David Pooser is an assistant professor of risk management and insurance at St. John’s University. David received his Ph.D. in risk management and insurance from Florida State University and joined the St. John’s University faculty in 2012. David has papers accepted for publication or published in the Journal of Risk and Insurance and the Journal of Insurance Regulation. He regularly attends and presents research at regional and national academic conferences and is a member of the American Risk and Insurance Association, Southern Risk and Insurance Association, and Western Risk and Insurance Association. David serves on the Board of Directors for the Southern Risk and Insurance Association and has served on the Program and Hagen Award committees for ARIA. He has also served as a reviewer for the Journal of Insurance Issues and the Journal of Insurance Regulation. He teaches Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance and Loss Control at St. John’s University. He is the current faculty advisor to the St. John’s Gamma Iota Sigma chapter.