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Office: BCBE 368 Email: utaylor@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Ulysses Taylor is the Dean of the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University.
RESEARCH INTEREST
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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Office: BCBE 370 Email: badivar1@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Burcu Adivar is an Associate Professor of Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship at Fayetteville State University. After completing her bachelor's degree in industrial engineering at Bilkent University in 1999, she received her master's degree in 2001 and a Ph.D. degree in 2006 from Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial Engineering at North Carolina State University. Before joining Fayetteville State University, she was a faculty member at the Department of Logistics Management at the Izmir University of Economics. Between 2003 and 2006, she held an optimization specialist position in the Analytical Solutions Department at SAS Institute, Inc., NC, with a joint appointment at Edward Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of North Carolina State University. Her research activities focus on supply chain management, mathematical modeling, logistics planning and control, performance measurement, disaster management, and project management. She has research articles published in several journals such as Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Fuzzy Optimization and Decision Making, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Optimization and Journal of Advances in Management Research.
TEACHING
MGMT 335 - Operations Management
MGMT 325 - Quantitative Methods
BIDA 650 - Business Analytics
BADM 530 - Principles of Business Statistics
RESEARCH INTEREST
Disaster Management, Healthcare Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Optimization and Planning
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Discrete event system simulation to analyze the operational efficiency of a local dental clinic B Adivar, J Bushelle-Edghill, B Ekezue, L Brown, S Dong, W Shepard, ... APHA's 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo (Nov. 2-Nov. 6) 2019
- Electronic health record use-diffusion patterns and eSharing of health information among US office-based physician practices BF Ekezue, J Bushelle-Edghill, B Adivar, S Dong, JL Brown Health Policy and Technology 8 (3), 228-236 2019
- A quantitative performance management framework for assessing omnichannel retail supply chains B Adivar, IÖY Hüseyinoğlu, M Christopher Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 48, 257-269.
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Office: BCBE 388 Phone: 910-672-1251 Email: mclay1@uncfsu.edu |
Department of Accounting, Finance, Health Administration, and Information Systems
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Office: BCBE 382 Email: jbushell@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Jennifer Bushelle-Edghill is an Associate Professor and Chair for the Department of Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems and Business Analytics. She earned her Ph.D. in Health Services Research at the College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her scholarly works have been published in Health Policy and Technology Journal, Journal of Women & Aging, Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Tetrahedron Letters.
TEACHING
HCM 330 - Healthcare Policy and Law
HCM 350 - Healthcare Quality Management
HCM 460 - Health Services Research I
HCM 490 - Healthcare Internship
HCM 390 - Comparative Health Systems
RESEARCH INTEREST
Healthcare Utilization, Healthcare Delivery, Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations, Chronic Disease, Health Disparities, Healthcare Delivery for the underserved, Healthcare, Impact and Utilization of Electronic Health Records ("EHRs"), HIV/AIDs among Older Adult African American population, Operational Efficiency in Healthcare Systems
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Bushelle-Edghill, J. H., Laditka, S.B., Laditka, J.N., Brunner Huber, L.R (2015). Assessing a Public Health Intervention for Children in Barbados, 2003-2008. Preventing chronic disease, 12.
Bushelle-Edghill, J. H., Brown, J. L., Dong, S. (2016). An Examination of EHR Implementation on Patient Flow and Operational Processes. Health Policy and Technology
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Office: BCBE 323 Phone: 910-672-1983 Email: jzhou@uncfsu.edu |
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Dr. Zhou holds his Ph.D. from Rutgers University and majors in Accounting & Information Systems. He is an assistant professor and teaches Accounting Information Systems and Intermediate Accounting. He had two years of experience as a CFO in a pharmaceutical company and five years financial consulting experience. His expertise is in applying data mining and data analytics to offer data-driven business solutions. He had several institutional studies in various organizations, e.g., Broadridge Investment Company and Rutgers University.
TEACHING
ACCT 300 Accounting Information System
ACCT 312 Intermidiate Accounting II
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Office: BCBE 381 Phone: 910-672-1591 Email: acoats@uncfsu.edu |
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Office: BCBE 348 Phone: 910-672-2344 Email: rbrown63@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Renelle T. Brown is a Lecturer of Accounting and Finance at Fayetteville State University, where she teaches Introduction to Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis. Renelle holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, and a Master’s in Business Administration. Mrs. Brown has over twenty years of accounting experience at various levels of management, primarily in the hospitality and healthcare industries. Renelle is also the co-author of a book titled, “Awesome and Fun Accounting Cycle Case Studies”, which was specifically developed to assist student with understanding and applying accounting concepts and the accounting cycle process.
Renelle has served as the Treasurer for the RTP NABA Chapter since 2017. She also serves as the faculty advisor for Fayetteville State’s NABA chapter and their Accounting Society organization. Mrs. Brown established, and continues to manage, FSU’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program, which supplies a much-needed service to the underserved community, while also providing accounting students with real world tax preparation experience.
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Office: BCBE 347 Email: rbryan10@uncfsu.edu |
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Ralph T. Bryant Jr. is a Business Law Lecturer in the Fayetteville State University Broadwell College of Business and Economics. He earned his Juris Doctorate Degree (cum laude) in 1991 from North Carolina Central University. He has extensive experience in civil litigation in both state and federal court. He is a licensed attorney with over 25 years of experience in the legal filed. Professor Ralph Bryant's vast experience includes extensive civil litigation of cases involving constitutional law, complex business law, civil rights law, employment law, workers compensation law, and personal injury law. Professor Ralph Bryant was recently inducted into the 2019 Pro Bono Honor Society by the North Carolina Supreme for his work representing citizens who could not otherwise afford access to the legal system
TEACHING
BADM 209 - The Legal Environment of Business
BADM 412 - Business Law
RESEARCH INTEREST
Constitutional Law - The Danger of Arbitrary State Action
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Bryant, Ralph, The Summary Jury Solution -- Restoring the Seventh Amendment's Constitutional Checks and Balances Protection to the Summary Judgment Procedure in Federal Court (January 5, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2611849
Bryant, Ralph, Beyond Nifong: The Government Lawyer's Ethical Obligation in a Civil Action (September 3, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2491321
Spot Delivery in the North Carolina Automobile Industry; The Summary Jury Solution -- Restoring the Seventh Amendment's Constitutional Checks and Balances Protection to the Summary Judgment Procedure in Federal Court; Beyond Nifong: The Government Lawyer's Ethical Obligation in a Civil Action
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Office: BCBE 351 Email: bekezue@uncfsu.edu |
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Dr. Ekezue is an Associate professor in the Department of Accounting, Finance, Healthcare & Information Systems. She obtained her Ph.D. in Health Services Research from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte in 2011. She worked in the industry as a Health Research Consultant prior to joining FSU in 2016. Since joining FSU she has helped develop the health informatics concentration in the MBA program and teaches informatics, health information technology, and analytics courses. As a Carnegie Diaspora Fellow, she collaborates on global health research in quality health care services with partners in African countries.
TEACHING
HCM 310 - Organization of Health Care System
HCM 330 - Healthcare Policy and Law
HCM 685 - Health Care Information Systems
HCM 680 - Managed Care
HIT 360 - Healthcare Information Systems
HIT 370 - Healthcare Information Applications
HIT 380 - Healthcare Business Intelligence
RESEARCH INTEREST
Health equity, Health Information Technologies application in health care delivery, health outcomes in rural in rural communities, and global health
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Ekezue, B., Bushelle-Edghill, J., Adivar, B., Dong, S., Brown, L. (2019) Electronic Health Record use-diffusion patterns and eSharing of health information among US office-based physician. Health Policy and Technology 2019; 8(3): 228-236
- Sridhar G, Ekezue BF, Izurieta HS, et al. Occurrence of hemolytic reactions on the same day as immune globulin product administrations during 2008 to 2014. Transfusion. 2018; 58(1):70-80
- Ekezue BF, Sridhar G, Forshee RA, et al. Occurrence of acute renal failure on the same day as immune globulin product administrations during 2008 to 2014. Transfusion. 2017;57(12):2977-2986.
