Dec 17, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Walker College of Business Faculty


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