Faculty
- Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business
- jlapries@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2223
- Academic Office Building 123
Teaching Interests
- Principles of Economics
- Microeconomics
- Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Research Interests
- Coupled human and environmental systems
- Fishery economics and management
- Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
- Regional Natural Resource Economic Modeling
- Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, College of Business
- Charles C. and John G. Gates Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- easgari@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2803
- Academic Office Building 121
Teaching Interest
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management
- Human Resources Management
Research Interests
- Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Technological Innovations
- Star Employees
- Small Satellite Industry
- Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business
- wsbreffl@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1959
- Academic Office Building G019
Teaching Interests
- Environmental economics
- International economics
- Mathematical economics
- Principles of economics
Research Interests
- Non-market valuation
- Discrete choice modeling
- Benefit-cost analysis
- Environmental sustainability
- Associate Dean, College of Business
- Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- Affiliated Professor, Data Science
- mwbuche@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3440
- Academic Office Building 105
Teaching Interests
- Information Systems/Technology Management
- IT Project Management
- Business Intelligence
- User-Centered Design
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, College of Business
- Director of MS in Applied Natural Resource Economics
- Affiliate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- gacampbe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2808
- 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
- Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business
- leconn@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2809
- Academic Office Building 125
Teaching Interests
- Labor Economics
- Economic Decision Analysis
- Microeconomic Theory
Research Interests
- Labor Economics
- Economics of Gender
- Public Policy
- Applied Microeconomics
- Assistant Professor of Accounting, College of Business
- Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Accounting/Finance
- judai@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3267
- Academic Office Building 126
Teaching Interests
- Accounting Systems
- Accounting Analytical Methods
- Business Database Management
- Assistant Professor, Construction Management
- Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty, College of Business
- reiris@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1580
- Dillman 201B
Teaching Interests
- Technology Applications in Construction
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Construction Safety
- Building Utilities (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing)
Research Interests
- Human-Technology Interaction
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Building Information Modeling
- Unmanned Aerial Systems/Vehicles (UASs/UAVs)
- Cyberlearning
- Professor of Organizational Behavior, College of Business
- Mickus Endowed Faculty Fellow in Business Impact
- smgoltz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2668
- Academic Office Building 115
Teaching Interests
- Organizational Behavior
- Organizational Change
Research Interests
- Organizational change
- Organizational discrimination and justice processes
- Social power
- Entrepreneurial coping with stress
- Associate Professor of Marketing, College of Business
- IPEC Associate Director
- shong2@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2285
- Academic Office Building 113
Teaching Interests
- Consumer behavior
- Global Marketing
- Branding
- Marketing ethics and 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 Accounting, College of Business
- rhutchin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2140
- Academic Office Building G024
Teaching Interests
- Managerial accounting
- Cost accounting
Research Interests
- Cost accounting system design
- Transfer pricing
- Industrial dynamics
- Simulations
- Semiotics
- Dean, College of Business
- James and Dolores Trethewey APMP Professor, College of Business
- Director of Applied Portfolio Management Program
- dean@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2668
- Academic Office Building 103
Teaching Interests
- Applied Portfolio Management
- Investments
- Derivative Securities
Research Interests
- Asset Pricing
- Portfolio Management
- Assistant Professor of Operations Management
- slee12@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3605
- Academic Office Building G010A
Teaching Interests
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain Management
Research Interests
- Renewable Energy Investment
- Peer-to-peer Energy Trading
- Sustainable Operations in the Retail Industry
- Environmental Sustainability
- Teaching Professor in Management, College of Business
- Faculty Advisor, Enterprise Business Initiative
- jeleinon@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2598
- Academic Office Building G002
Teaching
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Development
- Economics Development
- Management Information Systems
- Assistant Professor of Finance
- xli26@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1878
- Academic Office Building G021
Teaching Interests:
- Asset Pricing
- Corporate Finance
- Investment
- Fixed Income
- Risk Management
Research Interests:
- Empirical Asset Pricing
- Bond Pricing
- Institutional Investments
- Fintech
- Market Microstructure
- Professor of Economics, College of Business
- temerz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2805
- Academic Office Building G007
Teaching Interests
- Game theory
- Public sector economics
- Microeconomic theory
Research Interests
- Game theory
- Public sector economics
- Microeconomic theory
- Professor of Practice, Construction Management
- Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty, College of Business
Teaching Interests
- Construction Management
- Associate Professor of Marketing, College of Business
- Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Business
- jmin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2885
- Academic Office Building 112
Teaching Interests
- Marketing Principles and Management
- Marketing Data Analytics
- Personal Selling and Sales Technology
- B2B Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Relationship Governance Value Analysis
- Unstructured Data Analysis
- Brand strategy and Consumer's digital experiences
- Behavioral Economics
- Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management, College of Business
- jreynoso@mtu.edu
- 906-487-4368
- 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
- Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management, College of Business
- Affiliated Professor, Construction Management
- schmelzle@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2710
- 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
- Associate Professor, College of Business
- Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation, College of Business
- David L and Marilyn A Bernard Faculty Fellow in Business
- mksrivas@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1991
- Academic Office Building 111
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, College of Business
- Director of MS in Accounting Program
- Ed and Betty Robinson Accounting Fellow
- jctuorin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1877
- 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
- Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- jdwall@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1707
- Academic Office Building G010
Teaching Interests
- Business Process Analysis
- AI and machine learning for business
- Information Security
- Systems analysis and design
Research Interests
- Information security behavior
- Power and control
- Individual and organizational deviance
- Business applications for AI and machine learning
- Associate Teaching Professor in Operations Management, College of Business
- Affiliated Senior Lecturer, Construction Management
- rhwoods@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2063
- Academic Office Building G010C
Teaching Interests
- Decision Making
Research Interests
Applying classroom concepts to real-world examples
- Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business
- emolivei@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2301
- 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, College of Business
- James and Dolores Trethewey APMP Professor, College of Business
- Director of Applied Portfolio Management Program
- dean@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2668
- Academic Office Building 103
Teaching Interests
- Applied Portfolio Management
- Investments
- Derivative Securities
Research Interests
- Asset Pricing
- Portfolio Management
- Associate Dean, College of Business
- Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- Affiliated Professor, Data Science
- mwbuche@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3440
- Academic Office Building 105
Teaching Interests
- Information Systems/Technology Management
- IT Project Management
- Business Intelligence
- User-Centered Design
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, College of Business
- jrfilpus@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3597
- Academic Office Building 108
Specialties
- Undergraduate academic advising
- Coordinator for undergraduate communications
- Supports student internships and job placement
Shannon Rinkinen
- Director of Marketing and Communications
- smrinkin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3501
- Academic Office Building 109
Areas of Expertise
- Branding
- Creative direction
- Copy writing
- Customer service
- Marketing
- Project management
Areas of Impact
- Shannon supports Michigan Tech's enrollment goals and brand vision through her marketing and communications efforts in the College of Business.
- She teams with students, faculty, and alumni—and fellow campus creatives—to share successes in the College via annual publications and digital media.
- She collaborates with Admissions and Student Financial Services to match prospective students with generous sponsored scholarships.
Laura Shawhan
- Director of Administration
- lshawhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2964
- Academic Office Building 102
Specialties
- Executive assistant to the dean
- Responsible for facilitating College of Business activities
- Coordinate and oversee faculty and staff searches, reappointments, and promotion and tenure processes
- Dean's Advisory Council liaison
Marie Cleveland
- Prospective Undergraduate Student Liaison
- mlclevel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3055
- Academic Office Building 107
Eric Halonen
- Assistant Vice President for Principal Giving
- ehalonen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3604
- ATDC 202
Jacob Manchester
- Director of Research Development and Corporate Research
- jmanches@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1391
- Lakeshore Center 320F3, Satellite Office - Academic Office Building G024
Specialties
- Engage with faculty and campus stakeholders to identify new opportunities and assist with proposal development: writing, editing, and assistance with submission logistics
- Develop and implement strategies for engaging companies and organizations to support sponsored research
- Assist investigators with internal research processes (e.g., cost sharing, budget strategy, research administration)
Office Assistant
- 906-487-2668
- Academic Office Building 100
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
- nberg@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1066
- 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
Jodie Dompier
- Instructor, College of Business
- Senior Business Systems Analyst, Information Technology
- jldompie@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3111
- Administration Building 216
Teaching
- Gov/Not-for-Profit Accounting
Degree
- Master in Accounting, Michigan Tech University
- BA in English from University of Michigan
Michael Kolasa
- Instructor, College of Business
- mjkolasa@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building G020
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
Adam Laplander
- Instructor, College of Business
- arlaplan@mtu.edu
- Academic Office Building 116
Teaching
- Accounting Principles
Degree
- MS in Accounting, Michigan Technological University
- BA in Accounting, Michigan Technological 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
Adam Mitteer
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching
- 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
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Social Sciences Program Advisor
- University Ombuds
- speters@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2391
- AOB 219 (Spring 23' Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-3pm, or by appt)
Areas of Interest
- Resource Economics
- Cyberlaw
- Intellectual Property
- Constitutional Law
- Orientation to Legal Careers
- American Government
Fraser Strome
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching
- Business Law
Degree
- JD, Valparaiso University
- BA in History, Spring Arbor University
Robert S. Tripp
- Instructor, College of Business
Teaching
- 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
Joel C. Vertin
- Instructor, College of Business
- jcvertin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3635
- Administration Building G08
Teaching
- IS/IT Management
Degree
- MBA in Business Administration, Michigan Technological University
- BS in Management Information Systems, Michigan Technological University