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Previously, he gained valuable expertise as an assistant professor for Kansas State University for two years and as an instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1961. Interested in public and economic affairs, Dr. Brazelton wanted to delve deeper into learning about these subjects. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Dartmouth College in 1956 and matriculated at Oklahoma University, where he earned his Master of Arts in Economics in 1960 and a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance in 1961.
Throughout his career, Dr. Brazelton leveraged his expertise in macro-economic theory and policy, comparative economic systems and research, and comparative systems, as an editor for the Southwestern Journal of Economic Abstracts from 1979 to 1989 and as the editorial review board chairman for the Journal of Economics in 1988. For nearly five years, he was a member of the board of directors with Omicron Delta Epsilon, a fraternity in economics, and presently holds membership with the American Economic Association and the Missouri Valley Economic Association, which he served as president of in 1986. Furthermore, Dr. Brazelton was the president of the Central Slavic Association in 1985 and holds membership with the Midwest Economic Association, the Southwest Economic Association, and the Association for Comparative Economics.
Dr. Brazelton is grateful for the mentors who motivated and inspired him. These mentors include Professor Louis Dow, Professor Cusick, and Leon H. Keyserling, who helped draft major pieces of the Fair Deal legislation and advised President Harry S. Truman as head of the Council of Economic Advisers. Mr. Keyserling’s work greatly inspired Dr. Brazelton, who considers studying his mentor’s work on shifting economic policy to be a career highlight. An additional highlight of Mr. Brazelton’s career was his research into post-Keynesyen economics and early works in Soviet economics.
With an overabundance of knowledge at his disposal, Dr. Brazelton authored “Alternate Paradigm in Economics” in 1987, “U.S. Economic Policy: An Analytical Biography of Leon H. Keyserling” in 2001, a chapter in a Spanish book on economic policy called “Economica,” and several articles in professional journals. Since his retirement in 1999, Dr. Brazelton has been focusing on publishing and intends to continue the same path moving forward. He also enjoys traveling and has previously traveled to Italy, Albania, Europe, and Yugoslavia, among other locations, to lecture.
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