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
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
Jodie Dompier
- Instructor, College of Business
- Business Systems Analyst, Student Affairs Information systems
- jldompie@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3111
- Administration Building 206
Teaching
- Gov/Not-for-Profit Accounting
Degree
- Master in Accounting, Michigan Tech University
- BA in English from University of Michigan
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 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
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
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
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Social Sciences Program Advisor
- University Ombuds
- speters@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2391
- 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
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