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Graduate Faculty within the School of Accountancy

Bao, Xiaoyan "May", Associate Professor and Interim Director School of Accountancy, C.P.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2013; 2020. Financial accounting, taxation.

Farah, Nusrat, Assistant Professor, Accountancy, C.P.A., Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2020; 2020. Analytics, auditing and accounting information systems.

Hurley, Timothy, Clinical Assistant Professor, C.P.A., J.D., LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2009; 2022. Taxation.

Islam, Md. Shariful, Assistant Professor, Accountancy, Analytics, C.P.A., Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University, 2019; 2019. Analytics, auditing and accounting information systems.

Morris, Marc E., Professor and Interim Dean, College of Business & Analytics, J.D., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2009; 2008. Governmental and not for profit, taxation, financial.

O’Donnell, Ed, Professor, Accountancy, C.P.A., Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1995; 2009. Auditing and accounting information systems.

Odom, Marcus, Professor, Accountancy, C.P.A., Ph.D., C.F.E., Oklahoma State University, 1993; 1998. Accounting information systems and auditing.

Zheng, Shucui, Clinical Associate Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2019; 2017. Managerial accounting, taxation.

Graduate Faculty within the School of Analytics, Finance, and Economics

Beardsley, Xiaoxin Wang, Associate Professor, Finance, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2003; 2003. Market microstructure and investments.

Becsi, Zsolt, Associate Professor, Economics, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991; 2003. Public finance, macroeconomics.

Dai, Chifeng, Associate Professor, Economics, Ph.D., University of Florida, 2003; 2005. Industrial organization, public economics, law and economics, and applied econometrics.

Gilbert, Scott, Associate Professor, Economics, Ph.D., University of California-San Diego, 1996; 1999. Econometrics, applied macroeconomics.

Hodges, Charles, Lecturer, Finance, Ph.D., Florida State University, 1993; 2015.

Kebede, Hundanol, Assistant Professor, Economics, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2020; 2021. International trade, development economics, and applied micro.

Lahiri, Sajal, Professor, Distinguished Scholar and Vandeveer Chair, Economics, Ph.D., Indian Statistical Institute, 1976; 2002. International trade, developmental economics, environmental economics.

Marlo, Timothy M., Clinical Assistant Professor, Finance, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2016; 2016. Investment.

Mehrabani, Ali, Assistant Professor, Economics, Analytics, Ph.D., University of California - Riverside, 2021; 2021. Econometrics, high dimensional statistics, data analytics.

Morshed, A.K.M. Mahbub, Professor, Economics, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2001; 2004. Macroeconomic theory, international economics, economic growth.

Nelson, H. James, Associate Professor, Analytics, Ph.D., The University of Colorado, 1999; 2005. Management information systems, data analytics.

Perry, Timothy T., Clinical Assistant Professor, Finance, Analytics, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2009; 2019. Financial analytics.

Peterson, Mark A., Professor, Finance, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1996; 1997. Investments.

Sylwester, Kevin, Professor and Director, School of Analytics, Finance, and Economics, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997; 1998. Macroeconomics, data analytics.

Tu, Danni, Assistant Professor, Finance, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2022; 2022. Corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions.

Watts, Alison, Professor, Economics, Ph.D., Duke University, 1993; 2001. Microeconomics, game theory, industrial organization, law and economics.

Graduate Faculty within the School of Management and Marketing

Adjei, Mavis, Professor, Marketing, Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 2006; 2006. Relationship marketing strategy, ecommerce strategy.

Anaza, Nwamaka A., Professor, Marketing, Ph.D., Purdue University, 2010; 2015. Sales research.

Carter, Min, Professor, Management, Ph.D., Auburn University, 2009; 2015. Leadership.

Clark, Terry, Professor, Marketing, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1987; 1999. Marketing strategy, international marketing.

Dai, Ye, Associate Professor, Management, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2012; 2012. Strategic management, business policy.

Davis, Nicole, Professor of Practice, Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2009; 2004. Food history, mid-west foodways and cuisine, social media in tourism, education technology, and destination marketing.

Davis, Randall S., Professor, Public Administration, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2011; 2013. Public management, organizational behavior, research methodology.

DeYong, Gregory D., Associate Professor, Management, Ph.D., Indiana University, 2010; 2013. Operations and supply chain management, decision technologies.

Farrish, John R., Associate Professor, Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management, Ph.D., University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2010; 2016. Hospitality information technology.

Fraedrich, John, Professor, Marketing, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1988; 1987. Business ethics, ethical decision.

Goodale, John C., Associate Professor and Interim Director, School of Management and Marketing, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1996; 2009. Operations and supply chain management.

Grant, James, Associate Professor of Practice, Public Administration, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1976; 2010.

Kamran Disfani, Omid, Assistant Professor, Marketing, Analytics, Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2019; 2019. Marketing strategy, retail marketing, data analytics.

Karau, Steven J., Professor, Management, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993; 1998. Organizational behavior, human resource management.

Mykytyn, Peter P., Jr., Professor, Management, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Tempe, 1985; 2001. Management information systems.

Nelson, Kay M., Professor, Management, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1995; 2005. Management information systems.

Smith, Sylvia F., Professor, Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2007; 2007. Food service management, culinary tourism.

Stewart, LaShonda M., Professor and Associate Dean, Public Administration, Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 2008; 2008. Budget, financial management.

Ulu, Sevincgul, Assistant Professor, Marketing, Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2018; 2022. Consumer behavior, online word of mouth, gender roles, and brand activism.

Emeriti Faculty

Färe, Rolf, Professor, Emeritus, Docent, University of Lund, Sweden, 1976; 1978.

Foster, John L., Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1971; 1975.

Grabowski, Richard, Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1977; 1979.

Hamman, John, Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1988; 1989.

Hendricks, Scott P., Clinical Assistant Professor, Emeritus, C.P.A., M.Acc., J.D., Southern Illinois University, 1983; 1980.

Karnes, Allan, Professor, Emeritus, C.P.A., M.Acc., J.D., Southern Illinois University, 1986; 1977.

Mitchell, Thomas M., Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Brown University, 1984; 1983.

Myers, John G., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1961; 1977.

Primont, Daniel, Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970; 1978.

Sharma, Subhash C., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1983; 1983.

Wacker, Raymond, Associate Professor, Emeritus, C.P.A., Ph.D., University of Houston, 1989; 1989.