- Potosky, A. L., O'Neill, S. C., Isaacs, C., Tsai, H. T., Chao, C., Liu, C., Ekezue, B. F., Selvam, N., Kessler, L. G., Zhou, Y., Schwartz, M. D. (). Population-based study of the effect of gene expression profiling on adjuvant chemotherapy use in breast cancer patients under the age of 65 years. Cancer, 2015; 121(22): 4062-70.
- O'Neill, S. C., Isaacs, C., Chao, C., Tsai, H. T., Liu, C., Ekezue, B. F., Selvam, N., Kessler, L. G., Schwartz, M. D., Lobo, T., Potosky, A. L. (2015). Adoption of Gene Expression Profiling for Breast Cancer in US Oncology Practice for Women Younger Than 65 Years. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN, 13(10): 1216-24
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Office: Email: cfuller@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Fuller earned her Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from Keiser University, a Master of Education in Instructional Technology from North Carolina A&T State University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems Management from Campbell University. She has over 16 years of experience in higher education as an Adjunct Instructor, Instructional Designer, Training Coordinator, Technology Support Analyst, and Associate Registrar. She believes that educators are stewards of the development and success of student learning. Student engagement is a crucial component of learning success.
TEACHING
ISBA 300 – Information Systems Theory and Practice
CERTIFICATIONS
- Quality Matters Peer Reviewer (PRC) 2022
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 2022
- Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) 2021
- Quality Matters Peer Reviewer (PRC) 2022
- Adobe Captivate Specialist Certification ACS 2019
- Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2016 MOS 2017
- Online Teaching Certification Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC
- HITECH Certificate Trainer IT
GRANTS
- I3 Commercialization & Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Flexible & Adaptive Curriculum for Black Entrepreneurs’ Success (Co-PI, Core Principal Investigator)
- Transformational Leadership for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Faculty (Curriculum Designer)
RESEARCH INTEREST
Impact of information technology on higher education, Organizational culture of training and development for universities.
PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS
- "Keeping it Engaging with Adobe Captivate 2019" Presented at the UNC Cause Conference, Charlotte, 2019
- "University Employees Perceptions of Organizational Culture and Training and Development: A Qualitative Case Study" Presented at the International Business and Education Conference, The Clute Institute, Washington, DC 2016
- "Instructional Design across Multiple Platforms and Devices" Presented at the International Business and Education Conference, The Clute Institute, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2015
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Office: Email: rgammans@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Richard Gammans is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Broadwell College of Business and Economics. I earned BA from West Georgia College, an MS and a PhD in Pharmacy (Medicinal Chemistry) at the University of Georgia and a MS in Management at the Krannert School of Management of Purdue University. I spent over 40 years in various roles in the International Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industry, including as “C-suite” officer in several publicly listed Biotechnology companies. I was on faculty at FSU for a couple of years and left to run a Biotechnology Incubator in Oklahoma for 6 years. I returned to join the faculty in August 2018. My career in the Pharmaceutical industry allowed me to work with both the “private” Healthcare system in the US and with various different forms of a publicly operated National Health Systems.
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Office: BCBE 343 Email: nmiller1@uncfsu.edu |
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Dr. Nicole A. Miller is an Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration in the Department of Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, and Information Systems. She earned in her Doctorate in Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC. Her doctoral project is titled "Trends in Admissions and Costs Veterans care delivered in non-VA facilities. She is an Air Force Veteran having served 14 years in Healthcare Administration. Her industry experience includes military, federal, state, and private healthcare delivery systems.
Her research interest is the VHA Healthcare Delivery System to include Veterans access to care, Veterans quality of healthcare services, and Veterans continuity of care.
TEACHING
HCM 200 Ethics for Health Professionals
HCM 311 Principals of Healthcare Management
HCM430 Leadership in Healthcare Organizations
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Office: BCBE 350 Email: rking6@uncfsu.edu |
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Dr. King is a Professor in the area of Management Information Systems. She earned her Master degree in Accountancy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. King has published more than 70 articles in journals and conference proceedings including 19 publications that are from premium journals. Dr. King has previously served as a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
TEACHING
ISBA 211- Business Software Applications
ISBA 320 - Database Design
ISBA 330 - Systems Analysis and Development
ISBA 415 - Social Media and Digital Economy
RESEARCH INTEREST
Innovative use of information technology, IT professional management and impacts of social media , The Impact of IT on Organizations, E-Commerce and Online Consumers, Website Identity and Consumer Purchase Intentions, Ethical Decision Making and IT Professionals
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- King, R. (2020). In Dr. Ping Wang (Ed.), INNOVATIVE EDUCATION AT STUDENTS' FINGERTIPS: USING LMS PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MECHANISMS TO RETURN CONTROL OF LEARNING PROGRESS TO STUDENTS. Greensboro: Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute 2020. Dr. Ruth King National.
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Office: BCBE 361 Phone: 910-672-1488 Email: blee@uncfsu.edu |
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Dr. Baeyong Lee is an Associate Professor of Finance in the School of Business & Economics at FSU. He received his Ph.D. in Finance from University of Mississippi and a MBA from Texas A&M University at College Station. Dr. Lee currently teaches Finance courses including commercial bank management, Investments, International finance, and corporate finance. He has published numerous refereed articles in academic finance and business journals including Journal of Financial Education, Journal of Finance Case Research, Midwestern Business and Economic Review, the International Business and Economics Research Journal, Journal of Business and Economics Research, and International Journal of Business Research Journal. His primary areas of research interest are risk management, financial service, corporate finance, and dividend policy. He is a member of the following professional organizations: FMA, MFA, AFS, AEF, AIBE, IABPAD, and AIB.
TEACHING
FINC 311 - Principles of Finance
FINC 410 - Investments
FINC 420 - Commercial Bank Management
RESEARCH INTEREST
International Finance, Commercial Bank Finance, Banking and Risk Management
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Larkin, P., Lee, B. (2017). A Class Discussion Project for Investment Management and Business Strategy. 3(1). Miah, F., Wane, A., Lee, B. (2013). Rationality of Euro Bond and LIBOR Expectation. The Global Journal of Finance and Economics, 10(2), 191-204.
- Lee, B. (2012). Determinants of Foreign Exchange Exposure in US Multinationals. The Journal of International Finance Studies, 12(3), 52-58. Lee, B. (2012). Use of Currency Derivatives in US Multinationals: Evidence from Foreign Exchange Exposure. The Journal of International Finance Studies, 12(3), 106-112.
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Office: Phone: Email: hmolina@uncfsu.edu |
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Dr. Molina earned his BS in Information Technologies from East Carolina University, MBA from Colorado State University, MA in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University, MS in Information Technology, and Doctorate in Business Administration from Wilmington University - in addition to holding twenty IT industry certifications.
Dr. Hector Molina is a visionary and goal-oriented IT leader with demonstrated experience in planning and implementing cutting edge information technology solutions to address University opportunities. Dr. Molina brings 27 years of experience in the field of information technology and has a diverse background in both university and corporate settings, with extensive experience in project and portfolio management, instructional, and enterprise computing, as well as telecommunications. At Fayetteville State University he oversees the Information Technology Services (ITS) Division as well as sets IT direction and coordinates infrastructure and service delivery across the University. He is responsible for ITS units which support enterprise applications, enterprise data, research support, teaching and learning, user support, infrastructure, communications, and information security.
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Office: BCBE 318 Phone: 910-672-1597 Email: shodgenicholson@uncfsu.edu |
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Mrs. Hodge Nicholson is a Healthcare Lecturer within the Broadwell College of Business and Economics: Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems & Business Analytics department at Fayetteville State University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Community Health Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She has spent over nineteen years in working in healthcare industry research in the public sector working for the federal, state and local government including branches and departments such as the Food and Drug Administration: Office of Women’s Health in Rockville Maryland, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in Raleigh, North Carolina and Cumberland County Department of Public Health. She has worked served on several community based participatory research studies including but not limited to: Project F.U.N., Project G.R.A.C.E., Project M.A.N, W.I.M.N.N., and Generations.
