Faculty
Jenny Apriesnig
- Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business
- 906-487-2223
- jlapries@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 123
Teaching Interests
- Principles of Economics
- Microeconomics
- Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
Research Interests
- Coupled human and environmental systems
- Fishery economics and management
- Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
- Natural Capital Valuation
Elham Asgari
- Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, College of Business
- 906-487-2803
- easgari@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 121
Teaching Interest
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management
- Human Resources Management
Research Interests
- Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Technological Innovations
- Star Employees
- Small Satellite Industry
William S. Breffle
- Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business
- 906-487-1959
- wsbreffl@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G019
Teaching Interests
- Environmental economics
- Natural resource economics
- International economics
- Mathematical economics
- Principles of economics
Research Interests
- Non-market valuation
- Discrete choice modeling
- Benefit-cost analysis
- Restoration program planning
- Health economics
Mari W. Buche
- Associate Dean, College of Business
- Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- Affiliated Professor, Data Science
- 906-487-3440
- mwbuche@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 105
Teaching Interests
- Information Systems/Technology Management
- IT Project Management
- Accounting Information Systems
- Business Intelligence
- Software Engineering
Research Interests
- Impact of IS/IT change on end users
- Management of IS/IT workers
- Computer Anxiety and Computer Self-Efficacy
- Mentoring using Information Communication Technology (ICT)
- Various de facto Standards (i.e. Information Technology Infrastructure Library – ITIL)
Gary A. Campbell
- Professor of Natural Resource Economics, College of Business
- Director of MS in Applied Natural Resource Economics
- Affiliate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- 906-487-2808
- gacampbe@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 122
Teaching Interests
- Natural Resource Economics
- Principles of Economics
- International Economics
Specialties
- Metal markets
- Sustainability of mining
- Social decision-making about resource use
Laura E. Connolly
- Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business
- 906-487-2809
- leconn@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 125
Teaching Interests
- Microeconomics
- Labor Economics
- International Trade
Research Interests
- Labor Economics
- Impacts of International Trade on Labor Market Outcomes
- Economics of Gender
Sonia Goltz
- Professor of Organizational Behavior, College of Business
- 906-487-2668
- smgoltz@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 115
Teaching Interests
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resources Management
Research Interests
- Individual perceptions of group fairness
- Organizational discrimination and justice processes
- Social power
- Escalation of commitment
Latika Gupta
- Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business
- 906-487-2311
- latika@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 128
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Econometrics
- Energy Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Economic Forecasting
- Money and Banking
Research Interests
- Energy and the Macroeconomy
- Applied Time Series Econometrics
- International Economics
- Inventory Studies
- Business Fluctuations and Cycles
Soonkwan Hong
- Associate Professor of Marketing, College of Business
- 906-487-2285
- shong2@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 113
Teaching Interests
- Consumer behavior
- Global Marketing
- Branding
- Marketing ethics & Sustainability
Research Interests
- The polysemic nature of consumer-market dynamics in association with (pop)culture, technology, and institutions as key drivers of varied manifestations of consumer identity.
- Consumers as self-emancipating and self-contradicting agents in the market
- Sustainable lifestyles.
