Annette Tomal, Ph.D.
Professor of Business and Economics, Carl R. Hendrickson Chair | Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL, UNITED STATES
Biography
Dr. Tomal's current research is focused on gender, religion, and educational attainment. Previous research was on gender roles, gender in the classroom, abortion rates, hospital mortality rates, and the informal sector in developing economies.
Education (5)
University of Illinois - Chicago: Ph.D., Economics
Bowling Green State University: M.B.A.
Ball State University: M.A., Business Education
Ball State University: B.S., Business Education/Administration
CPA: (Certified Public Accountant) 2003
Areas of Expertise and Research Interests (4)
Gender Roles in Society
Education
Religion
hospital mortality
Professional Affiliations (7)
- Association of Christian Economists (ACE)
- Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA)
- American Economics Association (AEA)
- Midwest Economics Association (MEA)
- Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)
- Illinois Economics Association (IEA)
- Western Economic Association (WEA)
Media Appearances (1)
Wheaton College professor finishes marathons in all 50 states
Daily Herald
2016-10-14
As she cruised, smiling, across the finish line last month in Pocatello, Idaho, Wheaton College professor Annette Tomal held up a victory sign that announced the completion of her long-sought-after goal. The sign read: "50 State Marathon Club." With her challenge to herself met, she is now a member of an elite group of runners who each have completed a 26.2-mile marathon run in each of the 50 states...
Academics and Published Research (2)
Current Courses
- Microeconomic Principles - Accounting I - Statistics
Research
Current research is focused on gender, religion, and educational attainment. Previous research was on gender roles, gender in the classroom, abortion rates, hospital mortality rates, and the informal sector in developing economies.
Select Articles, Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications (11)
Religious Adherence and Educational Attainment in the United States
International Journal of Education and Human Development
Annette Tomal
2016
Religion and Female Education: Trans-Megabloc Effects
Faith and Economics
Annette Tomal, Seth Norton
2015
How Our Students View Gender Roles
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
Annette Tomal
2013
The Effect of Religious Membership and Parental Involvement Laws on Adult and Teen Abortion Rates
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
Annette Tomal, Seth Norton
2012
Earnings Determinants for Self-Employed Women and Men in the Informal Economy: the Case of Bogota, Columbia.
International Social Science Review
Annette Tomal, Lacey Johnson
2008
Perceptions of Gender Competence - Are Christian Colleges Different?
Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
Annette Tomal, Edee Schulze
2005
The Effect of Religious Membership and Parental Involvement Laws on Adult and Teen Abortion Rates
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
Annette Tomal, Seth Norton
2012
The Chilly Classroom: Beyond Gender
College Teaching
Annette Tomal, Edee Schulze
2006
Parental Involvement Laws, Religion, and Abortion Rates
Gender Issues
Annette Tomal
2000
Determinants of Teenage Birth Rates as an Unpooled Sample
American Journal of Economics and Sociology
Annette Tomal
1999
The Relationship between Hospital Mortality Rates, and Hospital, Market, and Patient Characteristics
Applied Economics
Annette Tomal
1998