Her research interests include working with vulnerable communities’ in systematic ways to improve resilience and addressing perceived fragility and stability, population health outcomes and the impacts and effects of policies and programs, food security and best practices in rural areas and vulnerable communities, and understanding the current trends and factors that influence maternal, infant and child health for BIPOC in a post pandemic world. Her research aims to address the social determinant of health factors for vulnerable communities to improve population health outcomes.
TEACHING
FINC 100 – Financial Literacy 100
HCM 460 – Health Services Research I
ACCT 450/ BADM 430/HCM 490/ ISBA 498 Internship Courses
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Ellison, A., Akers, A., Black, A., Albritton, T., Hodge-Sallah, S., Wynn, M., Ellis, D., Giselle Corbie-Smith. (2014) HIV Prevention in a Rural Community: Project GRACE—A Multigenerational Approach to Community Engagement. In: Rhodes S. (eds) Innovations in HIV Prevention Research and Practice through Community Engagement. Springer, New York, NY.
Journal Publications
Cené, C.W., Haymore, L.B., Enga, Z., Sallah, S.H., Ritchwood, T., Wynn, M., ... Corbie-Smith, G. (2015). Data Collection and Management in Community Engaged Research: Lessons Learned From Two Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 9(3), 413-422. doi:10.1353/cpr.2015.0057..
McDonnell, K. A., Zamarchi, J., DiPietro, L., & Hodge, S. (2014, April). Preschoolers and ExergamesA Fun Way to Promote Physical Activity?. In Annals of Behavioral Medicine (Vol. 47, pp. S280-S280). 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA: SPRINGER.
Albritton, T., Hodge-Sallah, S., Akers, A., Blumenthal, C., O'Brien, S., Council, B., Muhammad, M., & Corbie-Smith, G. (2014). A Process Evaluation of an HIV/STI Intervention for Rural African American Youth. Qualitative health research, 24(7), 969–982. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732314540053
Conference Papers
(Peer-Reviewed)
McDonnell, K., DiPietro, L., Sallah, S. (2015) “Encouraging Physical Activity in Preschool. How important is FUN?” Health in All Policies, Oct. 31- Nov. 4, 2015, PAPERID- 334853.
McDonnell KA, Hodge-Sallah S, Zamarachi J, DiPietro L. “Preschoolers and exergaming: A FUN way to promote physical activity?” Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference April 26, 2014. Philadelphia PA.
(Abstract-Reviewed)
Hodge Nicholson, S., Ramos Mason, M, Lofton, T., Gough, L., Dover, S., McLymore, P., Small, S., Butler, B., Jones, A., Curtice, A., Green, J. (2020). “The State of Cumberland County Allergy and Asthma in 2019.” NCSU Abstract and Poster Presentation, Feb. 2020.
Borden, S., Hodge-Sallah, S., Whitt-Glover, M. (2014) F.M., “Use of Qualitative Methods to Develop Educational Materials for the Active Commuting to School (ACtS) Study”. Active Living Research Conference, San Diego, CA, March 8-12, 2014. PAPERID-19.
Cené, C., Haymore, L., Sallah, S., Ellis, D., Whitaker, S., Langley, T., Henderson, S., Dancy, C., Corbie-Smith, G. (2011). Project SEED (Screening and Education to Eliminate Disparities) Dissemination of an evidence-based African-American diabetes curriculum. Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies, Washington, D.C. Oct. 29- Nov. 2, 2011, PAPERID-243746.
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Office: BCBE 313 Phone: 910-672-1437 Email: jowusuamoako@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Johnson Owusu-Amoako is an Assistant Professor of Finance in FSU’s Broadwell College of Business and Economics - Department of Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Administration, and Information Systems. He holds Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Finance from the Jack Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT; MS (Financial Planning) from the University of Georgia; MBA (Finance) from Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, as well as degrees in Civil Engineering.
Prior to entering academia, Johnson worked as a Civil Engineering Senior Project Manager in both the public and private sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE).
Johnson has publications in the following premium journals: Economic Modelling, International Review of Financial Analysis and the North American Journal of Economics and Finance. He has presented research papers at international and local conferences.
Johnson is a member of several Professional Associations including the Financial Management Association International, Future of Finance and Economics Association, Risk and Insurance Management Society, Eastern Finance Association, and the Academy of Economics & Finance. He is also a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society.
TEACHING
Johnson’s teaching interests include Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Risk Management & Insurance, Derivatives, Investments Analysis/Portfolio Management, International Financial Management, Financial Institutions/Markets, Entrepreneurial Finance and Financial Planning. He has experience teaching Finance at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He currently teaches the following courses:
FINC 311 – Principles of Finance
FINC 320 – Financial Management
FINC 450 – Financial Markets
FINC 461 – Corporate Risk Management
FINC 462 – Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Contemporary Finance Topics (FinTech, cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Digital Currency, ML and Big Data Analytics in Financial Services, Robo-Advising, etc.), Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Hedging/Risk Management & Insurance, Derivatives, Financial Institutions/Markets, International Finance, Investments/Asset Pricing, Monetary Policy, Household Finance, etc.
RECENT PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Hedging the Extreme Risk of Cryptocurrency (with Kwamie Dunbar). The North American Journal of Economics and Finance. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2022.101813. 2022.
- Cryptocurrency Returns Under Empirical Asset Pricing (with Kwamie Dunbar). International Review of Financial Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102216. 2022.
- The Impact of Hedging on Risk-Averse Agents’ Output Decisions (with Kwamie Dunbar). Economic Modelling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2021.105638. 2021.
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Office: BCBE 346 Phone: 910-672-2414 Email: rsincerbeaux01@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Sincerbeaux is a Lecturer of Accounting & Finance at the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University. He earned his MBA at FSU in 2010. He began his accounting career with a wire and cable manufacturing company and eventually became the CFO. He later started his own firm manufacturing custom wire and cable with factories in Vermont and California. In addition, he established a voice and data cable distributorship with offices and warehouses in South Carolina and Ohio. His scholarly work has been published in the Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies. Mr. Sincerbeaux's previous business experience includes roles as CFO and CEO of several wire and cable manufacturing firms. Currently, he maintains a private tax preparation practice. In addition, he is a site co-coordinator for FSU's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for The Elderly (TCE) programs
TEACHING
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 212 - Principles of Accounting II
ACCT 300 - Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 320 - Federal and State Income Taxes
ACCT 420 - Advance Federal Income Taxes
FINC 311 - Principles of Finance
RESEARCH INTEREST
Developing Accounting Cycle Case Studies, Tax Planning, Retirement Planning and Investment Analysis
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Awesome and Fun Accounting Cycle Case Studies Workbook, 2019 Kendall Hunt
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Office: BCBE 385 Phone: 910-672-1319 Email: msouissi@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Souissi is an associate professor of accounting. He earned a Ph.D. in accounting from Osaka City University. He is a CMA.
He has published in various academic journals including, the Australian Journal of Management, the International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, The International Journal of Management, the Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, the Journal of Business and Global Economic Review. He has also made several presentations at the American Accounting Association meetings.
TEACHING
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 212 - Principles of Accounting II
ACCT 300 - Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 321 - Cost Accounting
ACCT 550 - Principles of Accounting
ACCT 610 - Managerial Accounting
RESEARCH INTEREST
Corporate Financial Performance and Voluntary Disclosures, Activity Based Costing and Balanced Scorecard Implementation Issues
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Souissi, M., Ito, K. (2018). Implementing and cascading the balanced scorecard: The Case of a Danish hospital. Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy, 19(2).
- Souissi, M. (2017). Fair value or cost method: Analytical hierarchy process to the multiple criteria problem'. Journal of Accounting, Ethics, and Public Policy, 18(1).
- Khlif, H., Ahmed, K., Souissi, M. (2016). Ownership structure and voluntary disclosure- An "A" journal. Australian Journal of Management, 1(28)
- Khlif, H and Souissi M (2015). Corporate social and environmental disclosure and corporate performance: evidence from South Africa and Morocco, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, Vol.5, No.1.
