Instructors
- Instructor, College of Business
- Associate Vice President for Research Administration
Teaching Interests
- IP Law
- Technology
- Society
- Innovation
Degree
- PhD in Engineering - Environmental, Michigan Technological University
- Admitted to U.S. Patent Bar, Registration number: 54,975

Erik Crowley
- Instructor, College of Business
- General Manager/Director of Golf, Portage Lake Golf Course
- Assistant Director of Auxiliary Business Services
- elcrowle@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2888
- Academic Office Building G020
Teaching Interests
- Business Analytics
- IS/IT Management
Degree
- MBA in Business Administration, Michigan Technological University
- BS in Business Management/Professional Golf Management, Ferris State University

Catherine Hsin
- hchsin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3478
- Academic Office Building 113
Teaching Interests
- Consumer Behavior & Culture
- Integrated Marketing Communications

Eli A. Karttunen
- Instructor, College of Business
- eakarttu@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1066
- Academic Office Building 129
Teaching Interests
- Risk Management & Fin Tech
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
Degree
- MS, Finance, University of Michigan - Dearborn
- BS, Economics, Michigan Technological University

Michael Kolasa
- Instructor, College of Business
- mjkolasa@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G020
Teaching Interests
- Personal Financial Planning
Degree
- LL.M., Master of Laws in Taxation from Wayne State University Law School
- J.D., Thomas Cooley Law School
- Certified Financial Planner™
- B.S., Northern Michigan University

Cindy McColley
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching Interests
- Introduction to Digital Marketing
Degree
- MS in Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University
- BA in Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University

Adam Mitteer
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching Interests
- Management Information Systems
Degree
- MS in Data Science, Michigan Technological University
- BS in Business Administration Operations & Systems Management, Michigan Technological University
- BS in Business Administration Management of Information Systems, Michigan Technological University
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business
Teaching Interests
- Natural resource economics
- Environmental economics
- Water resource economics
- Microeconomics
- Econometrics
Research Interests
- Water management and drainage in agriculture
- Groundwater management
- Forest use in developing economies
- Groundwater quality externalities

James Northey
- jnorthey@mtu.edu
- AOB 129
Teaching Interests
- Financial Derivatives
- Financial Engineering
- Financial Technology
- Data Science
- Software Engineering
- Banking and Bank Management
- Secure Payments
- Cybersecurity
- Post Quantum cryptography
- The intersection of decentralized Finance (deFI) and Traditional Finance (TradFI)
- Industry standards
Degree
- MS, Financial Markets and Trading concentration in Computational Finance, Illinois Institute of Technology
- BS, Mathematics, University of Indianapolis
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Social Sciences Program Advisor
- University Ombuds
Areas of Interest
- Resource Economics
- Cyberlaw
- Intellectual Property
- Constitutional Law
- Orientation to Legal Careers
- American Government

Fraser Strome
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching Interests
- Business Law
Degree
- JD, Valparaiso University
- BA in History, Spring Arbor University

Robert S. Tripp
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching Interests
- Organizational Behavior
Degree
- PhD in Business Administration, The University of Minnesota
- MS in Business Administration, Michigan Technological University
- BS in Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University