Focus Hawaii Denise Woodbury
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Description
Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features Dr. Denise Woodbury, a BYU–Hawaii business professor whose extraordinary academic path and international experiences span economics, psychology, and global development. Woodbury recounts beginning university studies at age 15, earning a doctorate in financial economics at a young age, and later pursuing additional graduate degrees while teaching in the United States and abroad. The discussion centers on her six‑month assignment in post‑Soviet Russia, where she taught finance and economics, advised government economists, and navigated daily life amid political transition, economic instability, and organized crime. Through vivid personal stories—ranging from classroom exchanges to a harrowing encounter at a Moscow currency exchange—she offers deep insight into Russian culture, perceptions of America, the challenges of transitioning from communism to market systems, and the human realities behind global economic theory.
Length of Video
00:29:27
File Size
227.6MB
Archives Call Number
22.FH
Air Date
2-3-1998
Keywords
Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Denise Woodbury, BYU–Hawaii faculty, financial economics, business education, Russia post‑Soviet economy, economic transition, international academic exchange, Moscow and St. Petersburg, Asian financial crisis, global markets, American perception abroad, cultural exchange, economics in practice.
Disciplines
Business
Recommended Citation
Chase, Lance and Woodbury, Dr. Denise, "Focus Hawaii Denise Woodbury" (1998). Focus Hawaii. 64.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/64