- Souissi, M and Khlif, H (2012). Meta-analytic review of disclosure level and cost of equity capital, International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, Vol.20, No.1.
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Office: Phone: (910) 672.1235 Email: sthiruvadi@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Shiyaamsundar Thiruvadi is an Assistant Professor at the Broadwell College of Business and Economics. He has earned his MBA and Ph.D. from Morgan State University. Prior to this he had completed Master’s in Engineering from India. He has a certification in Post Graduate Program in Management from India. He also has the Quanta’s International Training certification on Six Sigma.
Dr. Thiruvadi enjoys traveling and has given research presentations at several conferences on gender, corporate governance, and other audit related topics. He is passionate about teaching. He loves interacting with students. He has also published several articles in reputable journals.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Auditing
Forensic Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Principles of Accounting I &II
Accounting Information Systems
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Corporate Governance
Financial Accounting
Auditing
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
· Thiruvadi, S., Thiruvadi, S., & Carter, K. E. (2021). Audit Committee Chair Characteristics and Real Earnings Management. Journal of Accounting & Finance (2158-3625), 21(4).
· Thiruvadi, S. (2018). Male versus Female Audit Committee Chair Characteristics and Capital Structure Shiyaamsundar Thiruvadi. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 18(10), 144-153.
· Thiruvadi, S., Huang, H. W., Wheatley, C. M., & Thiruvadi, S. (2016). Free cash flow and Debt monitoring hypotheses: Evidence from material internal control weakness disclosure. Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting, 8(1), 49-67.
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Office: BCBE 366 Email: byew@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Yew earned her doctorate degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She has published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society, and the Journal of Higher Education Management. Dr. Yew's publications have also appeared in DSI, INFORMS and IEEE Society proceedings. Her research interests include data mining, knowledge management, and sharing, and self- directed learning. She also has a book chapter on knowledge management in Decision Support Systems: Achievements and Challenges for the next Decade. Dr. Yew's industry experience includes being a database analyst for a research group and a consultant for a human resource software company. She has undergraduate and graduate teaching experience. Dr. Yew has taught in Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Database Systems, Data Mining, Microcomputer Applications, and System Analysis and Design areas.
TEACHING
ISBA 211 - Business Software Applications
ISBA 300 - Information Systems Theory and Practice
ISBA 320 - Introduction to Database Management Systems
ISBA 420 - Decision Support Systems
ISBA 411 - Excel Analytics
RESEARCH INTEREST
Application Devlopment, Statistical and Data Analysis in Software Environments
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Yew, B., Jackson, P. " Coding Camp: Training the Next Generation of Computer Science Professionals", Google Community Tech Grant, $54,231.00, August 2017- September 2019.
- Yew, B., Milanov, V., McGee, R. (2014). An Analysis of Individual Tax Morale for Russia: Before and After Flat Tax Reform. International Business Research, 8(1), 60-81.
- Chen, L., King, R., Yew, B. (2012). Analysis of eBook Lending: A Game-Theory Approach. Seattle, WA: Proceedings of the 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems.
- Chung, W., Yew, B. (2011). Evaluating Computational Thinking In a Business Data Mining Course (pp. 3). Conference: Proceedings of the AIS SIGED:IAIM International Conference on Informatics Education and Research. http://sig-ed.org/
- Yew, Bee, "Software tools and teaching strategies to improve learning outcomes in Business Statistics course," Sponsored by Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville State University, $3,000.00. (2009)
Department of Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Fire & Emergency Service Administration
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Office: BCBE 383 Email: awane@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Abdoul Wane is a Professor of Economics and the Chair of the Department of Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Fire & Emergency Safety Administration. Dr. Wane joined FSU in August 2003 after earning his Ph.D. in Economics from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a concentration in the areas of International Economics and International Finance. Dr. Wane has published numerous papers in Monetary and Fiscal Policies, Wage efficiency models and Macroeconometric modeling.
TEACHING
ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 315 - Applied Microeconomics
ECON 316 - Applied Macroeconomics
ECON 310 - Managerial Economics
ECON 430 - Economic Problems
FINC 323 - Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy
FINC 354 - International Trade and Finance
ECON 591/2 - Economics for Managers
EDLE 720 - Research and Statistics for Managers
RESEARCH INTEREST
Macroeconomics/Macroeconometrics/Monetary Theory and Policy, Economic Growth, Finance, International Economics/Finance, Statistical and Quantitative Methods
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1. Wane, Abdoul & Fazlul, Miah "Accuracy, unbiasedness, and efficiency of current account growth forecast: Evidence from a large cross section of developed and developing economies" Cogent Economics and Finance, Volume 6, 2018, Issue 1.,
2. Wane, A., Inder, N., Fazlul, M., "Income disparities in the USA: Evidence in the Cape Fear Region in North Carolina using ANOVA Analysis.", Journal of International Management Studies, Volume 13, Number 1, (2013), Pp: 93-101.
3. Fazlul, M., Wane, A., Lee, B., "Rationality of Euro Bond Rate and LIBOR expectations", Global Journal of Finance and Economics, Vol. 10, No. 2, (2013)
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Office: BCBE 371 Email: mccrowre01@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rodney L. McCrowre is the Assistant to the Dean for Student Success and Director of Pre Business and Lecturer at the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University. Dr. McCrowre majored in Business Administration at Fayetteville State University and later received a D.B.A. from University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He currently teaches undergraduate courses in entrepreneurship, ethics, and finance. He has over 13 years of experience in Higher Education.
TEACHING
MGMT 311 - Principles of Management
MGMT 470 - Strategic Management
RESEARCH INTEREST
Organizational Behavior (Business Ethics) in both small and large organizations. Entrepreneurship, Management, Diversity and Inclusion, and Mentorship.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Glackin, C. E., Phelan, S. E., & McCrowre, R. L. (January 2018). Improving Entrepreneurial Competencies in the Classroom.
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Office: BCBE 237 Phone: 910-672-1527 Email: atavakoli@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Assad Tavakoli is the W.T. Brown Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics in the of College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University. Prior to this appointment in 2015, he served as Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University for 8 years. Dr. Tavakoli joined FSU as an Assistant Professor in 1983 and has served in various academic and administrative capacities ever since.
Dr. Tavakoli has made significant contributions to the College of Business. Through his efforts, the school gained accreditation by the prestigious The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), launched the MBA program, established three endowed chairs and increased fundraising for research, student support, and community services. Through his tireless efforts, the school was recognized and awarded national ranking.
Dr. Tavakoli also led the charge to establish a Veteran’s Business Outreach Center and a University Center for Economic Development to help focus on community entrepreneurs and the creation of successful small businesses. Throughout his time at FSU Dr. Tavakoli has found time to publish over 36 articles in national and international journals. He currently continues his research in management ethics.
Dr. Tavakoli has not only been an integral part of FSU, but also the Fayetteville community working as a consultant for community and regional governmental and private organizations; including, DOT, PWC, Black and Decker, City of Fayetteville and Cape Fear Valley Hospital. His continued contributions have helped improve the community and university outlook. However, his work with students have and will continue to be his biggest contributions to the future.
TEACHING
ECON/ENTR 301 - Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
MGMT 695 - Seminar in Management
RESEARCH INTEREST
Management Ethics and Whistle-Blowing
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Tavakoli and M. Manesh: "Ethical Decision Making in Sub-Saharan Africa: Whistleblowing and Retaliation", submitted to the Journal Business Ethics in July 2020 M.
- Manesh and A. Tavakoli: "Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Entry Mode Choice, and International Performance: An Analysis of high-technology Firms in Spain", submitted to the International Marketing Review in August 2020
- A. Tavakoli and M. Manesh: "Ethical Decision Making in Sub-Saharan Africa- Whistleblowing and Retaliation", accepted for presentation at the 27th Annual International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference (IVBEC), October 22-24, 2020
- Assad Tavakoli and Khalid M. Dubas "Comparing Whistleblowing by Kenyan and Ugandan Managers using Cross Cultural Frameworks, proceedings, IGBR Institute for Global Business Research, Vol 2, Number 2, 2018.
