Faculty and Staff Directory

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Mirzokhidjon Abdurakhmonov

Assistant Professor of Management

HLH 325W

402-472-3194

mabdurakhmonov@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Corporate Political Activity
Strategic Leadership

Pedro Agüero

Assistant Professor of Practice in Management

HLH 325BB

402-472-3915

paguero2@unl.edu

Herita Akamah

Associate Professor of Accountancy

HLH 435 M

402-472-2337

s-hakamah1@unl.edu

Arthur C. Allen

Associate Professor of Accountancy

HLH 445 J

402-472-2337

aallen1@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Nonprofit Accounting

Research Interests:

Local Government Accounting and Finance
Financial Accounting
Governmental Accounting
Not-for-profit Accounting

Sam Allgood

Faculty Director of the Teaching and Learning Center and Edwin J. Faulkner Professor of Economics

HLH 525 V

402-472-2319

allgood@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Economic education
Labor economics
Cost of taxation

Research Interests:

Welfare Costs of Taxation
Determinants of CEO Turnover
Economics of Education

Clarisa Almazan

Instructional Designer for the Teaching and Learning Center

HLH 014 B

clarisa.almazan@unl.edu

Shatil Anaholy

Assistant Professor of Practice in Economics

HLH 525G

402-472-2319

sanaholy2@unl.edu

John E. Anderson

Baird Family Professor of Economics

HLH 525 N

402-472-1190

janderson4@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Public Finance
Tax Policy
Urban Economics
Transition Economics

Research Interests:

Federal Tax Policy, State and Local Tax Policy
Property Taxation
Urban Economics
Housing Economics
Fiscal Reform Transition Economics

Garrett Anstreicher

Assistant Professor of Economics

HLH 525 Q

402-472-2319

ganstreicher2@unl.edu

Özgür M. Araz

Ron and Carol Cope Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 L

402-472-2840

oaraz2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Business Analytics
Health Systems
Decision Sciences
Operations Management

Julian Atanassov

Associate Professor of Finance

HLH 425 Q

402-472-2330

julian@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Finance and Innovation
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Political Economy and Finance
Labor and Finance

Haley Baehr

Administrative Associate for the Council of Economic Education

HLH 525 C

402-472-2333

hbaehr3@unl.edu

Edward Balistreri

Duane Acklie Chair and Professor of Economics

HLH 525 P

402-472-2319

edward.balistreri@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

International Economics
Public Economics

Matthew Barlow

Assistant Professor of Management

HLH 325M

402-472-3915

matthew.barlow@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Entrepreneurship
Organizational Theory

Research Interests:

Entrepreneurship
Organization Theory
Market Categories
Reputation/Status

Rik Barrera

Associate Dean of Operations, Inclusion and Chief of Staff

Office of the Dean

HLH 301 J

402-472-9164

rbarrera1@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Business Operations
Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion

Amy Bartels

Associate Professor of Management

HLH 325 N

402-472-3915

amy.bartels@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Leadership
Team Dynamics
Employee Stress and Well-Being

Research Interests:

Leadership dynamics
Team dynamics
Impact of stress and well-being in the workplace

Demet Batur

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 J

402-472-0935

dbatur@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Supply Chain Management
Decision Sciences
Systems Simulation Modeling and Analysis

Brian Baugh

Associate Professor of Finance

HLH 425 R

bbaugh2@unl.edu

Research Interests:

Household finance
Behavioral Finance
Retirement Savings
Tax

Tammy Beck

Associate Professor of Management

HLH 325 K

402-472-3860

tbeck8@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Strategic Management
Interorganizational collaboration
Organizational resilience

Susan Berke

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Office of the Dean

HLH 301

402-472-0596

sberke4@unl.edu

Dawn Bodine

Assistant Director of Graduate Enrollment and Advising

Business Graduate Programs

HLH 201 D

402-472-5870

dbodine@unl.edu

Craig Boesch

Nebraska Business Development Center Director

Management

HLH 315

402-472-3353

boesch@unl.edu

Lainey Bomberger

Payroll Associate

Office of the Dean

HLH 301

402-472-9500

lbomberger2@unl.edu

Wesley S. Boyce

Assistant Professor of Practice in Supply Chain Management and Analytics and Program Director of Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

HLH 511

402-472-3137

wboyce@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Operations Management
Business Analytics

Research Interests:

Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Transportation
Lean Applications
Business Analytics

Erin Burnette

Director of the Nebraska Business Honors Academy

HLH 125 W

402-472-2293

erin.burnette@unl.edu

Robert Campbell

Assistant Professor of Management

HLH 325 L

402-472-3915

rob.campbell@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Strategic Management
Strategic Leadership
Mergers & Acquisitions

