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Gordon Ford College of Business Staff


Jenna Aikins, MBA
Jenna Aikins, MBA
- Manager - Budgets & Resources
Dr Michael Akers
Dr Michael Akers
- Part-Time Faculty - Accounting
Mohsen Aram, PhD
Mohsen Aram, PhD
- Associate Professor - Finance | Graduate Faculty
Kirk Atkinson, EdD, MBA
Kirk Atkinson, EdD, MBA
- Professor - Analytics and Information Systems | Graduate Faculty
Kristin Bennett, MBA
Kristin Bennett, MBA
- Executive-In-Residence - Marketing
Jason Bergner, PhD
Jason Bergner, PhD
- Associate Professor - Accounting | Graduate Faculty
Dipesh Bhattarai, PhD, MBA
Dipesh Bhattarai, PhD, MBA
- Assistant Professor and Page Endowed Fellow - Finance
Stacy Bibelhauser, PhD, CPA
Stacy Bibelhauser, PhD, CPA
- Meany Professor - Accounting | Department Chair and Associate Professor - Accounting | Graduate Faculty
Christopher Biolsi, PhD, MA
Christopher Biolsi, PhD, MA
- Program Coordinator - Master of Applied Economics | Associate Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
Ray Blankenship, PhD, MBA
Ray Blankenship, PhD, MBA
- Department Chair and Professor - Analytics and Information Systems | Program Coordinator - Business Data Analytics and Cybersecurity Certificates | Graduate Faculty
Christopher Brown, PhD, MBA, CFP
Christopher Brown, PhD, MBA, CFP
- Cerity Partners Fellow - Finance | Department Chair and Professor - Finance
Adam Brownlee, MBA
Adam Brownlee, MBA
- Instructor I - Analytics and Information Systems
Jacob Byl, PhD, JD
Jacob Byl, PhD, JD
- Associate Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
Chris Champion
Chris Champion
- Instructor
Yining Chen, PhD, CPA
Yining Chen, PhD, CPA
- Mary R. Nixon Endowed Professor - Accounting | Graduate Faculty
Indudeep Chhachhi, DBA, MBA
Indudeep Chhachhi, DBA, MBA
- Cerity Partners Fellow - Finance | Graduate Faculty
Mark Ciampa, PhD
Mark Ciampa, PhD
- Program Coordinator - Master of Cybersecurity Data Analytics | Professor - Analytics and Information Systems | Graduate Faculty
Ismail Civelek, PhD
Ismail Civelek, PhD
- Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty
LeAnne Coder, PhD, MBA
LeAnne Coder, PhD, MBA
- Department Chair and Professor - Management | Assurance of Learning Coordinator | Graduate Faculty
Cara Cordell
Cara Cordell
- Coordinator - Recruitment and Retention
Thad Crews, PhD
Thad Crews, PhD
- Associate Professor - Analytics and Information Systems | Graduate Faculty
Lauren Duncan, CPA
Lauren Duncan, CPA
- Instructor I - Accounting
Monica Duvall
Monica Duvall
- Director - Student Experience and Success | Business Living Learning Community Fellow
Jennie Eakles
Jennie Eakles
- Office Coordinator - Undergraduate Student Services
Gihan Edirisinghe, PhD
Gihan Edirisinghe, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty
John Erickson, PhD
John Erickson, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Analytics and Information Systems
Nicholas Fessler, PhD, CMA, CPA
Nicholas Fessler, PhD, CMA, CPA
- Associate Professor - Accounting | Graduate Faculty
Morgan Florence, MBA
Morgan Florence, MBA
- Professional Development Specialist
Liz Fogle
Liz Fogle
- Marketing and Communications Specialist
Lukas Forbes, PhD
Lukas Forbes, PhD
- Department Chair and Professor - Marketing | Director - Center for Professional Selling | Graduate Faculty
Mary Jane Gardner, DBA
Mary Jane Gardner, DBA
- Associate Professor - Marketing
Gregory Gillis, PhD
Gregory Gillis, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Finance
Heather Glass, CPA
Heather Glass, CPA
- Holland Professor - Accounting | Advisor - Beta Alpha Psi | Pedagogical Assistant Professor - Accounting
Braden Grant, CPA
Braden Grant, CPA
- Accounting Assurance of Learning Coordinator | Program Coordinator - Master of Accountancy and Data Analysis | Pedagogical Assistant Professor - Accounting | Graduate Faculty
Tonya Guyton
Tonya Guyton
- Office Coordinator- Accounting, AIS, and Management
Lisa Hampton
Lisa Hampton
- Academic Advisor - Undergraduate Student Services
Bob Hatfield, PhD, JD
Bob Hatfield, PhD, JD
- Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty
Andrew Head, MAAE, CFP
Andrew Head, MAAE, CFP
- Co-Director - Cerity Partners Financial Planning Program | Pedagogical Associate Professor - Finance
Dana Henson, PhD, GPHR, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CCP
Dana Henson, PhD, GPHR, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CCP
- Pedagogical Associate Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty
Katlyn Hettinger, PhD
Katlyn Hettinger, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
John Hostetter, PhD
John Hostetter, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Analytics and Information Systems
Taeyoon Hwang, PhD
Taeyoon Hwang, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Economics
Amy Jewell
Amy Jewell
- Administrative Assistant
Jean Johnson
Jean Johnson
- Office Associate - Accounting, Analytics and Information Systems, and Management
Zach Jones, MBA, CFP®
