General Business
Alicia Plemmons, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Expertise
Dr. Alicia Plemmons is an Assistant Professor in the Department of General Business, Research Fellow and Coordinator of Scope of Practice Research in the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation, Resident Scholar of Data Driven West Virginia, and Research Fellow of the Hospitality, Innovation, and Technology (HIT) Lab. She is the Program Coordinator for the Online Master of Business Administration program and holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Department of Economics where she mentors several Ph.D. students on their research. Dr. Plemmons’ research uses applied spatial and econometric methods to determine how policy changes affect labor markets by studying how to create environments that facilitate healthy economic growth and business development through research into the determinants of entry, operation, and exit decisions of firms, laborers, and consumers. Her research has been published in numerous academic journals, such as the British Journal of Industrial Relations, Journal of Health Economics, and Annals of Regional Science. Her work on medical licensure and certificate of need laws has been featured in several news outlets and she is regularly asked to provide professional testimony on occupational licensing for both state and federal legislatures.
Education
Ph.D. Economics, Georgia State University; C.A.S. Applied Statistics, University of South Carolina; M.S. Economics, University of South Carolina; B.S., Business Administration (Finance), University of South Carolina