Dr. Crawford strives to address the future of business education, the success of modern capitalism, ministry in the marketplace, and finances and faith.

Dr. Michael Crawford serves as Associate Professor of Finance in the DeVoe Division of Business, teaching in the disciplines of Finance, Economics, and Small Business Management. Before joining Indiana Wesleyan University in 2020, Dr. Crawford served at Boyce College in Louisville, KY as an Associate Professor of Business and Economics.  He has also taught Finance and Management at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA and Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mt. Vernon, OH. Dr. Crawford’s research includes natural disasters and their effects on fund volatility and the participation for socially responsible mutual funds. He has created curriculum for finance, economic systems, globalization, statistics, and business strategy and has published papers addressing the future of business education, the success of modern capitalism, ministry in the marketplace, and finances and faith.