Faculty Listing

Jenny Apriesnig

Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics

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

William S. Breffle

Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics
Affiliate Professor, SFRES

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, School of Business and Economics
Professor of Management Information Systems, School of Business and Economics
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, School of Business and Economics
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, School of Business and Economics

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

Dan Eshleman

Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business and Economics
Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Business

906-487-3605
jdeshlem@mtu.edu
Academic Office Building G010A

Teaching Interests

Financial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Big Data Analytics

Research Interests

Audit Markets
Audit Quality

Sonia Goltz

Professor of Organizational Behavior, School of Business and Economics

906-487-3075
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

Peng Guo

Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business and Economics
Richard and Joyce Ten Haken Faculty Fellow in Accounting

906-487-1733
pengguo@mtu.edu
Academic Office Building G020

Teaching Interests

Taxation
Financial Accounting

Research Interests

Tax Avoidance
Earnings Quality
Self-selection

Latika Gupta (formerly Latika Gupta Lagalo)

Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics

906-487-2311
latika@mtu.edu
Academic Office Building 128

Links of Interest

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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, School of Business and Economics

906-487-2285
shong2@mtu.edu
Academic Office Building 113

Teaching Interests

Consumer behavior
e-Commerce
Promotion
International Marketing

Research Interests

The polysemic nature of consumers’ identity-related behaviors and activities in association with culture, technology, and socio-political contexts as key drivers of different manifestations of consumer culture.
Consumers as self-emancipating and self-conflicting agents in the market.
Use of technology for showcasing consumer identity.
Consumers as cyborgs.
Consumers’ reactions to the gendered consumer market.

Ellen S Horsch

Professor of Practice in Management, School of Business and Economics

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

Associate Professor of Accounting, School of Business and Economics

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

Dana M. Johnson

Professor of Supply Chain and Engineering Management, School of Business and Economics
Affiliated Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, College of Engineering

906-487-2803
dana@mtu.edu
Academic Office Building 121

Teaching Interests

Procurement and Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
Operations Management
Project Management
Quality Engineering/Six Sigma
Quantitative Methods
Statistics

Professional Certifications

CSQP - Certified Supplier Quality Professional, CQE - Certified Quality Engineer, CQA - Certified Quality Auditor, CMQ/OE - Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, CSSGB - Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, CPA - Certified Public Accountant - State of Michigan (licensed), CMA - Certified Management Accountant