Prior to joining the Woodbury University faculty, he was an economist at Bank of America and, after leaving the Bank, taught at State University of New York, Binghamton, and Pennsylvania State University. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include banking (primary specialization), international finance, applied econometrics, and regional economic growth. His articles have been published in professional journals such as Journal of Regional Science, Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Journal of Post-Keynesian Economics, Eastern Economic Journal, Applied Economics Letters, Journal of Banking and Finance, and others. Dr. Nishiyama’s CV.