- Khalid M. Dubas, Ronald D. Pressley, Assad Tavakoli, and Fazlul Hoque Miah, "The impact of student engagement in a 3D virtual world on course outcomes," Innovative Marketing, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2014
- 110+ citations for Culture and Whistleblowing: An Empirical Study of Croatian and United States Managers (Source: Research Gate)
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Office: BCBE 321 Phone: 910-672-1307 Email: habbassi@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Abbassi has been teaching since 2014. Prior to joining Fayetteville State University, he taught marketing courses at Methodist University and Old Dominion University. His research focuses on consumer decision making, marketing analytics, and risk. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Abbassi has over 12 years of corporate, entrepreneurship, and consulting experience. The industries he has worked in include pharmaceutical, real estate, financial, higher education, and nonprofit. Dr. Abbassi received his Ph.D in Marketing and International Business from Old Dominion University, M.B.A in Marketing from University of Tehran, and B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.
TEACHING
MKTG 311 - Principles of Marketing
MKTG 330 - Retailing
MKTG 331 - Consumer Behavior
MKTG 333 - Digital and Social Media Marketing
MKTG 650 - International Marketing (Graduate Level, MBA Course)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Consumer Choice, Marketing Analytics, Risk
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Abbassi, Hamid, and Elmira Shahriari."The Effect of Evolutionary Mating Cues on the Perception of Attractiveness in Celebrity Endorsement."In Creating Marketing Magic and Innovative Future Marketing Trends, pp. 213-224. Springer, Cham, 2017.
- Shahriari, Elmira ad Hamid Abbassi, "How Food Craving Drives Consumption of Healthy Foods: A Theoretical Framework Based on the Elaborated Intrusion Theory." In The Proceedings of the American Marketing Association 28, pp. A3-A11. AMA, 2017.
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Office: BCBE 345 Email: madivar@uncfsu.edu |
Personal Homepage: https://uncfsu.instructure.com/eportfolios/97/Home/Murat_Adivars_Homepage
BIOGRAPHY
Murat Adivar is a full professor and SAP Certified faculty in the Department of Management at Broadwell College of Business and Economics. Before joining Fayetteville State University (FSU), he worked at Campbell University, North Carolina State University, and Izmir University Economics (as Provost). Murat Adivar is currently Director of Center for ERP and Advanced Analytics (CERPAA) and SAP Next-Gen Lab at FSU. He is the author of more than 40 research articles and two books published by Springer and SAP Press. Murat Adivar is a member of the ASUG (Americas SAP Uses Group) Carolinas Team.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Data Analytics; Business Analytics; Optimization; Mathematical Modelling; Operations Research; Decision Science; Fuzzy Decision Making; Spectral Analysis; Scattering Data Theory.
TEACHING
- BIDA 630-Data Analytics
- BIDA 660-Executive Data Analytics
- ERP 611-Introduction to ERP and Business Processes
- ERP 612-Electronic Business Management
- ERP 613-Operations Planning and Control
- ERP 614- Purchasing and Materials Management
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Glackin, C. E., & Adivar, M. (2022). Using the power of machine learning in sales research: process and potential. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 1-17.
- Adivar, M. (2021), SAP S/4HANA Business Process Integration Certification Guide, SAP Press, 2021, ISBN 978-1-4932-2068-7 (Book)
- Adıvar, M. and Raffoul, Y. N. (2020), Stability, periodicity and boundedness in functional dynamical systems on time scales. Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-030-42116-8 (Book)
- Glackin, C. E., and Adivar, M., (DSEF Best Paper Award) Conference Proceedings, USASBE Annual Conference 2020, "Predictive Models of Independent Salesforce Performance: The Case of Direct Selling Micro-Entrepreneurs," United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE), New Orleans, LA. (January 4, 2020)
- Adıvar, M. Fang, S. C., Convex Analysis and Duality over Discrete Domains, J. Oper. Res. Soc. China (Springer Journal), 59 pages, (2018) 6:189-247
- Hu, C-F., Adıvar, M., and Fang, S-C., Non-L-R Type Fuzzy Parameters in Mathematical Programming Problems, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 22(5), 1062--1073, 2014
- Adıvar, M. and Fang, S. C., Convex optimization on mixed domains, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, (American Institute of Mathematical Sciences Journals), 8(1), 189-227, 2012
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Office: BCBE 386 Phone: 910-672-1594 Email: jan@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Jiyoon An (Ph.D., University of Rhode Island) is Assistant Professor of Marketing at Fayetteville State University, where she receives recognition for excellence in Teaching-Research-Service as a Direct Selling Education Foundation Fellow and McNair Scholar mentor. Prior to that, She has taught Marketing and Data Analytics courses at Texas Tech University - Costa Rica, Nichols College, MA, and the University of Rhode Island. Jiyoon's main research interests include consumer-brand relationships, innovation, and marketing strategy with structured and unstructured data. Her early career involved work as a Data Scientist for the VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel including Vans, North Face, and Dickies. She likes spending her time in nature with her husband and son, Noah, and Alan Davis.
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Office:BCBE 344 Phone: 910-672-1059 Email: dbaer@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Donald Baer is a retired Fire Marshal, North Naples Fire District in Naples, Florida. He Started as a volunteer firefighter in 1976 and worked through the ranks to retire as a Battalion Commander of Fire Prevention in 2014. A.S. Fire Science from Broward College, BAS Public Safety Management, Edison State College, MPA, Florida Gulf Coast University.
TEACHING
FESA 322 - Fire Investigation
FESA 360 - Applied Fire Service Ethics
FESA 412 - Advanced Fire Administration
FESA 422 - Applied Applications of Fire Research
FESA 430 - Fire Service Personnel Administration.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Correlation of Firefighter Line Of Duty Deaths (LODD) to years of experience and education.
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BIOGRAPHY
Li Chen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Marketing Entrepreneurship, Fire & Emergency Services Administration (MMEF), Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Chen’s research interests include Information goods and E-commerce, IT innovation, preference markets, sponsored online co‑creation communities, and crowdfunding. His research has been published in the Journal of Management Information Systems, Interfaces, Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, IEEE IT Professional and various conference proceedings, such as Americas Conference on Information Systems, the Workshop of Electronic Business, and the Annual Meeting of Decision Science Institute.
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Office: BCBE 364 Phone: 910-672-1481 Email: cfisher4@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Christopher C. Fisher is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University. Dr. Fisher received his Ph.D. in Business Administration – Management from Hampton University, M.B.A. in Business Administration from North Carolina Central University, and B.A. in History from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, Dr. Fisher teaches undergraduate classes in Business Communications and Management. He has over 10 years of experience in academia. Dr. Fisher has taught at Hampton University, North Carolina A&T State University, Elizabeth City State University, and Queens College.
TEACHING
BADM 215 – Business of Communications
MGMT 311 – Principles of Management
RESEARCH INTEREST
Small Business Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Management.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Andrews, MA, Fisher, MBA, C. C., T., Jenkins, MBA, A., & Odutola, PhD, O. (2018). Federal Government spending and the United States Economy: An Empirical Study. The Journal of Business and Finance Research, 7(1), 76-84.
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Office: BCBE 234 Email: cglackin@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Caroline Glackin is a Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Director of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Economic Empowerment. She received an A.B. in economics from Bryn Mawr College, an MBA in entrepreneurial management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Doctorate in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware. She is the author of works on access to machine learning, microloan capital, the potential for behavioral economics to inform an understanding of the borrowing process, and the role of savings as a proxy for credit history. Dr. Glackin has co-authored research on entrepreneurial finance courses and the range of pedagogies employed in entrepreneurial finance education. She has co-authored texts with Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship founder Steve Mariotti entitled Entrepreneurship, 5e and Entrepreneurship, and Small Business Management, 2e. She is the advisor for the FSU Enactus team (social entrepreneurship). Dr. Glackin was the Executive Director of the First State Community Loan Fund, a U.S. Treasury certified Community Development Financial Institution and was the Director of the Delaware State University's Center for Enterprise Development. She served as co-chair of the Governor's (Delaware) Task Force for Financial Independence.
