Lisa L. Posey

Lisa L. Posey is an Associate Professor and Director at the Smeal College of Business, specializing in Risk Management. She holds academic roles including Director of the Smeal College Business Fundamentals Certificate Program. Her primary affiliation is with The Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Posey earned a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (1992), an MA in Applied Economics (1991), and a BA in Economics from Rutgers University (1988). She also holds an MS in Genetics from Penn State (2008).

Her research focuses on economic modeling of insurance markets, particularly addressing asymmetric information, insurance underwriting cycles, pricing strategies, and liability markets. She explores topics like attorney involvement in settlements, genetic testing impacts on insurance, and equilibrium dynamics in insurance systems. Her work bridges economics, actuarial science, and public policy.

Her publications span 1992–2023, covering diverse subfields such as genetic discrimination in insurance, bankruptcy risk modeling, and experimental market dynamics. Notable themes include screening mechanisms, contractual behavior, and policy implications of technological advancements.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided information. She teaches commercial insurance markets and corporate risk management at both undergraduate and graduate levels.