Biography
Dr. Lolita Paff is an associate professor of business and economics at Penn State Berks. Integrating professional experience as a Certified Public Accountant with subsequent training as an economist, she teaches introductory and advanced courses in accounting, business, and economics. Paff’s pedagogical interests include classroom and online interaction, metacognition, critical learning skills, learning-centered instruction, student motivation, and most recently the implications of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning. She received Penn State’s Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2024. In 2014, she received a MERLOT Classics Award in Business for co-authoring an exemplary online learning resource. She serves on College Teaching’s editorial board and serves as the Penn State Berks Center for Learning and Teaching Coordinator.
Publications
Grobman, L., English, C., Schocker, J.B., Altman Singles, A.R., Kasper, G., Kavky, S., Paff, L.A., Park Martinez, J., & Spencer, B. (2023). Antiracism across the curriculum: A grassroots faculty initiative. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy.
Paff, L. (2015). Does Grading Encourage Participation? Evidence & Implications. College Teaching, 63(4): 135-145
Paff, L. and T.A. Watkins. (2009). “What is the After-Tax Price of R&D? An Inter-State Comparison.” Fiscal Studies, 30(1): 73-101.
Paff, L. (2006).Pennsylvania's R&D Tax Credit – Does reality match the rhetoric? Pennsylvania Economic Review, 14(1-2): 34-44.
Paff, L. (2005). State-level R&D Tax Credits: A Firm-Level Analysis.” Topics in Economics Analysis and Policy, 5(1): Article 17.
Paff, L. (2004). The Alternate Incremental Credit (AIC): an empirical analysis. Technovation, the International Journal of Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 24: 41-52.
Education
Ph.D., Business and Economics, Lehigh University
MBA., Finance and International Business, Seton Hall University
B.S., Accounting, The College of New Jersey