He is the editor of the Journal of Private Enterprise and past president of the Association of Private Enterprise Education. He earned his B.S. in Economics from College of the Holy Cross and his Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University. Prior to joining Texas Tech University, Dr. Stringham was the Lloyd V. Hackley Endowed Professor for the Study of Capitalism and Free Enterprise at Fayetteville State University, Shelby Cullom Davis Visiting Associate Professor of American Business and Economic Enterprise at Trinity College and Associate Professor of Economics at San Jose State University.