Walker College of Business
Department of Accounting
YAW AWUAH (2024)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., West Virginia University
PENELOPE L. BAGLEY (2010)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., M.Acc., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
JOHN J. BEAN (2021)
Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S., M.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington
KENNARD S. BRACKNEY (2003)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Old Dominion University
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
C. KEVIN ELLER (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
NAOMI S. FAW (2016)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University
BRIAN HASSON (2020)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., Florida Southern College
M.Acc., University of South Florida
D.B.A., University of Florida
REBECCA HUTCHINS (1986)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.A., Furman University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
TYLER P. JOHNSON (2023)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., California State University San Marcos
M.A., University of Texas
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
SCOT E. JUSTICE (2017)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.B.A., University of Memphis
M.B.A., Tennessee Tech University
D.B.A., Kennesaw State University
RACHEL KELLER (2005)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S., Duke University
M.S., Appalachian State University
TAMARA K. KOWALCZYK (2005)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.A., St. Edward’s University
M.B.A., The University of Texas
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
ZACHARY P. LACHANCE (2022)
Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University
FRANCES E. LEAHY (2024)
Practitioner in Residence in the Department of Accounting, Hickory Campus
B.A., Wofford College
M.S., Appalachian State University
DWAYNE N. McSWAIN (2017)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
M.B.A. Tarleton State University
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
TRACY NELSON REED (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., M.Acc., Eastern Michigan University
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
FORREST DOUGLAS ROBERTS (2002)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.B.A., Southern Arkansas University
M.B.A., University of Arkansas
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
ROBIN N. ROMANUS (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S.B.A., Old Dominion University
M.Accountancy, University of West Florida
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
MARTHA ROSS (2023)
Lecturer in the Department of Accounting
B.S., Oklahoma State University
MBA University of Texas, Arlington
H. LYNN STALLWORTH (2006)
Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.Accountancy, M.Accountancy, University of Mississippi
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
WENYE TANG (2021)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.S., Fudan University
MACC., Lehigh University
Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia
KIMBERLY A. ZAHLLER (2017)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.A., M.B.A., Miami University
M.A., The Ohio State University
M.S.A, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
LUCIAN M. ZELAZNY (2021)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting
Ph.D., MACIS, B.S., Virginia Tech
Department of Computer Information Systems
WILEY BROWN (2023)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
LIJUN CHEN (Lizzie) (2024)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
M.A., Marquette University
Ph.D., University of Kansas
CHIEN-HUNG CHEN (CHARLIE) (2003)
Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Tamsui Oxford College
M.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University
M.B.A., American Graduate School of International Management
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
BAO DUONG (2022)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.B.A., Troy University
M.B.A., Missouri State University
D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University
GRACE GLIWA (2024)
Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., M.B.A., M.S.., Appalachian State University
RUSSELL HAINES (2022)
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., M.S., Brigham Young University
Ph.D., University of Houston
EDGAR HASSLER (2015)
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., DeVry University
M.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.S., University of Alabama
Ph.D., University of Alabama
TAYLOR HILDEBRANDT (2020)
Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
DARIN HODGES (2021)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
TORI HUMLER (2024)
Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., University of Tennessee
M.S.., Appalachian State University
SCOTT HUNSINGER (2005)
Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Department Chair
B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
SCOTT JENSEN (2023)
Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S.B.A., University of Texas-Austin
M.B.A.., Appalachian State University
JEFFREY KALETA (2019)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., University of Maine
M.S., Murray State University
Ph.D., University of Memphis
JUNG HWAN KIM (2020)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.A. Sogang University
M.B.A. Sogang University
D.B.A. Georgia State University
YOUNGEUI KIM (2023)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.B.A, M.E, Kyung Hee University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Yuxiao Luo (2024)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.A., Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
M.S., Fordham University
Ph.D., University of New York, Baruch College
ROBERT SHANE SHARPE (2024)
Executive in Residence in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., University of Kansas
M.B.A., University of Dallas
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
RICHARD SPARKS(2017)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Appalachian State University
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Appalachian State University
CHRIS TAYLOR (2011)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Appalachian State University
SANDRA ANN VANNOY (1998)
Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
WEI XIE (2021)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
M.B.A., University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
JASON (JIE) XIONG (2016)
Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Acting Director of Applied Data Analytics Graduate Program
B.A., University of Electronic Science/Technology
M.A., Zhejiang University, China
M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Omaha
Department of Economics
IMRAN ARIF (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., M.A., University of the Punjab
Ph.D., West Virginia University
DAVID MICHAEL BRUNER (2008)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Virginia Tech
M.A. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ph.D., University of Calgary
TODD LINTON CHERRY (2001)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics
B.S.B.A., Appalachian State University
M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., University of Wyoming
JOHN WILLIAM DAWSON (2000)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., East Carolina University
M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
DAVID L. DICKINSON (2004)
Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., Western Washington University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona
PETER A. GROOTHUIS (2002)
Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Central Michigan University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
DENNIS B. GUIGNET (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
ONUR INCE (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., M.A., Bilkent University, Turkey
M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston
JOHN G. LEHMAN (2012)
Lecturer in the Department of Economics
B.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Virginia Tech
DAVID M. McEVOY (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., University of New Hampshire
M.S., University College London (UK)
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst
TANGA M. MOHR (2003)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
OWEN ASHTON MORGAN (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., University of Humberside
M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware
JAYJIT ROY (2010)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Presidency College
M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University
M.A., Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
BROCK STODDARD (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.S., Brigham Young University
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
MARK C. STRAZICICH (2004)
Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., University of British Columbia
M.A., Simon Fraser University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
JOHN C. WHITEHEAD (2004)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics
B.A., Centre College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
JI YAN (2010)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., M.A., Fudan University
M.A., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Department of Finance, Banking & Insurance
BRYAN SCOTT BOUBOULIS (2012)
Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
HARRY McLEMORE DAVIS (1977)
Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance and Holder of the North Carolina Bankers Association Professorship
A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
LEIGH E. DUNSTON (2002)
Executive-in-Residence in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., St. Joseph’s University
J.D., Georgetown University
AUSTIN EGGERS (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.A., Appalachian State University
Masters of Divinity, Fuller Theological Seminary
J.D., NC Central School of Law
KAREN EPERMANIS (2006)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance; Director of the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center; and Internship Coordinator for Risk Management
B.B.A., University of Georgia
M.B.A., University of Tulsa
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
JOHN P. GEARY (1976)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
A.B., The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
J.D., Samford University
M.A., Ph.D., George Peabody College for Teachers
DELBERT C. GOFF (1991)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, David A. Thompson Professor of Applied Investments
B.S.B.A., University of Florida
M.B.A., Ph.D., Florida State University
BRANDY HADLEY (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
JEFF HOBBS (2005)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., West Virginia University
M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech
KEVIN HUFF (2017)
Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., Mississippi College
J.D., Mississippi College
JARROD JOHNSTON (2003)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.A., Drake University
M.B.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
TERRILL RAY KEASLER (1987)
Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., Livingston State University
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
DAVID CRAIG MARLETT (2003)
Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance; and Holder of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) Distinguished Professorship
B.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
RICHARD E. MATTAR (1987)
Executive-in-Residence in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., North Carolina State University
J.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CHRIS R. McNEIL (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance; and Internship Coordinator for Finance and Banking
B.S., Wake Forest University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
LORILEE MEDDERS (2017)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance and Joseph F. Freeman Distinguished Professor in Insurance
B.S., University of Alabama
M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State
HEATHER HULBURT NORRIS (2003)
Dean of the Walker College of Business and Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.B.A., James Madison University
M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
JAMIE PARSON (2012)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., Nebraska Weslyan University
J.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law
IVAN CARL ROTEN (2001)
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.B.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
JOE WALSH (2016)
Lecturer in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
B.S., Gardner-Webb University
M.B.A., Appalachian State University
Department of Management
STELLA E. ANDERSON (1992)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Purdue University
JACQUELINE Z. BERGMAN (2006)
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Management
B.A., Dickinson College