Zach Jones, MBA, CFP®
- Director - Center for Financial Success Sponsored by Abound Credit Union | Instructor I - Department of Finance | Business Living Learning Community Fellow
Kerron Joseph, PhD
Kerron Joseph, PhD
- Page Endowed Fellow and Assistant Professor - Finance
H. Youn Kim, PhD
H. Youn Kim, PhD
- Professor - Economics
Minwoo Lee, PhD
Minwoo Lee, PhD
- Associate Professor - Accounting | Graduate Faculty
J. Sebastián Leguizamón, PhD
J. Sebastián Leguizamón, PhD
- Associate Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
Susane Leguizamon, PhD
Susane Leguizamon, PhD
- Associate Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
Feng Helen Liang, PhD
Feng Helen Liang, PhD
- Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty
Zhixian (Peter) Lin, PhD
Zhixian (Peter) Lin, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
Jim Lindsey
Jim Lindsey
- Advisor - Student Market Research Team | Instructor II - Analytics and Information Systems
Stephen Locke, PhD
Stephen Locke, PhD
- Director - Center for Applied Economics | Program Coordinator - Actuarial Science | Associate Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
Sean Marston, PhD, MBA
Sean Marston, PhD, MBA
- Professor - Analytics and Information Systems | Graduate Faculty
Craig Martin, PhD, MBA
Craig Martin, PhD, MBA
- NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative | Professor - Marketing | Graduate Faculty
James McKnight
James McKnight
- Professional Development Specialist
Kimberly Minton
Kimberly Minton
- Academic Advisor - Undergraduate Student Services
Corey Morgan
Golnaz Baradaran Motie, PhD
Golnaz Baradaran Motie, PhD
- Associate Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
Sedrik Newbern, MBA
Sedrik Newbern, MBA
- Advisor - Alpha Kappa Psi | Entrepreneur-in-Residence - Management
Dr. Kate Nicewicz Scott, PhD, MBA
Dr. Kate Nicewicz Scott, PhD, MBA
- Director - MBA Program | Assistant Professor - Marketing | Graduate Faculty
Rahul Nilakantan, PhD
Rahul Nilakantan, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Management
Megan Ormon
Megan Ormon
- Instructor I - Marketing
Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens
- Instructor I - Economics
Jeff Peake, MBA
Jeff Peake, MBA
- Executive-In-Residence - Marketing
Whitney Peake, PhD
Whitney Peake, PhD
- Faculty Fellow for Accreditation and Societal Impact | Director - Center for Strategic Management | Vitale Professor of Entrepreneurship | Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty
Joanna Phillips Melancon, PhD
Joanna Phillips Melancon, PhD
- Coordinator - Sales Leadership Excellence Program | Professor - Marketing | Graduate Faculty
Lily Popova Zhuhadar, PhD
Lily Popova Zhuhadar, PhD
- Director - Center for Applied Data Analytics | Co-Director - Data Science Program | Professor - Analytics and Information Systems | Graduate Faculty
Ron Rhoades, JD, CFP
Ron Rhoades, JD, CFP
- Co-Director - Cerity Partners Financial Planning Program | Cerity Partners Fellow - Finance
Jonathan Ross, PhD
Jonathan Ross, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Accounting | Graduate Faculty
Pinky Rusli, PhD, MBA
Pinky Rusli, PhD, MBA
- Associate Professor - Accounting | Graduate Faculty
Abbygail Schroader-Gledhill
Abbygail Schroader-Gledhill
- Academic Advisor - Undergraduate Student Services
Alexis Shaffer
Alexis Shaffer
- Academic Advisor- Undergraduate Student Services
Greg Siegelman, MBA
Greg Siegelman, MBA
- Executive-in-Residence - Marketing
Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
- Senior Specialist for Academic Advising - Undergraduate Student Services
Shane Spiller, PhD
Shane Spiller, PhD
- Faculty Regent | Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty
Clau Sqanzerla
Evelyn Thrasher, PhD, MBA
Evelyn Thrasher, PhD, MBA
- Dean | Professor - Analytics and Information Systems
Patricia Todd, DBA, MBA
Patricia Todd, DBA, MBA
- Faculty Advisor - WKU Esports Team | Program Coordinator - Esports Management Certificate | Professor - Marketing | Graduate Faculty
Amanda Willcut
Amanda Willcut
- Specialist - Business Graduate Student Advising & Retention
Jesse Willcut
Jesse Willcut
- Senior Information Technology Consultant
Doreen Williams-Holmes
Doreen Williams-Holmes
- Office Coordinator - Finance, Marketing, and Economics
Dennis Wilson, PhD
Dennis Wilson, PhD
- Director - Center for the Study of Economics and Institutions | Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty
Sally Wolf
Sally Wolf
- Office Associate - Finance, Marketing, and Economics
Ruomeng (Ru) Wu, PhD
Ruomeng (Ru) Wu, PhD
- Associate Professor - Marketing
Tong Wu, PhD
Tong Wu, PhD
- Assistant Professor - Analytics and Information Systems
Mariah Yates, PhD, MBA
Mariah Yates, PhD, MBA
- Associate Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty
David Zimmer, PhD
David Zimmer, PhD
- Truist Endowed Fellow - Economics | Department Chair and University Distinguished Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty

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