- Postcolonialism and globalization
- Alternative food systems and cultures
- Algorithmic consumer culture
Ellen S Horsch
- Professor of Practice in Management, College of Business
- 906-487-1631
- eshorsch@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 116
Teaching Interests
- Team dynamics and decision making
- Human Resources
- Introduction to Business
Research Interests
- Creating a Safety Culture in the Workplace using Lean Principles
- Work life blending
- Mentoring/Coaching
- Individual/group problem solving
- Leadership development
Robert Hutchinson
- Professor of Accounting, College of Business
- 906-487-2140
- rhutchin@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G024
Teaching Interests
- Managerial accounting
- Cost accounting
Research Interests
- Cost accounting system design
- Transfer pricing
- Industrial dynamics
- Simulations
- Semiotics
Dean Johnson
- Dean, College of Business
- James and Dolores Trethewey Professor, College of Business
- Director of Applied Portfolio Management Program
- 906-487-2668
- dean@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 103
Teaching Interests
- Applied Portfolio Management
- Investments
- Derivative Securities
Research Interests
- Asset Pricing
- Portfolio Management
Heather Knewtson
- Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Business
- 906-487-2771
- knewtson@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 124
Teaching Interests
- Principles of Finance
- Investment Analysis
- Equity Analysis
Research Interests
- Insider Trading & Managerial Compensation
- Investor Attention & Sentiment
- Market Efficiency & Perceived Mispricing
Jonathan Leinonen
- Senior Lecturer in Management, College of Business
- Faculty Advisor, Enterprise Business Initiative
- 906-487-2598
- jeleinon@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G002
Teaching
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Development
- Economics Development
- Management Information Systems
Russ Louks
- Professor of Practice, College of Business
- Faculty Advisor, ITOxygen Enterprise
- 906-487-2677
- rwlouks@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G015
Teaching Interests
- Software Testing
- Systems Development Life Cycle
- Software Usability
- IT/IS Management
- Business Programming
Research Interests
- Information Security
- Biometrics
- Voice Recognition
Thomas E. Merz
- Professor of Economics, College of Business
- 906-487-2805
- temerz@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G007
Teaching Interests
- Game theory
- Public sector economics
- Microeconomic theory
Research Interests
- Game theory
- Public sector economics
- Microeconomic theory
Sheila Milligan
- Senior Lecturer in Accounting, College of Business
- Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Accounting/Finance
- 906-487-3259
- smilliga@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G018
Teaching Interests
- Financial accounting
- Fraud accounting
- Managerial accounting
Research Interests
- Enterprise research projects
- Fraud management
- Student education
Junhong Min
- Associate Professor of Marketing, College of Business
- 906-487-2885
- jmin@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 112
Teaching Interests
- Principles of Marketing
- Business to Business Marketing
- New Product Development and Commercialization
- Marketing Research
Research Interests
- Business-to-business (B2B) marketing strategy
- Applied judgment and decision making
Prabhjot Singh Mukandwal
- Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management, College of Business
- 906-487-3605
- psinghm@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G010A
Teaching Interest
- Purchasing and Supply Management
- Six Sigma Fundamentals
- Logistics and Transport Management
Research Interests
- Strategic Environmental Sourcing
- Environmental Supply Chain Management
- Buyer-Supplier Relationships
- Consumer Behavior
Daya Muralidharan
- 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
Howard Qi
- Professor of Finance, College of Business
- 906-487-3114
- howardqi@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 110
Teaching Interests
- Corporate finance
- Financial management
Research Interests
- Theoretical financial economics
- Asset pricing
- Corporate finance
Josue Reynoso
- Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management, College of Business
- 906-487-4368
- jreynoso@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G023
Teaching Interest
-
Technology Entrepreneurship
-
Innovation Management
-
Corporate Entrepreneurship
-
Commercialization of Advanced Technologies
Research Interests
- Opportunity Identification
-
Innovation Management
-
Industry Dynamics
-
Problem Solving
-
Complexity Theory
Ulrich Schmelzle
- Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management, College of Business
- Affiliated Professor, Construction Management
- 906-487-2710
- schmelzle@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G010B
Teaching Interests
- Operations Management
- Purchasing and Supply Management
- Logistics Management
Research Interests
- Supply Chain-Driven Innovation
- Purchasing Decision-Making
- Interorganizational Integration
- Supply Chain Resource Orchestration
Manish K. Srivastava
- Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation, College of Business
- David L & Marilyn A Bernard Faculty Fellow in Business
- 906-487-1991
- mksrivas@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 111
Teaching Interests
- Strategic Management
- International Management
- Technology Management
Research Interests
- Interfirm alliances and networks
- Technological innovations
- Semiconductor and Nanotechnology industries
Joel C. Tuoriniemi
- Professor of Practice in Accounting, College of Business
- Director of MS in Accounting Program
- Ed and Betty Robinson Accounting Fellow
- 906-487-1877
- jctuorin@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 114
Teaching Interests
- Taxation
- Accounting
- Legal Environment of Business
Research Interests
- Equitable Relief in Tax Disputes