Bingkuan (Bryan) Cao

Assistant Professor of Finance

HLH 425 P

402-472-2330

bcao4@unl.edu

Madison Cappellano

Academic Advisor in Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 C

402-472-2310

mcappellano2@unl.edu

Chloe Carlson

Program Coordinator

Clifton Strengths Institute

HLH 115

402-472-2035

cheller6@unl.edu

Heng Chen

Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 F

402-472-5285

heng@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Transportation Science and Logistics
Agricultural Operations Management
Data Analytics
Stochastic Models
Public Sector Operations

Xiangjing (Olivia) Chen

Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 T

402-472-3442

xchen76@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Analytical Modeling
Game Theory

Research Interests:

Platform Operations
E-Commerce
Location-Based Services
Recommender Systems

Natalie Chisam

Assistant Professor of Marketing

HLH 345F

402-472-2316

nchisam@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing Strategy
Marketing Research

Research Interests:

Marketing Strategy
Data Privacy
Marketing Law & Public Policy

Megan Christensen

Assistant Director of Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 M

402-472-2310

megan.christensen@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Academic Advising
First-Year Experience
Academic Success and Transition
Staff Training
New Student Orientation and Transition

Botan Çıtıl

Assistant Professor of Practice in Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 Y

402-472-3709

bcitil2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

L1 Regression
Real-time Analytics
Quantitative Analysis
Mathematical Modeling
Programming for Analytics

Research Interests:

L1 Regression
Real-time Analytics

Heather Clemens

Ameritas Actuarial Faculty Fellow, Seacrest Teaching Fellow, Assistant Director and Associate Professor of Practice in Actuarial Science

HLH 415 C

402-472-1981

hclemens2@unl.edu

Amanda Colborn

Assistant Director of Facilities and Events

Building Operations

HLH 133

402-472-1974

amanda.colborn@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Operations, Problem Solving, Events, and Space Management

Gwendolyn M. Combs

Associate Professor of Management

HLH 323 C

402-472-6061

gcombs2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Organizational Diversity and Inclusion
Human Resource Management
Cross-Cultural Issues

Research Interests:

Organizational Behavior
Diversity Management
Affirmative Action Implementation and Assessment
Minority Career Development
Employment Selection

Jared Cone

Operations Specialist

Executive Education

201B

402-472-4357

jcone2@unl.edu

Debra M. Cosgrove

Professor of Practice in Accountancy

HLH 435 D

402-472-2337

dcosgrove2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Accounting Information Systems
Internal Control Integrated Framework of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission

Aaron D. Crabtree

Associate Dean of Master's Programs and Executive Development, KPMG Faculty Fellow in Professional Accounting and Associate Professor of Accountancy

Office of the Dean

HLH 301 F

402-472-9500

acrabtree2@unl.edu

Research Interests:

The impact of taxes and auditor information on the capital markets.

Shelby Cripps

Data and Operations Coordinator of Business Graduate Programs

HLH 201

402-472-2338

scripps2@unl.edu

John Dannenbring

Lecturer of Finance

HLH 425 C

402-472-2330

john@wealthao.com

Jennifer A. Davidson

Associate Professor of Practice in Economics, Nebraska Council on Economic Education President and Nebraska Bankers Association Faculty Fellow

HLH 201 H

402-472-5152

jdavidson2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Economic Education

Mark S. Davis

Academic Advisor in Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 N

402-472-2310

mdavis1@unl.edu

Anwesha De

Assistant Professor of Marketing

HLH 335R

402-472-2316

ade2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing Strategy
Digital Marketing
Marketing Communication
Branding
Marketing Research

Research Interests:

Social Media
Influencer Marketing
Digital Marketing
Advertising
Branding

Kate Dean

Operations Specialist

Executive Education

HLH 201C

402-472-2218

kdean7@unl.edu

Stuart Dearden

Assistant Professor of Accountancy

HLH 435 R

402-472-2337

sdearden2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Auditing

Richard A. DeFusco

Department Chair and Professor of Finance

HLH 425 Z

402-472-6763

rdefusco1@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Financial Markets & Investing
International Trade & Finance

Research Interests:

Investments
Business Finance and International Finance

Paul Dion

Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance

HLH 425 G

pdion3@unl.edu

Thomas Dotzel

Assistant Professor of Marketing

HLH 345G

402-472-2316

thomas.dotzel@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing
Marketing Management
Marketing Strategy
Services Marketing

Research Interests:

