Stephanie R Thomas

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Senior Lecturer
Economics
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133 Statler Dr
263 Ives Hall Faculty Wing
Ithaca, NY 14853
United States

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Stephanie R. Thomas Vita
Overview

Stephanie R. Thomas is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Cornell University. She teaches courses in microeconomics, labor economics and personnel economics. From August 2013 through June 2016, Dr. Thomas also served as the Program Director of the ILR School’s Institute for Compensation Studies, an interdisciplinary initiative that analyzes, teaches and communicates about monetary and non-monetary rewards from work. Dr. Thomas earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the New School for Social Research.

Teaching Statement 

Dr. Thomas teaches courses in microeconomics, labor economics and personnel economics. She strives to present complex theoretical concepts in an intuitive manner, and to demonstrate the relevance of these concepts to real-world issues. In all of her classes, Dr. Thomas incorporates a variety of active learning techniques encompassing a variety of learning styles. In 1998, she was awarded the NYU College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award.

Service Statement 

Dr. Thomas currently serves as the Faculty-In-Residence for the Low Rises 6&7 Community, a first-year community on North Campus. As FIR, she hosts a variety of programs throughout the year to build community within Low Rises 6&7, connects the Low Rises to other communities at Cornell, provides residents with new tools for self-care and community care, and fosters learning inside and outside of the classrooms.

Areas of Expertise

Compensation and Employee Benefits
Discrimination
Equal employment opportunity
Executive compensation
Fair employment practices
Incentives and performance
Labor Economics
Wage differentials and inequality

Publications

Journal Articles

  • , , , , & . . Identifying Students at Risk Using a New Math Skills Assessment. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021(111), 1-6.
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  • . . A Conversation with OFCCP Director Shiu about "Good Jobs for Everyone". The OFCCP Digest, 2(7), 2.
  • . . OFCCP Proposes Utilization Goal for Disabled Individuals. The OFCCP Digest, 2(2), 2.
  • . . How the OFCCP's Thirst for Data Will Impact You. The OFCCP Digest, 1(2), 2.
  • . . The Changing Landscape of Compensation Equity Enforcement. Corporate Counselor.
  • . . The Gender Pay Gap: A Closer Look at the Underlying Causes. Bloomberg Law Report, 11.
  • . . Five Standards for an OFCCP-Compliant Compensation Self-Evaluation. Compensation & Benefits Review.
  • . . Self-Audits as a Mechanism to Understand the How and Why of Compensation. Journal of Compensation and Benefits, 24(4).
  • . . Are Your Employees 'Fairly' Compensated? A 10-Point Inspection. Mealey's Litigation Report: Employment Law, 4(11), 6.

Books

  • . . Compensating Your Employees Fairly: A Guide to Internal Pay Equity. Apress / Springer Science&Business.

Trade Publication

  • . . Statistical Analysis of Adverse Impact: A Practitioner's Guide.

Book Chapters

  • . . Appendix: The Postwar Empirics of the United States and the United Kingdom. In Transformational Growth and the Business Cycle. (pp. 20). Routledge.
  • . . United Kingdom Business Cycles: Stylized Facts and the Marginal Cost / Marginal Productivity Debate. In Transformational growth and the Business Cycle. (pp. 30). Routledge.

