Dr. Kotamraju's curriculum vita

Educational Background

• PhD, Economics, University of Illinois
• MA, Economics, George Washington University
• BA, Economics, University of Delhi

Research Interests

• Relationship between education and workforce development sectors
• Community college student issues
• Education and workforce development data systems
• Credit/non-credit education in community colleges

Professional Activities

• National Association of Workforce Education, Board member, 2007 - present
• National Association of State Directors of Career and Technication Education Consortium, Member, 2007 - present
• Program Committe, Joint International Summit on Community and Rural Development, Member, 2000-01
• Information Technology Association of America Workforce Committee, Member, 1999 - present

Honors & Awards

• National Scholar, Professional Development Academy, National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, Ohio State University, 2002
• Certificate of Appreciation, Minnesota High Tech Association, 2000

Publications

• “Researching CTE Student Success: A New Conceptual Framework”, Techniques, April 2007, pp. 49-52.
• “The Efficiency of the High-Tech Economy: Conventional Development Indexes versus a Performance Index”, Journal of Regional Science, (2006) Vol.46 (3), pp.545-563.
• “Employer Perceptions of Work Flexibility: Role of Skills and Wages in Job Performance,” Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, (2002), pp 5-13.
• “Efficient Provision of Child Quality of Life in Less Developed Countries: Conventional Development Indexes versus a Programming Approach to Development Indexes,” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 34, (2000), pp.51-67