Associate Professor Rob Godby

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Contact:

Department of Economics and Finance
University of Wyoming
Dept 3985
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
USA

Voice: 307-766-3843 (office)
Fax: 307-766-5090

Email:
rgodby@uwyo.edu

find out a little bit more about me, including

by following the links below.

 

Me, in ancient times at the
Ontario Mountain Bike Championships 1994

Short Bio:

I was born and raised in central Ontario, and lived in Peterborough, Ontario until I was 26. I graduated high-school in 1982 from Adam Scott C.V.I., in Peterborough. After a false start at university (too much fun, too little school), I worked at various McDonald's Restaurants in the Peterborough area as an assistant manager before beginning my undergraduate degree in 1985. I attended Trent University in my hometown, where I earned my B.Sc. (Honours Economics) in 1990. From there I moved to Guelph, Ontario to get my M.A. (Economics) in 1992 from the University of Guelph, and then to Hamilton, Ontario for my Ph.D. where I graduated in 1997 from McMaster University. In 1995, I moved to Sudbury, Ontario where I began my first full-time teaching position in the Department of Economics at Laurentian University. The summer of 1997 found me on the move again, heading "Stateside" to a new job at the the University of Wyoming in the Department of Economics and Finance. While visiting Laramie for an interview at UW, I met my future wife Anne Alexander, a lecturer in the College of Business. We were married October 9th, 1997. In my spare time, I enjoy cycling, both road and mountain biking, hiking, and camping with my wife and dogs.  From 1999-2004, I was coach of the University of Wyoming Cycling Team , which competed at the Division I level.  In 2003 I earned tenure at Wyoming and celebrated by wrecking my road bike and my body in an ill-fated attempt to begin a bike-racing comeback. Total damage when it was all said and done was a concussion, 3 broken ribs, a broken back and an extended hospital stay.  On the plus side, I was able to achieve an unofficial speed record down a local hill, achieving 88 kph (approx 58 mph) just prior to my crash.  Since this idiotic incident I decided that bike racing was a little too dangerous so instead I've decided to try racing cars.  Up to this point there have been no significant accidents to report, though nothing of any significance has been attempted either.  I've campaigned several cars in SCCA sanctioned autocrosses and competed at the national level as well, and more recently have begun competing in SCCA road races driving a 2003 Miata in Showroom Stock B (SSB) class and a 1984 RX-7 in the Spec 7 class.  What else do I do when not spending money on cars, working on cars or trying to break cars?  I guess there's work, but that would hardly interest anyone if I described it, would it?  To find out a bit more about my interests, check out my special interest links below.

Personal Update:  Rob became an American citizen January 18, 2008.  "Canada will always be in my heart, but America is now my home." 

Professional Background:
Curriculum Vitae  - so outdated it's sick, so why not email me to see a more recent one? 
Ph.D. (Economics)
McMaster University 1997  
                        Thesis research

Academic Career

Joined Laurentian University faculty September 1995

Joined University of Wyoming faculty August 1997

Current Research:

Research Interests:

Courses Taught (past and present) at the University of Wyoming:

Personal Interests (and links to cool sites I'd go to if I were you):

Some Racing Pix 

Rob's Top 10 Lists

 

Cars! 

SCCA SCCA - Home for Amateur Motorsports  

  SCCA Solo II (Autocross) - RMSolo.org website

       Rob's Car collection

                So what's in Rob's garage, besides oil puddles and tools not put away? 

Cycling:

Hockey:


Music (Beware!):  Yes, my tastes are still mired in the past - 1980 and 1990s hard-rock and early metal, bright guitars and pounding bass.  Here's a few places to hear some of the good stuff.  When I'm feeling a little more "mature" I might listen to a little jazz too.  Oscar Peterson and the Modern Jazz Quartet are favourites... 

 

General Interest:  for the newshound, talk-radio junkie.

 

Favourite TV Shows: Still stuck in the past - thank goodness for DVD collections!

Our Dogs

 

 

 

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