Faculty and Staff Directory
Faculty
Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
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
Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
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
Associate Dean, School of Business and Economics Professor of Management Information
Systems, School of Business and Economics Affiliated Professor, Data Science
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)
Professor of Natural Resource Economics, School of Business and Economics Director
of MS in Applied Natural Resource Economics Affiliate Professor, Geological and Mining
Engineering and Sciences
Teaching Interests
Natural Resource Economics
Principles of Economics
International Economics
Specialties
Metal markets
Sustainability of mining
Social decision-making about resource use
Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Microeconomics
Labor Economics
International Trade
Research Interests
Labor Economics
Impacts of International Trade on Labor Market Outcomes
Economics of Gender
Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Financial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Big Data Analytics
Research Interests
Audit Markets
Audit Quality
Professor of Organizational Behavior, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Organizational Behavior
Human Resources Management
Research Interests
Individual perceptions of group fairness
Organizational discrimination and justice processes
Social power
Escalation of commitment
Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Taxation
Financial Accounting
Research Interests
Tax Avoidance
Earnings Quality
Self-selection
Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
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
Associate Professor of Marketing, School of Business and Economics
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
Professor of Practice in Management, School of Business and Economics
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
Associate Professor of Accounting, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Managerial accounting
Cost accounting
Research Interests
Cost accounting system design
Transfer pricing
Industrial dynamics
Simulations
Semiotics
Dean, School of Business and Economics James and Dolores Trethewey Professor, School
of Business and Economics Director of Applied Portfolio Management Program
Teaching Interests
Applied Portfolio Management
Investments
Derivative Securities
Research Interests
Asset Pricing
Portfolio Management
Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Principles of Finance
Investment Analysis
Security Valuation
Research Interests
Insider Trading & Managerial Compensation
Investor Attention & Sentiment
Market Efficiency & Perceived Mispricing
Lecturer in Management, School of Business and Economics Faculty Advisor, Enterprise
Business Initiative
Teaching
Entrepreneurship
Business Development
Economics Development
Management Information Systems
Professor of Practice, School of Business and Economics Faculty Advisor, ITOxygen
Enterprise
Teaching Interests
Software Testing
Systems Development Life Cycle
Software Usability
IT/IS Management
Business Programming
Research Interests
Information Security
Biometrics
Voice Recognition
Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Game theory
Public sector economics
Microeconomic theory
Research Interests
Game theory
Public sector economics
Microeconomic theory
Senior Lecturer in Accounting, School of Business and Economics Richard and Joyce
Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Accounting/Finance
Teaching Interests
Financial accounting
Fraud accounting
Managerial accounting
Research Interests
Enterprise research projects
Fraud management
Student education
Associate Professor of Marketing, School of Business and Economics
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
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
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
Professor of Finance, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Corporate finance
Financial management
Research Interests
Theoretical financial economics
Asset pricing
Corporate finance
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management, School of Business
and Economics
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
Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation, School of Business and
Economics David L & Marilyn A Bernard Faculty Fellow in Business
Teaching Interests
Strategic Management
International Management
Technology Management
Research Interests
Interfirm alliances and networks
Technological innovations
Semiconductor and Nanotechnology industries
Professor of Practice in Accounting, School of Business and Economics Director of
MS in Accounting Program Ed and Betty Robinson Accounting Fellow
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
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems, School of Business and Economics Richard
and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Business
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
Senior Lecturer in Operations Management, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
Spreadsheet modeling
The art of charts
Research Interests
Academic integrity and spreadsheets
Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
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, School of Business and Economics James and Dolores Trethewey Professor, School
of Business and Economics Director of Applied Portfolio Management Program
Teaching Interests
Applied Portfolio Management
Investments
Derivative Securities
Research Interests
Asset Pricing
Portfolio Management
Associate Dean, School of Business and Economics Professor of Management Information
Systems, School of Business and Economics Affiliated Professor, Data Science
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)
Coordinator of Academic Services
Specialties
Undergraduate academic advising
Coordinator for Undergraduate Communications
Supports student internships and job placement
Shannon Rinkinen
Director of Marketing and Outreach
Specialties
Assists prospective students and their families
Oversees marketing communications and outreach activities for the School
Rebecca Middlebrook
Tech MBA® Program Manager
Specialties
Educates people about the benefits, options and opportunities of the Tech MBA program
Helps guide students through the selection and admission process for the MBA program
Marney Kloote
Director of Advancement, School of Business
Laura Shawhan
Director of Administration
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, School of Business and Economics 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, School of Business and Economics
Degree
J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School
BBA in Finance and Business Economics, Grand Valley State University
MaryFran Desrochers
Instructor, School of Business and Economics
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, School of Business and Economics
Teaching
Integrated Marketing Communications
Degree
MS in Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University
BA in Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University
Michael Kolasa
Instructor, School of Business and Economics
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, School of Business and Economics
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, School of Business and Economics
Degree
MS Financial Markets and Trading concentration in Computational Finance, Illinois
Institute of Technology
BS in Mathematics, University of Indianapolis
Lecturer in Law and Society
Areas of Interest
Resource Economics
Cyberlaw
Intellectual Property
Constitutional Law
Orientation to Legal Careers
American Government
Bill Smith
Instructor, School of Business and Economics
Degree
Juris Doctor from Wayne State
BS in Major Poly Science from Michigan State
Fraser Strome
Instructor, School of Business and Economics
Degree
JD, Valparaiso University
BA in History, Spring Arbor University
