Taiwo Amoo
Associate Professor
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Location: 509 Whitehead Hall
Phone: 718.951.5000 x2075
Fax: 718.951.4385
Email:
Taiwo Amoo's Web site
Taiwo Amoo is an associate professor of business statistics and operations management. His doctoral thesis was based on the application of operations research techniques to the distribution of fertilizer in Nigeria. Professor Amoo has won several awards and grants, including a PSC-CUNY grant, University of Exeter Scholar award, Overseas Research Student award, and Best Statistics Student award at the University of Ibadan. In May 2001, Amoo was honored by the Brooklyn College Student Life Office for his work with students. He was the faculty adviser for the West African Students Association from 2001 to 2004 and is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute. Taiwo is a community development activist who participates in health fair and educational fair in Nigeria every year.
Education:
Ph.D., University of Exeter - 1992 (Operations Research)
B.S., University of Ibadan - 1986 (Statistics)
Areas of Expertise:
Professor Amoo's research interests focus on the construction, validity and evaluation of rating scales in surveys; developing mathematical models for decision making in business; and how best to use statistics for the interpretation and analysis of data. He is an expert in demonstrating how quantitative techniques can be used in business decision making. Amoo is currently on sabbatical and working on health care promotional strategies in developing countries.
Books and Publications
Pollack, S., Friedman H.H., Amoo, T. (2023). Statistics as Science and Art: The Importance of NNT (Number Needed to Treat) and the Danger of Overreliance on Statistical Significance. Academic Journal of International Economics and Management Research, 4(1), February, 14-21. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2023
Teaching Recognition Award 2020-2021 (Awards and Honors) 2021
Friedman, H.H., Amoo, T. and Lewis, B. "Has Higher Education Lost Its Way? Or Just Its Credibility?." Annual Meeting of the North East Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Washington, DC., March 30 - April 1, 2023. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2023
Member, College Admissions Committee, 12/2022 - Present (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2023
Treasurer, Yoruba Community of Connecticut, 2009-2015 2013
Pollack, S., Friedman, H. H., and Amoo, T. (2022). Statistics as Science and Art: The Importance of NNT and the Danger of Overreliance on Statistical Significance. International Academic Conference on Management, Economics, Business and Marketing in Vienna 2022 (IAC-MEBM 2022), December 09 - 10, 2022. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2022
Friedman, H. H., and Amoo, T. "Higher Education Can Improve Efficiency, Reduce Waste, and Save Millions: Some Remarkably Simple Changes." Conference Proceedings of the South East Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Charleston, South Carolina, February 12-14. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020
Amoo, T. and Friedman, H.H. "The Importance of using Real-World Examples and Data to Teach Correlation." Conference proceedings of the North East Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 4-6, Pp.1055-1067. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2019
Friedman, H.H, Friedman, L.W., Frankel, M.R. & Amoo, T. "Enhancing Critical and Ethical Thinking with Scenarios." Psychosociological Issues in Human Resource Management, 7(1), 7-29. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2019
Amoo, T., Friedman, H.H., Friedman, L, Frankel, M. "Teaching Statistics with Scenarios to Foster Critical Thinking." Conference proceedings of the North East Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Providence, Rhode Island April 12-14, Pp.769-797 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2018
Amoo, T., Friedman, H.H., Raphan, M. "Treating the Many to Benefit the Few: Using Examples from Healthcare to make Statistics Exciting and Relevant." Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Vancouver, Canada, April 4-7. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2017
Amoo, T., Friedman, H.H., and Friedman, L.W. "Overcoming Challenges to Diversity: the Secret Ingredient that Makes an Organization Flourish." Conference Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, Alexandria, Virginia. March 31-April 2 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2016
Amoo, T. and V. Raghupathi. "Using Logit Model to Predict Credit Score." Conference Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 20-22, 2015. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
Amoo, T., B.O. Green and V. Raghupathi. "The Awareness of Diabetes, Its Complications and Preventive Measures in a Developing Country."International Journal of Healthcare Management." 7(4), 247-250, (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2014
Amoo, T., Y. Ikhile and V. Raghupathi. "Awareness of Hypertension and Its Complications in a Developing Country." Conference Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 27-29, 2014. 567-72 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Amoo, T. and H.H. Friedman. "Workforce Diversity: The Key to Survival and Growth." B>Quest. 2002. Available at: http://www.westga.edu/~bquest/2002/diversity.htm. Made available to SSRN with the permission of B>Quest. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Amoo, T., B.O. Green and V. Raghupathi. "The Awareness of Diabetes and Its Complications in a Developing Country." Conference Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 5-7, 2013. 738-43. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Amoo, Taiwo and Hershey H. Friedman. "Measuring the Degree of Importance: A Comparison of Two Types of Rating Scales" (April 1, 2000). Posted on Nov. 3, 2013, on SSRN. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2349195. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2013
