Faculty

Rockwell School of Business

Leadership

2 - Crawley, Daria
Daria Crawley, Ph.D.

Interim Dean
Professor of Management
Specialties: Organizational behavior, international business, gender wage gap

Department Heads

Abdullah, Ira
Ira A. Abdullah, Ph.D., CMA

Department Head of Accounting & Taxation
Associate Professor of Accounting
Accounting behavioral research, decision making, managerial accounting

Emekter, Riza
Riza Emekter, Ph.D.

Department Head, Finance
Professor of Finance
Specialties: Asset allocation, portfolio performance, speculative bubbles

Gibson, Samantha
Samantha Gibson, D.B.A.

Department Head of Marketing and Sport Management
Assistant Professor, Marketing and Logistics (Marketing)
Coordinator, Logistics Program (Rockwell School of Business)

Seth, Tapan
Tapan Seth, Ph.D.

Department Head, Management
Associate Professor of Management
Strategic management, entrepreneurship, human capital

Faculty

RMU Faculty Member
Yu Hu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Finance (Finance)

Anna Abdulmanova
Anna Abdulmanova, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Finance
corporate governance, corporate litigation, political contributions

Apostolopoulou, Artemisia
Artemisia Apostolopoulou, Ph.D.

University Professor of Sport Management and Marketing (Marketing)

Bryan, Lois
Lois D. Bryan, D.Sc., CPA

University Professor of Accounting
Assurance of learning, individual income taxation, managerial accounting

Buzzelli, Armand A.
Armand A. Buzzelli, Ph.D.

Coordinator, Sport Management Events (Marketing)
Assistant Professor of Sport Management (Marketing)

Chu, Yun
Yun Chu, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing
International marketing, consumer behavior, cross-cultural negotiation

Clark, John
John S. Clark, Ph.D.

University Professor of Sport Management and Marketing
Sport strategy, sport sales, sport marketing

Flanegin, Frank
Frank R. Flanegin, Ph.D.

University Professor of Finance
Investments, financial analysis, finance technology

Griffin El, Eliada
Eliada S. Griffin El, Ph.D.

S. Kent Rockwell Professor of Entrepreneurship
Director, Massey Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Hasan Celik
Hasan Celik, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management
Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Management

Hess, David
David J. Hess, M.B.A., CPA

Assistant Professor of Accounting
Taxation, not-for-profit accounting, auditing

Hodaszy, Steven
Steven Z. Hodaszy, J.D., LL.M.

Professor of Taxation
Business and individual income taxation, federal tax procedure

Ivanova, Albena
Albena I. Ivanova, Ph.D.

Professor of Management
Quality assurance, operations and supply chain management

Jones, Cathleen
Cathleen S. Jones, D.Sc.

Professor of Marketing
Restaurant research, qualitative research, social media for marketing

Karadag, Ersem
Ersem Karadag, Ph.D., CPA

Professor of Accounting
Executive development, IT and financial management in hospitality

Krivacek, Gregory
Gregory J. Krivacek, Ph.D., CPA

Associate Professor of Accounting
Financial reporting research, financial and intermediate accounting

Kurp, Jill K.
Jill Kurp (Maher), Ph.D.

University Professor of Marketing
Specialties: Children’s food packaging and branding, consumer behavior, surveys

Lin, Jasmin
Jasmin Lin, Ph.D.

Professor of Management
Downsizing, HR practices, customer satisfaction

Ma, Jianyu
Jianyu Ma, Ph.D., CFP®

Professor of Finance
Mergers and acquisitions, capital asset pricing, investment evaluation

MacPhail, Carol
Carol S. MacPhail, M.S.

Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
Tax policy and social impact, financial planning, taxation

Minutolo, Marcel
Marcel C. Minutolo, Ph.D.

University Professor of Management (Management)
Strategy, sustainability and governance, innovation and technology transfer

Moreno, Gabriel
Gabriel Moreno, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Marketing
Marketing Strategy, Professional Selling, Technical Sales, Digital Transformation

Park, Kihyun
Kihyun Park, Ph.D.

Professor of Operations Management
Supply chain risk management and resilience, operations strategy

Peng, Jacob C.
Jacob C. Peng, Ph.D., CISA

Richard J. Harshman
MBA Director
Professor of Accounting
Specialties: Accounting information systems, XBRL, text analytics

Potter, Jodi
Jodi A. Potter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management (Management)
Special Assistant to the President for Graduate Enrollment

Racic, Stanko
Stanko Racic, Ph.D.

Professor of Finance
International finance, investments, capital budgeting

Rubenfield, Ronald
Ronald R. Rubenfield, M.B.A.

Associate Professor of Accounting
Ethics, corporate governance, cost accounting

Rudd, Denis
Denis P. Rudd, Ed.D., FMP

University Professor of Hospitality Management
Hospitality, travel, tourism operations

Shangguan, Zhaoyun
Zhaoyun Shangguan, Ph.D.

Professor of Accounting
Financial accounting and reporting, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions

Shepard, Agnieszka
Agnieszka Shepard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management
Leadership, personality, performance

Shock, James
James R. Shock, D.B.A.

Associate Professor of Marketing
Innovation, market pioneering, product management lifecycle

Smith, Alan
Alan D. Smith, Ph.D., CPGS

University Professor of Marketing
E-commerce, supply chain management, vendor relation management

Swartz, Louis
Louis B. Swartz, J.D.

Professor of Legal Studies
Online teaching, business law, estate law

Tu, Yanbin
Yanbin Tu, Ph.D.

University Professor of Marketing
E-commerce, database marketing, marketing analytics

Vemala, Prasad
Prasad Vemala, Ph.D

Professor of Management

Wei, Hongguo
Hongguo Wei, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management
leadership, emotions, compassion, work relationships

Yang, Qin
Qin Yang, Ph.D.

Professor of Management
International management, innovation strategies, corporate entrepreneurship

Zhang, Qiongyao
Qiongyao Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Accounting
Financial accounting, information asymmetry research, executive compensation