TEACHING
ENTR.MGMT 350 – Social Entrepreneurship
ENTR.MGMT 450 – Entrepreneurship in Action
ENTR.FINC 415 - Entrepreneurial Finance
ENTR.ECON 460 - Trends in Entrepreneurship
FINC 685 – Entrepreneurial Finance
RESEARCH INTEREST
Entrepreneurship Pedagogy, Entrepreneurial Financing, Predictive Analytics, Entrepreneurial Competencies, and Behavioral Aspects of Entrepreneurship.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Glackin, C.E., Adivar, B. (2022). Improving Location Decisions for Charity Retailers: Applying Operations Research and Customer Discovery. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (in press).
- Glackin, C.E., Adivar, M. (2022). Using the Power of Machine Learning in Sales Research: Process and Potential. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management. (in press)
- Glackin, C. E., Altobello, S. A. (2021). A Makeover for Dudley’s Q+. The CASE Journal, 17(5), 723 - 745.
- Glackin, C. E., Mariotti, S. (2020). Entrepreneurship: Starting and Operating a Small Business (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
- Phelan, S. E., Glackin, C. E. (2020). A Cautionary Note on Micro-Credentialing in Entrepreneurship Education. Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy/SAGE. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2515127419899599
- Glackin, C. E., Phelan, S. E. (2020). Improving Entrepreneurial Competencies in the Classroom: An Extension and In-Study Replication. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 23(2), 79-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/NEJE-04-2020-0005
- Glackin, C. E., Bible, L. (2019). Alarming Issues: The Case of the Corrupt Security Industry CFO. SAGE Business Cases.
- Glackin, C. E. (2019). Traci Lynn Jewelry: An Entrepreneur Maximizing Shining Opportunities. The Case Journal/Emerald Publishing, 15(1). www.emeraldinsight.com/journal/tcj
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Office: BCBE 316 Email: mkhobdeh@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Mehdi Sharifi Khobdeh is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, earned a Master of Business Administration from Sharif University of Technology, and a Doctorate in Strategic Management and International Business from Old Dominion University. Dr. Sharifi Khobdeh's research interests include National Institutions, International Entrepreneurship, and International Strategic Management. In addition to his publications in the Management International Review and International Journal of Business and Management Research, he has numerous conference proceedings and presentations at the leading conferences in his field of expertise such as Academy of Management, Southern Management Association, and Academy of International Business. He has also been serving as a reviewer for Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Academy of International Business, Southern Management Association, and Academy of Management.
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Office: BCBE 387 Phone: 910-672-1596 Email: hkim7@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Hoolda Kim is an Associate Professor of Economics at Fayetteville State University. She earned her Master's Degree in Economics from Texas A&M University at College Station and her Ph.D. in Economics from Fordham University. She has taught Economics and Statistics courses for undergraduate and MBA students including Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Fundamentals of Economics, and Statistics for Business and Economics.
Dr. Kim’s research interests include the economic lives of the poor, children, older adults, people with disabilities, and people who encounter various shocks. Her research agenda seeks to improve the economic well-being of vulnerable populations and alleviate economic inequality.
TEACHING
ECON 211 – Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 212 – Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 540 – Fundamentals of Economics
BADM 216 – Statistics for Business & Economics
RESEARCH INTEREST
Health Economics, Labor Economics, Ageing, Poverty, Healthcare Insurance, Applied Microeconomics
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Kim, H., & Mitra, S. (2022). The Economic and Health Effects of Long-Term Care Insurance: New Evidence from Korea. Journal of Economics of Ageing, 23.
Kim, H., & Mitra, S. (2021). Dynamics of health and labor income in Korea. Journal of Economics of Ageing, 21.
Lee, B. S., Kim, H., Choi, E. Y., & Pham, N. (2021). Relationships between elderly employment and labor market outcomes of young and prime-age adults: Evidence from Korean longitudinal and cross-sectional data. Social Science Journal, 1-30.
Puliyel, G., Kim, H., & Mitra, S. (2020). Paid maternity leave and child mortality: the Asia-Pacific experience. Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), 27(1), 95-120.
Kim, H. (2019). In the Wake of Conflict: The Long-Term Effect on Child Nutrition in Uganda. Oxford Development Studies., 47(3), 336-355.
Kim, H. (2018). Beyond Monetary Poverty Analysis: The Dynamics of Multidimensional Child Poverty in Developing Countries. Social Indicators Research. Social Indicators Research, 141(3), 1107-1136.
Mitra, S., Palmer, M., Kim, H., Mont, D., & Groce, N. (2017). Extra costs of living with a disability: A review and agenda for research. Disability and Health Journal, 10(4), 475-484.
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Office: BCBE 365 Email: clightner@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Constance Lightner is an Associate Professor of Management, Marketing, & Entrepreneurship at Fayetteville State University. She received her B.S. from Norfolk State University (1994), and her MSc (1997) and Ph.D. (2000) from North Carolina State University. She has served as a consultant to various organizations including the City of Fayetteville and the United Way of Cumberland County. Her research interests include optimization, evolutionary programming, and statistical analysis.
TEACHING
BADM 216 (BADM 530) Business Statistics
MGMT 325 - Quantitative Methods
MGMT 335 - Operations Management
RESEARCH INTEREST
Optimization, Evolutionary Programming, and Statistical Analysis.
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Office: BCBE 322 Email: smanesh@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Meysam Manesh is an Assistant professor of Management at Fayetteville State University. He received a Master from Linköping University (Sweden) and an MPhil from University Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB). He received his Ph.D. from UAB, and he was a visiting researcher at Cornell University. His field of interest is business sustainability and entrepreneurship. He wants to understand how and why we can commercialize sustainable technologies in the global markets. This interest has led him to study a wide variety of topics, and ideas such as sustainable entrepreneurship, internationalization, technological commercialization, and social acceptance. He has a truly international background and experience from Sweden, Spain, China, the USA, and the Middle East. He worked at several universities and companies such as Rowan University (USA), EAE Business School (Spain), the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). He has worked as a research assistant in the DIDSOLIT project for the development of renewable energy technologies form Europe to other Mediterranean sea basin countries (Greece, Jordan, and Egypt).
TEACHING
MGMT 470 - Strategic Management (MBA)
MGMT 660 - International Management (MBA)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
International Entrepreneurship, Cross Cultural Management, Business Sustainability, Strategic Management
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Home (Not So) Sweet Home: Domestic Political Uncertainty Driving Early Internationalization in the Spanish Renewable Energy Context, (Zolfaghari, Rialp & Moen), Accepted (Feb.2019) in Critical Perspectives on International Business
- International Ecopreneurs: The Case of Ecopreneurs in Renewable Energy Industry, Zolfaghari, S.M. & Rialp-Criado, A., (2018), Journal of International Entrepreneurship, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-017-0222-3
- Internationalization to survive; the case of renewable energy companies in Spain, Meysam Zolfaghari, Alex Rialp Criado, (2017), Competitiveness Review, Vol. 27 Issue: 4, pp.306-334, https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-09-2015-0076
- International Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: A Meta-Analysis, Zolfaghari, Rialp and Nowinski, 2012, McGill International Entrepreneurship (MIE) Fifth Series, Edward Elgar Publishing
- International Energy Entrepreneurship: The Case Study of Spanish Firms in Renewable Energy Industry (co-author: Alex Rialp), Proceeding of 35th Babson College Conference, Boston 2015
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Office: BCBE 359 Email: tpaul5@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Tyechia V. Paul holds a Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in management from Hampton University where she made history as the first doctoral graduate from the Hampton University School of Business. Her Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees are from Morgan State University.
Dr. Paul began her career in 1998 conducting citizen engagement activities for the City of Plainfield, New Jersey's Office of the Mayor. She went on to work for brokerage firms T. Rowe Price and Wells Fargo Advisors. In brokerage, she was responsible for procurement management, development of supplier diversity and cultural competence programs, as well as development and delivery of compliance and soft skills training. She also led employee volunteer programs that served community-based organizations such as the United Way and the Linwood Robinson Senior Center.
