their top risks to build greater operational resilience and ensure the sustained success of their auxiliary enterprises.
Michelle Powell serves as the pioneering Risk Manager at Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s sole 100% STEM-dedicated institution. Having been with the university for nearly 11 years, Michelle transitioned from a leadership role in Admissions in October 2023 to establish and evolve the risk management function from the ground up. In this solo capacity, Michelle builds robust frameworks for our dynamic, young university, overseeing our insurance portfolio, consulting on third-party and event risks, and developing critical campus-wide training programs. Michelle has obtained the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Enterprise Risk Management certificate and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations. Her distinct background in mathematics and engineering, combined with extensive higher education leadership, brings an analytical and strategic approach enhancing the institution’s resilience.