Friedman, H. H., T. Amoo and L.W. Friedman. "Three Methods to Engage Students in the Introductory Statistics Course: Humor, Active Learning, and Relevant Examples." Originally published in the DSI Proceedings on Nov. 18, 2000, this article is now available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2309452. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Friedman, H.H., L.W. Friedman and T. Amoo. "Making the Introductory Statistics Course More Relevant to Students." Conference Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 5-7, 2013. 785-91. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Friedman, Hershey H. and Taiwo Amoo. "Rating the Rating Scales." Journal of Marketing Management, Winter: 114-23. This paper, published in 1999, is now being made available to the public at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2333648. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Giladi, K., T. Amoo and H.H. Friedman. "A Survey of Accounting Majors: Attitudes and Opinions." National Public Accountant 46.2: 25-27. Original published in 2001. Posted to SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2336548. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Friedman, H.H., L.W. Friedman and T. Amoo. "Using Real-World Examples to Enhance the Relevance of the Introductory Statistics Course." SS International Journal of Economics and Management 2.3: 16-34. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2012
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Teaching Excellence Award (Awards and Honors) 2020
Certificate of Appreciation, for making a significant contribution to the School of Business research agenda, 2019 (Awards and Honors) 2019
Certificate of Appreciation, for making a significant contribution to the School of Business research agenda, 2018 (Awards and Honors) 2018
Certificate of Appreciation, for making a significant contribution to the School of Business research agenda, 2017 (Awards and Honors) 2017
Certificate of Appreciation, for making a significant contribution to the School of Business research agenda, 2016 (Awards and Honors) 2016
Certificate of Appreciation, for making a significant contribution to the School of Business research agenda, April 21. (Awards and Honors) 2015
Certificate of Appreciation, for making a significant contribution to the School of Business research agenda, May 12. (Awards and Honors) 2014
Certificate of Appreciation, for making a significant contribution to the School of Business research agenda, May 9.
(Awards and Honors) 2013
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Friedman, H. H., and Amoo, T. "Higher Education Can Improve Efficiency, Reduce Waste, and Save Millions: Some Remarkably Simple Changes." Annual Meeting of the South East Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Charleston, South Carolina, February 12-14. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2020
Amoo, T. and Friedman, H. H. "The Importance of Using Real-World Examples and Data to Teach Correlation." Annual Meeting of the North East Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 4-6. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
Amoo, T. and Friedman, H.H. "The Importance of using Real-World Examples and Data to Teach Correlation." Annual Meeting of the North East Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 4-6. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
Amoo, T., Friedman, H.H., Friedman, L, Frankel, M. "Teaching Statistics with Scenarios to Foster Critical Thinking." Annual Meeting of the North East Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Providence, Rhode Island April 12-14. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
Amoo, T., Friedman, H.H., Raphan, M. "Treating the Many to Benefit the Few: Using Examples from Healthcare to make Statistics Exciting and Relevant." Conference Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Vancouver, Canada, Paper ID: 43, April 4-7.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017
Amoo, T., Friedman, H.H., Friedman, L.W. "Overcoming Challenges to Diversity: the Secret Ingredient that Makes an Organization Flourish." Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Alexandria, Virginia, March 31-April 2. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016
Amoo, T. and V. Ragupathi. "Using Logit Model to Predict Credit Score." Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute. Cambridge, Mass., March 20-22. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
Day, L., Weston, R., McChesney, R., and Amoo, T. (2015). "International Community Health: A Multidisciplinary Look at Africa's Current and Future Health Challenges." The 19th Annual Faculty Day Conference, Brooklyn College, CUNY, May, 20 2015 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
Amoo, T., Y. Ikhile and V. Ragupathi. "Awareness of Hypertension and Its Complications in a Developing Country." Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute. Philadelphia, March 27-29. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
Amoo, T., B.O. Green and V. Raghupathi. "The Awareness of Diabetes and Its Complications in a Developing Country." 2013 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Brooklyn, N.Y., April 5-7. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Friedman, H.H., L.W. Friedman and T. Amoo. "Making the Introductory Statistics Course More Relevant to Students." 2013 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting. Brooklyn, N.Y., April 5-7. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Professional Leadership
Member, Appointments Committee of the Department of Business Management. 09/2022 to Present (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2022
Member, Appointment Committee, Business Management Department, School of Business, Brooklyn College, 2015 - Present (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Coordinator, Operations Management Course, Department of Finance and Business Management, 2014-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Chairman, Promotion Committee, to the position of associate professor in the Division of Social Sciences and Education, 2006-07. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Faculty adviser and book coordinator, 2006-07. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Faculty Council Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics, 2006-07. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Deputy chairman (SGS), Department of Finance and Business Management, 2006-2014 (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2006
Tenure Committee in the Division of Social Sciences and Education, 2005-06. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2006
Chairman, Faculty Council Committee on Review of Student Records, 2002-05. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2005
Member, Tenure Committee in the Division of Social Sciences and Education, 2004-05. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2005
Member, Faculty Council Committee on Review of Student Records, 2001-02. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2002
Community Activities
President, Men of Valor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Dominion Chapel, Bridgeport, Conn. 2007
President, Yoruba Community of Connecticut, 2005-07. 2007