Professional activities

  • Using MindTap to Increase Student Engagement - Part 2. Presented to Cengage. online. 2020.
  • Using MindTap to Increase Student Engagement - Part 1. Presented to Cengage. online. 2020.
  • Targeting Students-At-Risk Using a Math Skills Assessment. Presented to American Economic Association. Chicago, IL. 2020.
  • How I Increased Grades by Increasing Engagement. Presented to Cengage. Phoenix, AZ. 2018.
  • Creating Student Engagement on Day One. Presented to PITT Community College. Winterville, NC. 2018.
  • Maintaining Student Engagement Beyond Day One. Presented to PITT Community College. Winterville, NC. 2018.
  • Creating Student Engagement on Day One. Presented to Fayetteville Tech Community College. Fayetteville, NC. 2017.
  • Maintaining Student Engagement Beyond Day One. Presented to Fayetteville Tech Community College. Fayetteville, NC. 2017.
  • Providing Student Feedback and Other Teaching Challenges. Presented to Fayetteville Tech Community College. Fayetteville, NC. 2017.
  • Why - and How - I Teach With Digital Resources. Presented to UNCW Cameron School of Business. Wilmington, NC. 2017.
  • Special Roundtable: Defining the Brave New World of Independent Work. Presented to eCornell. Ithaca, NY. 2017.
  • F.A.S.T.: Why I teach with Digital Resources. Presented to Pennsylvania Economic Association. Reading, PA. 2017.
  • How To Manage Risk, Uncertainty and Opportunity. Presented to eCornell. Ithaca, NY. 2017.
  • The Gender Wage Gap: Causes, Consequences and the Way Forward. Presented to eCornell. Ithaca, NY. 2016.
  • Coffee Chat About The National Debt. Presented to Cornell University. Ithaca, NY. 2016.
  • Pay Transparency: Understanding the Pros and Cons of Creating a Transparent Culture. Presented to Business and Legal Research. Ithaca, NY. 2016.
  • Causes and Consequences of the Gender Pay Gap. Presented to Alice Cook House. Ithaca, NY. 2015.
  • Using Total Rewards to Improve Employee Retention. Presented to Northeast Dairy Foods Association. Canandaigua, NY. 2015.
  • An Introduction to Risk Management. Presented to Pearson & ILR School. Ithaca, NY. 2015.
  • Aligning Pay with Performance: An Economic Perspective. Presented to The Conference Board. San Francisco, CA. 2014.
  • The Optics of Executive Compensation. Presented to Institute for Human Resources. online. 2014.
  • The Optics of Executive Compensation. Presented to ILR. New York, NY. 2014.
  • Pay Equity: What President Obama's New Executive Order Means for You and Your Employees. Presented to Kenexa. online. 2014.
  • Pay Equity: Understanding the Relationship Between Pay Transparency, Compensation Communications and Perceptions. Presented to BLR. online. 2014.
  • Five Years After Ledbetter: ILR Perspectives. Presented to ILR Institute for Compensation Studies. Ithaca, NY. 2014.
  • Equal Pay for Equal - or Comparable - Work: Effective Pay Practices that Don't Breed Equal Pay Act or Job Segregation Claims. Presented to BLR. online. 2013.
  • Means, Medians and Multiple Regression: Examining Compensation for Internal Equity. Presented to National Industry Liaison Group. Indianapolis, IN. 2013.
  • Using Quantitative Tools to Examine Compensation for Equity and Fairness. Presented to SHRM. Chicago, IL. 2013.
  • Managing the Risk of Litigation with Compensation Reviews. Presented to Avant Resources. online. 2012.
  • If I Shred It Will I Dread It? A Primer on EEO Document Retention. Presented to Avant Resources. online. 2012.
  • Statistics and Adverse Impact. Presented to University of Maryland. College Park, MD. 2012.
  • Examining Compensation for Internal Equity. Presented to North Florida Compensation and Benefits Association. Jacksonville, FL. 2012.
  • Examining Compensation for Internal Equity. Presented to Texas Total Rewards. Richardson, TX. 2012.
  • The Compensation Review: Evaluate Internal Pay Equity and Manage Compensation Discrimination Litigation. Presented to Florida SHRM. Orlando, FL. 2012.
  • Compensation Reviews. Presented to Illinois SHRM. Oakbrook Terrace, IL. 2012.
  • Compensation in 2012: Examining Your Pay Systems for Discrimination. Presented to WorldatWork. online. 2012.
  • Preventive Pay Equity Audits: Fairness & EEOC Compliance. Presented to Center for Competitive Management. online. 2012.
  • If I Shred It Will I Dread It? A Primer on EEO Document Retention. Presented to Avant Resources. online. 2012.
  • Compensation Data, Analysis and AAPs: What You Need to Know. Presented to Institute for Human Resources. online. 2012.
  • HR Metrics: What You're Tracking and Why Nobody Cares. Presented to Avant Rersources. online. 2012.
  • Compensation in 2012: Examining Your Pay Systems for Discrimination. Presented to Kenexa. online. 2012.
  • The Changing Landscape of Pay Equity Enforcement. Presented to Human Resource Association of the National Capital Area. Washington, DC. 2012.
  • Managing the Risk of Employment Litigation with a Compensation Self-Audit. Presented to ComplianceOnline. online. 2012.
  • The HR Practitioner's Guide to Adverse Impact. Presented to ComplianceOnline. online. 2012.
  • If I Shred It Will I Dread It? A Primer on EEO Document Retention. Presented to Avant Resources. online. 2012.
  • Avoiding (Un)intentional Discrimination When Recruiting Via Social Media. Presented to Institute for Human Resources. online. 2012.
  • The Compensation Review: How to Use the Most Important Tool in the Risk Management Arsenal. Presented to Institute for Human Resources. online. 2011.
  • What's Causing the Gender Pay Gap?. Presented to Institute for Human Resources. online. 2011.
  • Be a Compliance Rock Star: Working Proactively with the EEOC and Department of Labor. Presented to Ohio State SHRM. Sandusky, OH. 2011.
  • Recent Developments in Compensation Analysis. Presented to Institute for Human Resources. online. 2011.
  • Examining Class Certification Issues in Employment Discrimination Litigation with Statistics. Presented to Insurance Society of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA. 2011.
  • Evaluation of Economic Damages in Whongful Termination Litigation. Presented to Practising Law Institute. 2007.
  • Financial Innovation and the Reconstruction of Monetary Aggregates in teh Postwar United States. Presented to Eastern Economics Association. New York, NY. 1998.
  • United Kingdom Business Cycles: Stylized Facts and the Marginal Cost / Marginal Productivity Debate. Presented to Post Keynsian Economics Group. New Orleans. 1997.

Honors and Awards

  • Dining Discussion Leader, Cornell University First Year Program, North Campus.
  • Dining Discussion Leader, Cornell University First Year Program, North Campus.
  • Dining Discussion Leader, Cornell University First Year Program, North Campus.
  • Dining Discussion Leader, Cornell University First Year Program, North Campus.
  • Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis Dissertation Fellowship, New School for Social Research.
  • Edith and Henry Johnson Award for Outstanding Dissertation, New School for Social Research.
  • New York University Economics Students Association Student Appreciation Award, New York University.
  • College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, New York University.
  • Student Achievement Award, Wall Street Journal.
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