Dr. Paul spent six years in the legal industry working with the law firms Miles & Stockbridge and DLA Piper as an IT instructor/E-learning Specialist. There, she developed and delivered IT training in-person and in distance-based formats to 3,000 employees nationwide. She designed internal corporate universities at both firms. With DLA Piper, she also developed technological optimization strategies for the firm's legal information systems and supporting applications.
Dr. Paul has taught management, including leadership, organizational behavior, human resources management, and operations management, as well as law, and business and technical communications for six years to students at the undergraduate and graduate levels at Bowie State University, Barton College, and Hampton University. Dr. Paul recently joined the faculty of the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University as Assistant Professor of Management.
Dr. Paul is an active researcher whose research interests include: organizational training and development, the evolving role of the corporate trainer, comparative costs of the three workforce training modalities, organizations' transition towards e-learning and mobile learning for workforce training, and impression management for generational diversity in the workplace. Her research is published in multiple academic journals and is cited by fellow researchers globally. Dr. Paul professional memberships include the Academy of Management, the Association for Talent Development, the Southern Management Association, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Management Faculty of Color Association. Additionally, Dr. Paul is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She resides in Smithfield, NC with her husband, Kenneth, and their sons, seven-year-old Brendon and one-year-old Zion. In her spare time, Dr. Paul enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
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Office: BCBE 314 Phone: 910-672-1305 Email: athomas16@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
Amber Thomas is a lecturer in the College of Business Economics focusing on economics and statistics. She holds a Master's in Applied and Resource Economics and a MBA from East Carolina University. Prior to working at Fayetteville State, she taught full-time at Central Carolina Community College and as an adjunct at multiple institutions. Her industry experience includes time spent at BB&T working as a banker and with NCCEE, a non-profit focusing on providing K-12 classroom teachers with ways to teach economics and financial literacy.
TEACHING
BADM 216 - Statistics for Business and Economics
ECON 211 - Priniples of Macroeconomics
ECON 212 - Principle of Microeconomics
Graduate and Professional Studies in Business
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Office: BCBE 362 Email: pjonsson@uncfsu.edu |
BIOGRAPHY
My first college degree was a Cand. Oecon. (or Candidatus Oeconomices) degree from the University of Iceland in 1979. There are no equivalent degrees awarded by American Universities. This degree is considered equivalent to a Master's degree, albeit it combines the Master's level work with undergraduate work.
I received my Ph.D. in Economics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1986, where I also worked as an economics instructor through the Spring of 1987. My areas of specialization for my Ph.D. were Econometrics, Labor Economics, and Monetary Economics.
My first tenure-track position was as an Assistant Professor of Economics at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1987-1992), but I also taught for a year as a visiting professor at my alma mater, the University of Iceland. I have been a faculty member at FSU since 1992, so I have now been here for over a quarter of a century.
As for my "real-world" experience, before finishing my Cand. Oecon Degree from the University of Iceland and heading to Penn State for my doctorate, I had worked in a variety of different jobs: in sales, in farm equipment repair, on fishing boats as a deckhand and cook, as a contractor and as an editor.
My academic work has appeared in a number of different academic journals, including the International Journal of Social Economics, the Atlantic Economic Journal, the American Journal of Economics and Sociology, the Eastern Economic Journal, International Advances in Economic Research, the Journal of Private Enterprise, the Journal of Economics, the Review of Social Economy, Humanomics, the Southern Economic Journal, the Journal of Cultural Science and the International Journal of English Linguistics. I have also published monograms as well as papers in various academic proceedings and as chapters in books. My research has been eclectic and ranged across different fields: for example, monetary theory, social economics, choice theory, behavioral economics, the history of economic thought and the economics of language.
TEACHING
ECON 301 - Entrepreneurship & New Ventures
BADM 216 - Statistics for Business & Economics
ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 231 - Quantitative Methods
ECON 315 - Microeconomic Theory
ECON 316 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
BADM 490 - Seminar in Business Administration
ECON 303 - Strategic Entrepreneurship
ECON 321 - Applied Econometrics
ECON 430 - Economic Problems
ECON 540 - Fundamentals of Economics
ECON 610 - Managerial Economics
RESEARCH INTEREST
My research has been eclectic and ranged across different fields: for example, monetary theory, social economics, choice theory, behavioral economics, the history of economic thought and the economics of language.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Jonsson, Petur O. "On the Term 'Entrepreneur' and the Conceptualization of Entrepreneurship in the Literature of Classical Economics." International Journal of English Linguistics; Vol. 7, No. 6, pp 16-29 (2017).
Jonsson, Petur O. "What's in a Name? On Language, Concept Formation, and the Definition Disputes in the Entrepreneurship Literature." Cultural Science, vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 1-22 (2014).
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Dr. Richard Gammans received his MS and PhD in Pharmacy (Medicinal Chemistry) from the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy, and MS in Management (MSM) from Purdue University, Krannert School of Management.
Over the last 40 years, Dr. Gammans held a wide variety of management positions in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries all of which focused on the discovery and the worldwide development of new medications to treat a variety of diseases.
During his 25 years in the Biotechnology industry , he has been a “C-suite Officer” in publicly traded, privately held and start-up companies. Approximately 6 years ago, he was a founder and executive officer in a Biotechnology Incubator comprised of a limited purpose venture fund, a Management Company, and 2 companies that they started, and an additional 2 companies that they were asked to re-start.
Most recently Dr. Gammans has been CEO of a small, privately held Biotechnology company focused on potential treatments for hearing and balance disorders, which is now in the process of establishing partnerships to further the 2 research programs it has.
Dr. Gammans also held adjunct faculty positions at Tufts University New England Medical Center, and joined 7 years ago to the College of Business and Economics.
Email: sghosh@uncfsu.edu
BIOGRAPHY
Sam Ghosh holds Ph.D., with emphasis on Information Technology (IT) and Project Management, Master's in Computer Science, and Bachelor in Engineering. He has worked in academia, Fortune companies, internet start-up ventures, and government agencies for 25 years. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and Sun (currently Oracle) Certified Enterprise Java Architect.
TEACHING
CPM 630 Tools and Techniques of Project Management
CPM 640 Project Risk Management
RESEARCH INTEREST
Information Technology Management, Project Management
Office: Online
Phone: 910-624-7863
Email: emceady@uncfsu.edu
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Erasmus W. McEady lives in Fayetteville, NC with his wife, Loverette. He works as a Business Development Manager for Joint Logistics Managers, Inc. Currently, he works as Adjunct Assistance Professor at Fayetteville State University, MBA Program, teaching Project Management.He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economic/Business Administration from Chapman University, Master of Arts (dual) in Computer Resources and Information Management and Security Management from Webster University, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Organization and Management and Information Technology Management from Capella University. He wrote his dissertation on "Correlating factors of the manager's decision to use Virtual Private Networks. PMI member, Council of Logistics Engineering Professional member, and International WHO'S WHO of Information Technology inductee.
TEACHING
CPM 610 - Introduction to Project Management
CPM 620 - Personal Competencies for Project Management
CPM 640 - Project Risk Management
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Office: CBE 319 Email: rmcgee3@uncfsu.edu |
Personal Homepage: http://RobertWMcGee.com
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Robert McGee earned 23 academic degrees, including 13 doctorates from universities in the USA and 4 European countries. He has published 59 nonfiction books and more than 700 scholarly articles in a half dozen disciplines. He is ranked #1 in the world for both accounting ethics and business ethics scholarship and ranked #2 in the world among accounting professors (All-Time), #14 in the world among business professors (All-Time), and #30 among all social scientists (All-Time) by the Social Science Research Network.
Dr. McGee is attorney and CPA (retired). He has more than 40 years experience in accounting, tax and consulting. He has lectured or consulted in more than 30 countries in North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Eastern and Western Europe and Oceania. He drafted the accounting law for Armenia and Bosnia; reviewed the accounting law for Mozambique. He assisted the Finance Ministries of Armenia and Bosnia convert their countries to International Financial Reporting Standards. He also assisted all the major universities in Armenia and Bosnia to upgrade their accounting curriculum to international standards as part of USAID Accounting Reform Projects.