M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
ROBIN T. BYERLY (1997)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., M.B.A., Tennessee Technological University
Ph.D., Florida State University
J. DANA CLARK (1991)
Professor in the Department of Management and Director of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program
B.A., M.B.A., University of Georgia
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
BETTY SMITH COFFEY (1992)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Berea College
M.A., The University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.B.A., M.H.A., Xavier University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
HEATHER DIXON-FOWLER (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Eckerd College
M.B.A., Wichita State University
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
JAMES KEMP ELLINGTON (2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Management
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.S., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
DAN K. HSU (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.S., M.S., Fu-Jen Catholic University
M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., Syracuse University
CAROL S. KLINE (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Wake Forest University
M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
MARK O. LEWIS (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.B.A., University of Georgia
M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University
MARTIN B. MEZNAR (2007)
Associate Dean for International Programs and Assessment in the Walker College of Business and Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., B.S., Bryan College
M.S., The University of Texas at Dallas
Ph.D., University of South Carolina (Columbia)
RAJAT PANWAR (2016)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.S.C., C.C.S. University, India
M.B.A., Lucknow University, India
Ph.D., Oregon State University
D.B.A., Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
JESSE DYLON PIPES (2014)
Lecturer in the Department of Management
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.B.A., Appalachian State University
RICHARD W. POUDER (2000)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.S., M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
BENJAMIN C. POWELL (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
A.B., Princeton University
M.B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
RACHEL S. SHINNAR (2004)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Tel-Aviv University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
ALAN E. SINGER (2008)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Oxford University
B.S., University of London
Ph.D., University of Canterbury, Christchurch
PETER D. VILLANOVA (1993)
Professor in the Department of Management
A.A., Mesa College
B.S., San Diego State University
M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech
JAMES W. WESTERMAN (2005)
Holshouser Distinguished Professor in Ethics in the Department of Management
B.S., M.B.A., Florida State University
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder
BRIAN G. WHITAKER (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., University of Louisville
M.A., Xavier University
Ph.D., University of Akron
MICHAEL N. YOUNG (2017)
Associate Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., West Virginia State University
M.A., University of Connecticut
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
PIA A. ALBINSSON (2009)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., New Mexico State University
ILGIM DARA BENOIT (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., M.B.A., Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
UNAL O. BOYA (1988)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
LAURA BREWER (2019)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., Appalachian State UniversityM.B.A., Appalachian State University
CHARLES CIARAMITA (2009)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S.B.A. and M.B.A., Creighton University
CHRISTY COOK (2019)
Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., Embry-Riddle University
M.A., Appalachian State University
NEEL DAS (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.Com., St. Xavier’s College, India
M.Com., University of Calcutta, India
PGDBM, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
DINESH S. DAVÉ (1988)
Professor and Director in the Department of Computer Information Systems & Supply Chain Management
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Gujarat University
M.S., West Virginia College of Graduate Studies
BETH ELLINGTON (2011)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.B.A., Elon University
M.S.I.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
JEFF R. FOREMAN (2016)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S. Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Western Carolina University
Ph.D., Georgia State University
BONNIE SUE GUY (1987)
Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.B.A., M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
MEGAN HAYES (2006)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., Appalachian State University
M.B.A., Wake Forest University
EVA MARIAH HYATT (1990)
Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.B.A., Louisiana State University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina (Columbia)
STEVEN LEON (2016)
Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., University of North Dakota
M.B.A., Loyola University
Ph.D., North Dakota State University
LUBNA NAFEES (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
M.B.A., AMU, Algarh (India)
Ph.D., Jamia Hamdard University (India)
ATANAS NIK NIKOLOV (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
M.B.A., Georgia State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
BILL PHILLIPS (2012)
Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., University of South Carolina
M.B.A., University of South Carolina
AARON RATCLIFFE (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BARBARA RULE (2008)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., Emory University
M.B.A., Georgia State University
GEORGE DAVID SHOWS (2013)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S., M.B.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University
HARVEY SIMON (2016)
Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
M.B.A., Harvard University
JAMES EDGAR STODDARD (1998)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
B.S.M.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy
M.B.A., Ph.D., Virginia Tech
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