Dr. John Liechty

Professor

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Biography

John C. Liechty is a Professor at the Smeal College of Business, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Statistics at the Eberly College of Science. His research interests lie in the creation of public goods and the role that universities play in this process. Dr. Liechty was instrumental in the leading effort that resulted in the provision of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, which created the new Office of Financial Research within the U.S. Treasury, tasked with providing data analytic tools for the regulatory community to safeguard the U.S. financial system. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Royal Statistical Society, and has published extensively in top academic journals across various fields, including Marketing, Statistics, Psychology, Finance, and more. His expertise encompasses marketing research, Bayesian statistics, financial systems, high-performance computing, and asset allocation for financial stability. Dr. Liechty earned his PhD in Statistical Laboratory at Cambridge University in 1998.

Research Interests

Courses

BA 815 – Business Statistics B 515 Business Statistics Contemporary Decision Making MKTG 555 – Marketing Models MKTG 342 – Marketing Research B 515 – Business Statistics Contemporary Decision Making MKTG 496 – Independent Studies MKTG 596 – Individual Studies MKTG 450W – Marketing Management Policies Programs MKTG 597A – Marketing Challenges B 303 – Marketing

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.