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About Todd Sarnstrom

Todd Sarnstrom teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of data analytics, analysis, and statistics. He also contributes to the college’s Center for Business & Economic Analysis. 

Sarnstrom grew up in the small town of Ellsworth, located in west central Wisconsin. He became interested in economics during his first year of undergraduate studies and earned his Ph.D. in applied economics from Western Michigan University in 2016. He takes particular interest in data analysis as it applies to economics and business. Prior to academia, Todd worked for a start-up company that developed polymers and composites. There, he was involved in many things, including new-product development, production trials, inventory management and rolling out a new ERP system.

Scholarship and research interests

Sarnstrom’s current research and scholarship includes studying firm-level foreign direct investment behavior using data on Japanese multinational enterprises, as well as studying hidden immigrant populations via the Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). His most recent publication appeared in the Review of International Economics, and the Journal of Economics, Race & Policy. 

Education

B.S., University of Wisconsin-River Falls
M.A., Western Michigan University
Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Courses taught

BUAD 142 Computer Applications in Business
BUAD 228 Advanced Statistics for Business & Economics
BUAD 629 Business Statistics and Analysis
DATA 202  Data Analytics II

About
About Todd Sarnstrom

Todd Sarnstrom teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of data analytics, analysis, and statistics. He also contributes to the college’s Center for Business & Economic Analysis. 

Sarnstrom grew up in the small town of Ellsworth, located in west central Wisconsin. He became interested in economics during his first year of undergraduate studies and earned his Ph.D. in applied economics from Western Michigan University in 2016. He takes particular interest in data analysis as it applies to economics and business. Prior to academia, Todd worked for a start-up company that developed polymers and composites. There, he was involved in many things, including new-product development, production trials, inventory management and rolling out a new ERP system.

Scholarship and research interests

Sarnstrom’s current research and scholarship includes studying firm-level foreign direct investment behavior using data on Japanese multinational enterprises, as well as studying hidden immigrant populations via the Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). His most recent publication appeared in the Review of International Economics, and the Journal of Economics, Race & Policy. 

Education

B.S., University of Wisconsin-River Falls
M.A., Western Michigan University
Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Courses
Courses taught

BUAD 142 Computer Applications in Business
BUAD 228 Advanced Statistics for Business & Economics
BUAD 629 Business Statistics and Analysis
DATA 202  Data Analytics II

Todd R. Sarnstrom II
Todd R. Sarnstrom II
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Emailtodd.sarnstrom@snc.edu
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