Dean's Office
Prasad Vemala, Ph.D
Interim Dean

Daria Crawley, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Dean
Professor of Management
Specialties: Organizational behavior, international business, gender wage gap

Jill Kurp (Maher), Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Student Success & Engagement
University Professor of Marketing
Specialties: Children’s food packaging and branding, consumer behavior, surveys

Jodi A. Potter, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs & MBA Director
Associate Professor of Management
Innovation in firm-based practices, strategic knowledge and development

Department Heads

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

Department Head, Marketing
University Professor of Sport Management and Marketing
Sport marketing, sponsorship, and licensing; international sport management

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

Department Head, Accounting & Taxation
Richard J. Harshman Professor of Accounting
Specialties: Accounting information systems, XBRL, text analytics

Department Head, Management
Associate Professor of Management
Strategic management, entrepreneurship, human capital
School Faculty and Staff

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

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

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

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

University Professor of Finance
Investments, financial analysis, finance technology

Assistant Professor of Marketing
Omnichannel Retailing, Service Dominant Logic, Value Co-creation, Services Marketing

Associate Professor of Management
Entrepreneurship, social innovation, global political economics

Assistant Professor of Management
Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Management

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

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

Professor of Management
Quality assurance, operations and supply chain management

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

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

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

Professor of Management
Downsizing, HR practices, customer satisfaction

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

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

Professor of Management
Strategy, sustainability and governance, innovation and technology transfer

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

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

Professor of Finance
International finance, investments, capital budgeting

Associate Professor of Accounting
Ethics, corporate governance, cost accounting

University Professor of Hospitality Management
Hospitality, travel, tourism operations

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

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

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

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

Director, Sport Management
Professor of Sport Management
Specialties: Career development, trends in sport and entertainment, event management

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

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

Professor of Management
International management, innovation strategies, corporate entrepreneurship

Assistant Professor of Accounting
Financial accounting, information asymmetry research, executive compensation
Staff Contacts
Colleen Bailey
Graduate Program Coordinator
Massey Hall 100
412-397-6362
baileyc@rmu.edu
Jacquelyn Griffin
Administrative Coordinator
Massey Hall Suite 100
412-397-6359
griffinj@rmu.edu
Jamie Holland
Secretary II
Massey Hall 2nd
412-397-6356
Holland@rmu.edu
Justin Vallorani
Academic Advisor and Enrollment Coordinator
School of Business, 208
412-397-6376
vallorani@rmu.edu