Michelle L. Patrick, Ph.D.
Dean
School of Business
Michelle Patrick was named dean of the School of Business in 2016. Before coming to RMU, she was the dean of the College of Business and Public Management at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. At RMU, Dean Patrick has overseen a restructuring of the school’s traditional and M.B.A. programs and launched the new Massey Center for Entrepreneurship.
Ph.D. in Marketing, Kent State University
M.B.A. in Marketing and Management, Youngstown State University
B.S.B.A. in Marketing and Economics, Youngstown State University

Department Heads

Professor of Finance
Investments, capital budgeting, financial planning

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

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

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

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

Associate Professor of Accounting
Accounting behavioral research, decision making, managerial accounting

Assistant Professor of Finance

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

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
Sport strategy, sport sales, sport marketing

Assistant Professor of Finance
Corporate finance, forecasting and modeling, financial institutions

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

University Professor of Finance
Investments, financial analysis, finance technology

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 Hospitality and Tourism
Executive development, IT and financial management in hospitality

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

Associate Professor of Finance
Corporate finance, financial planning and education

Professor of Management
Downsizing, HR practices, customer satisfaction

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

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

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

Assistant Professor of Marketing

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

Associate Professor of Management
Innovation in firm-based practices, strategic knowledge and development

Professor of Human Resources Management
Human resource management, diversity and inclusion, organizational behavior

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

Associate Professor of Management
Strategic management, entrepreneurship, human capital

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

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

Associate Dean
Associate Professor of Management
International business, international finance, corporate governance

Assistant Professor of Management

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
Renee Lyles
Secretary II
Massey Hall 2nd
412-397-6356
lyles@rmu.edu