Dr. McGee's first novel, Justifiable Homicide: A Political Thriller, made the Amazon Best-Seller list in the Mystery & Thriller category. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OJMWLK2 His second novel, Annie and the Senator, made the Amazon Best-Seller list in the Mystery & Thriller category. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TKOTORC
He has more than 30 world championships in taekwondo, karate, kung fu, tai chi (both Yang style and Sun style), and qigong. He has 60+ gold medals in taekwondo and karate national championships (USA). His career gold medal count is 800+. He is member of the United States Martial Arts Team [representing the USA in world All-Style championships], USA Wushu Kungfu Federation Kung Fu Team [representing the USA in world kung-fu championships]. He is inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame, International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, Taekwon-do Hall of Fame and Who's Who in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
TEACHING
ACCT 550 - Financial Accounting
ACCT 610 - Managerial Accounting
ACCT 650 - International Accounting
RESEARCH INTEREST
Accounting, Public Finance, Ethics, Taxation, Economics
Office: Online
Phone: 410-683-6575
Email: prichar4@uncfsu.edu
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Paul W. Richardson is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management in the MBA Program. He has been a Project Manager for more than 20 years and an instructor for over 12 years teaching Project Management, Operations Management, and Human Resources Management courses. He received a B.S. in Physical Sciences from the University of Maryland, a B.S. in Finance from the University of Baltimore, an MBA from Loyola College of Maryland, and a Doctorate of Management from the University of Maryland University College where his major topic of study was Project Management Conflict. Dr. Richardson shares his wealth of knowledge and professional experience and applies a student-centered approach using innovative technologies to integrate real-life situations into the course concepts. He resides with his wife and two children in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland and enjoys working out, learning new things, helping people better themselves, working on model trains, and laughing.
TEACHING
CPM 610 - Introduction to Project Management
CPM 620 - Communication and Procurement
CPM 630 - Tools and Techniques of Project Management
CPM 640 - Project Risk Management
BADM 680 - Capstone Project
MGMT 695 - Human Resource Management
MGMT 615 - Organizational Behavior
MGMT 421 - Quality Management
MGMT 335 - Operations Management
RESEARCH INTEREST
Various Project Management topics, Internet of Things and Operations, Management Conflict Management, Reverse Mentoring
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Office: BCBE 349 Phone: (910) 672-1198 |
Dr. Ullah is working as an Associate Professor of Finance at Fayetteville State University, North Carolina, United States. Earlier, he worked as a Faculty of Finance at the University of Louisiana, the University of Maryland, and Georgetown University in the U.S. He also worked at the Institute of Management Sciences, Pakistan, and the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. He is a member of the AAOIFI Working Committee on Sustainable Financing under AAOIFI’s Governance and Ethics Board.
Dr. Ullah has been regularly involved as a FinTech consultant with top companies, including JP Morgan Chase, United Bank, Microsoft, Honda, Walt Disney, and Jaguar, Master Card, to name a few.
Dr. Ullah holds a Ph.D. in banking and finance from the University of Southampton, U.K., and an MBA in finance and strategic management from the KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea. He has published over twenty articles in top-ranking journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics. Dr. Ullah is an internationally renowned professor in his field. He has spoken and continues to speak at renowned international conferences as a Guest/Keynote Spkear.
Dr. Ullah’s research interests include FinTech, blockchain, corporate governance, sustainable finance, Islamic finance, and corporate social responsibility.
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Office: BCBE 312 Email: jwu2@uncfsu.edu |
Personal Page: LinkedIn
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Gavin Jiayun Wu is an Associate Professor of Marketing in the Department of Graduate and Professional Studies in Business, Broadwell College of Business and Economics (AACSB accredited) at Fayetteville State University, part of the University of North Carolina System. Dr. Wu received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in the United States in December 2011. After obtaining his master's degree and before pursuing his Ph.D., Dr. Wu had several years' experience as an editor and foreign copyrights manager for a state-owned press in Beijing, China.
Dr. Wu takes great pleasure in eliciting students' acquisition and understanding of subject matter and in fostering their critical skills (divergent thinking, logical reasoning and comparative reasoning). He has enhanced his teaching skills both in the traditional classroom setting and in the online environment through teaching various marketing or business-related courses at both undergraduate and MBA level (e.g., Modern Marketing, Marketing Management, Buyer Behavior, Marketing/Business Research, Professional Selling, Environment of Business). Dr. Wu's familiarity with both Western and Asian cultures, including fluency in both English and Chinese and a working knowledge of Japanese, enables him to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Along with the engineering foundation he acquired during his bachelor's and master's studies, Dr. Wu has gained a comprehensive understanding of marketing and management theories and applications through his doctoral studies, teaching, and ongoing research. Dr. Wu's more than 40 published peer-reviewed articles and proceedings by 2018 (e.g., European Journal of Marketing, Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, Journal of Marketing Channels, and Journal of Research for Consumers), as well as many ongoing projects attest not only to his research capability, but also his commitment to quality research.
TEACHING
MKTG 311 - Principles of Marketing
MKTG 640 - Modern Marketing
RESEARCH INTEREST
Dr. Wu's current research interests focus on 1) marketing and management strategies which emphasize the short-term vs. long-term strategies involving the interplay among humans (managers, salespeople, and customers), offerings (innovation, new product development, and adoption), technology (social media), and society; 2) research methods and analytics with special regard to structural equation modeling, constructs possessing a formative measurement nature, and social media and big data analytics; and 3) psychological and cultural aspects of goal-directed behaviors on individuals and groups.
RECENT PUBLICATION
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Office: Email: malghandour@uncfsu.edu |
Dr. Majed Al-Ghandour received a Ph.D. in Engineering from the North Carolina State University. His area of interest is Data Analytics, Data Mining, Predicting Models, Visualization, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Programming, Funding Optimizations, and Risk Analysis.
Dr. Al-Ghandour is a registered Professional Engineer at North Carolina State and in Commonwealth of Virginia. Dr. Al-Ghandour is working as an Assistant Director in the Planning and Programming Division at a State agency oversees the Project Management for all scheduling and funding programs. He taught for over 26 years as an Adjunct Faculty teaching Business Analytics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Predictive Models such as: advanced algorithms, support vector machines (SVM), regression, logistic regression, clustering, decision trees, optimization, simulation, visualization, models, software development, computer programming, and web developments.
Currently, as Adjunct Professor in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics and Digital Enterprise and Cloud Management, teaching MBA Graduates at the Broadwell College of Business and Economics (BCBE) at Fayetteville State University provides quality business programs to prepare students for careers in a changing global environment using Business analytics help decision makers perform quicker analysis and use the valuable information to make better decisions on practical real world projects and case studies.
Visiting Lecturer, teaching Data Analytics for the MBA Graduates for the Poole College of Management, NCSU, using Tableau and SAS Visual Analytics. Assistant Teaching Professor teaching the Tax Analytics and Technology Certificate Module: Data Security and Warehousing in Tax.
Visiting Lecturer, College of Engineering, teaching Engineering Leadership Seminar Series Courses: Data Storytelling; Analytics, Mining, and Visualization.
Adjunct Professor for the MBA Graduate Data Analytics Program, UMGC.
Lecturer at the Applied Data Analytics Program, School of Continuing & Professional Studies, UVA, teaching Data Mining for Managers, HR Analytics and Financial Analytics workshops and teaching Database Management & Business Intelligent Data Analytics and Decision-Making.
Dr. Al-Ghandour also has taught with the Corporate & Business Solutions. Dr. Al-Ghandour is a member of the Project Management Institute and is a Certified Public Manager (CPM) and SAS Certified. Dr. Al-Ghandour is a member of several National Research Committee. Dr. Al-Ghandour is also sitting as a Technical Panel member on several active researches for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Dr. Al-Ghandour published 36 papers in published journal and conference proceedings.
Office: BCBE 390
Phone: 910-672-1197
Email: rjohnson@uncfsu.edu