Dr. Mike Potter is an Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. He has published a book, seven peer-reviewed articles, three book chapters, and several reports in the areas of financial services policy, regulatory policy, ethics, and economic warfare. He has interacted with several law-enforcement agencies regarding money laundering & economic warfare (currency manipulation). Prior to joining Mississippi State University, Dr. Potter worked as a Senior Program Manager in Economic and Policy Research with American Bankers Association in Washington, DC. In this capacity he, worked in data collection and policy analyses relating to several open-source data centers, including; FFIEC, FinCEN, FDIC, and the NCUSIF regarding several vulnerable elements of financial infrastructure (such as credit unions and the credit card system).