Dr. Debra Lindsey-Taliefero joined the Department of Finance, International Business and Insurance in 1987, after serving as Economist for Defense Consultant, Anser, Inc. at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Urban League and the Washington Bureau of the NAACP.   Her primary research areas of interest include: Consumer Credit, Racial Discrimination in Mortgage and Auto Finance Lending, and Black Consumer Demand Analysis for Luxury Automobiles.  She has taught:  Microeconomics for Business, and Managerial Economics.   Lindsey has served as: Project Manager and Chief Economist for the Freddie Mac’s CreditSmart Curriculum at Howard University.  Lindsey has published in the Journal of Studies in Economics and Financing, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Journal of Research in Minority Affairs, International Advances in Economic Research, Mortgage Banking Magazine, and the CRA Bulletin, She currently serves as:  a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal Research on Minority Affairs, a member of the Advisory Council for the American Society for Competitiveness, Advisor of the Golden Key Honor Society, and a member for the Executive Board for the National Economic Association.  She has received a number of wards including Professor of the Year for the MBA Program School of Business in 2004 and 2005 at Howard University, Washington, DC.  Lindsey-Taliefero holds a Ph.D., an MA, and a BA from Howard University, Washington, DC.