- SFAS 142 Goodwill Impairments
- Reasonableness Determinations in Contract Interpretation
- Inequality of Bargaining Power
Jeffrey Wall
- Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Business
- 906-487-1707
- jdwall@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G010
Teaching Interests
- Web programming
- Business Process Analysis
- Information Security
- Database Design
Research Interests
- Information security behavior
- Individual deviance
- Organizational deviance
- Organizational controls
- Small business/entrepreneurship
Roger Woods
- Senior Lecturer in Operations Management, College of Business
- Affiliated Senior Lecturer, Construction Management
- 906-487-2063
- rhwoods@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G010C
Teaching Interests
- Spreadsheet modeling
- The art of charts
Research Interests
- Academic integrity and spreadsheets
Emanuel Xavier-Oliveira
- Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business
- 906-487-2301
- emolivei@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 127
Teaching Interests
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary Theory and Policy
- International Economics
- Economic Decision Analysis
Research Interests
- Barriers to technological adoption
- Entrepreneurship
- Institutions and regulation
- Informal economy
- Growth and development
Administration
Dean Johnson
- Dean, College of Business
- James and Dolores Trethewey Professor, College of Business
- Director of Applied Portfolio Management Program
- 906-487-2668
- dean@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 103
Teaching Interests
- Applied Portfolio Management
- Investments
- Derivative Securities
Research Interests
- Asset Pricing
- Portfolio Management
Mari W. Buche
- Associate Dean, College of Business
- Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- Affiliated Professor, Data Science
- 906-487-3440
- mwbuche@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 105
Teaching Interests
- Information Systems/Technology Management
- IT Project Management
- Accounting Information Systems
- Business Intelligence
- Software Engineering
Research Interests
- Impact of IS/IT change on end users
- Management of IS/IT workers
- Computer Anxiety and Computer Self-Efficacy
- Mentoring using Information Communication Technology (ICT)
- Various de facto Standards (i.e. Information Technology Infrastructure Library – ITIL)
Jodie Filpus-Paakola
- Coordinator of Academic Services, College of Business
- 906-487-3597
- jrfilpus@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 108
Specialties
- Undergraduate academic advising
- Coordinator for Undergraduate Communications
- Supports student internships and job placement
Shannon Rinkinen
- Director of Marketing and Outreach
- 906-487-3501
- smrinkin@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 107
Specialties
- Assists prospective students and their families
- Oversees marketing communications and outreach activities for the School
Karen Foltz
- Staff Assistant
- 906-487-2668
- ksfoltz@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 100
Marney Kloote
- Director of Advancement, College of Business
- 906-487-3395
- mkloote@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 106
Laura Shawhan
- Director of Administration
- 906-487-2964
- lshawhan@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 102
Specialties
- Executive assistant to the dean
- Responsible for facilitating School of Business and Economics activities
- Coordinate and oversee faculty and staff searches, reappointments, and promotion and tenure processes
- Dean's Advisory Council liaison
Instructors
James Baker
- Instructor, College of Business
- Executive Director, Innovation and Commercialization
Teaching
- IP Law, Technology, Society, and Innovation
Degree
- PhD in Engineering - Environmental, Michigan Technological University
- Admitted to U.S. Patent Bar, Registration number: 54,975
Natasha Berg
- Instructor, College of Business
- 906-487-1066
- nberg@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 129
Teaching
- Business Law
Degree
- J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- BBA in Finance and Business Economics, Grand Valley State University
MaryFran Desrochers
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching
- Team Dynamics/Decision Making
Degree
- MS in Instrumental Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
Catherine Hsin
- Instructor, College of Business
- hchsin@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 117
Teaching
- Integrated Marketing Communications
Degree
- MS in Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University
- BA in Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University
Michael Kolasa
- Instructor, College of Business
- mjkolasa@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G016
Teaching
- 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
- Introduction to Digital Marketing
Degree
- MS in Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University
- BA in Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University
Jim Northey
- Instructor, College of Business
- jnorthey@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G016
Teaching
- Finance
Degree
- MS Financial Markets and Trading concentration in Computational Finance, Illinois Institute of Technology
- BS in Mathematics, University of Indianapolis
Susanna D. Peters
- Lecturer in Law and Society
- 906-487-2391
- speters@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 219
Areas of Interest
- Resource Economics
- Cyberlaw
- Intellectual Property
- Constitutional Law
- Orientation to Legal Careers
- American Government
Bill Smith
- Instructor, College of Business
- wrsmith@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 129
Teaching
- Business Law
Degree
- Juris Doctor from Wayne State
- BS in Major Poly Science from Michigan State
Fraser Strome
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching
- Business Law
Degree
- JD, Valparaiso University
- BA in History, Spring Arbor University