Ph.D.-Georgia State University

B.A.-Loyola University, New Orleans

Dr. Gissy is a native of Marietta, GA.  He holds a B.A. in Theology from Loyola University in New Orleans (1975) and a Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University in Atlanta(1987). He has published articles in The Atlantic Economic Journal, The Journal of Economics and Finance, Business and Economic Review, Studies in Economic Analysis, InternationalAdvances in Economic Research and TheScandinavian Journal of Development.

He was also an invited contributor to The Encyclopedia of Violence, Conflict and Peace Published by Academic Press in 1999.

He has served on the editorial board Studies in Economic Analysis and International Advances in Economic Research and served as a reviewer for Business and Economic Review, Journal of Economics and Finance and The Journal of Economic Education.

His books include The Economics of Conflict and Peace (Avebury Press, 1997) which he co-edited with Jurgen Brauer and The Economics of Money and Banking (Cumming and Hathaway, 1998). He also served as editor-in-chief for the Proceedings of the AEF in 2000-2002 and served as a grant proposal reviewer for the National Science Foundation.