Service Innovation
Services Marketing
Retailing
Marketing-Finance Interface
Marketing Strategy

Jimmy Downes

Director of the School of Accountancy, George and Evelyn Brewster Professor of Accountancy and Associate Professor of Accountancy

HLH 435 B

402-472-2337

downes@unl.edu

Samantha Fairclough

Associate Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of Practice in Management

HLH 315 D

402-472-3353

sfairclough2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Creativity
Innovation
Design Thinking
Female Entrepreneurship
Family Business

Kathy Farrell

James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean and Professor of Finance

Office of the Dean

HLH 301 D

402-472-9500

kfarrell2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Executive Compensation
Executive Turnover
Corporate Governance

Research Interests:

Corporate Governance
Executive Turnover
Executive Compensation

Kaitlin Ferris

Assistant Director of the Clifton Builders Program

Clifton Strengths Institute

115 A

402-472-2182

kaitlin.ferris@unl.edu

Richard Fishler

Academic Advisor and International Business Coordinator

Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 B

402-472-2310

rfishler2@unl.edu

Geoffrey C. Friesen

Associate Professor of Finance

HLH 425 N

402-472-0851

gfriesen2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Behavioral Finance, Mutual Fund Performance, Business Ethics and the Application of Catholic Social Teaching to Economics and Finance

Research Interests:

Investments
behavioral finance
mutual fund performance
business ethics and the application of Catholic Social Teaching to economics and finance.

Scott M. Fuess, Jr.

University of Nebraska Faculty Athletics Representative, Steinhart Foundation Distinguished Professor of Business, Research Fellow Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Bonn, Germany and Professor of Economics

HLH 525 U

402-472-0336

sfuess1@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Labor Economics, Economics of Collegiate Sports, Economy of Japan

Research Interests:

Labor Economics - Unions
Productivity
Labor Markets in Asia
Economics of Collegiate Sports
Macroeconomics

Robin Garewal

Assistant Professor of Practice in Marketing

HLH 335 F

402-472-2316

rgarewal2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Sales and Sales Management
Business Development
Sales Process
Sales Planning and Execution

Esma Gel

Cynthia Hardin Milligan Chair of Business and Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 K

402-472-0672

esma.gel@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

decision making under uncertainty
stochastic modeling
stochastic control models
inventory control theory
multiple criteria decision making

Research Interests:

supply chain management
healthcare delivery systems
logistics operations
pandemic response
project portfolio management

Yifan Gong

Assistant Professor of Economics

HLH 525 D

402-472-2319

ygong5@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Labor Economics
Economics of Education
Applied Econometrics
Urban and Housing Economics

Amanda Gonzales

Associate Professor of Practice in Accountancy

HLH 435 S

402-472-2337

amanda.gonzales@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

FASB and IASB accounting standards
International accounting
Accounting for mergers and acquisitions

Research Interests:

Financial reporting
Capital markets
International accounting

Shivam Gupta

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511W

402-472-4155

sgupta7@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Procurement
Supplier Management
Innovation Management
Agricultural Operations Management

Jayme Hahn

Assistant Director of Web Services of Communications, Marketing and External Relations

HLH 311 K

jayme.hahn@unl.edu

Andrew A. Hanna

Assistant Professor of Management and Seacrest Teaching Fellow

HLH 325D

402-472-3609

ahanna3@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Informal/Emergent Leadership
Latent Variable Methodology

Research Interests:

Informal/Emergent Leadership
Multiple Team Membership
Latent Variable Methodology
AI for Education

Billy Hansen

Assistant Director of Technology Support

IT Services

HLH 235 E

402-472-5215

bhansen23@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Helpdesk Support

Ling Lin Harris

Assistant Professor of Accountancy

HLH 445 M

402-472-2337

lharris6@unl.edu

Christopher Harris

Assistant Professor of Practice in Management

HLH 325 E

402-472-3370

charris58@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Strategic Human Resource Management
Human Capital

Bridget Harris

Assistant Director of Media Production

IT Services

HLH 411

402-472-3335

bridget.harris@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Live Video Production
Video Production
Graphic Animation
Video Editing

Sheila Hayes

Department Operations Manager of the School of Accountancy

HLH 435 A

402-472-4105

shayes@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Departmental Operations
Concur (Travel)
Events Management
Course Leaf Section Schedule (CLSS)
School of Accountancy Scholarships

Steven Hegemann

Associate Professor of Practice in Accountancy

HLH 435 E

402-472-4211

shegemann4@unl.edu

Jonathan L. Hendricks

Assistant Professor of Management

HLH 325 C

402-472-3791

jon.hendricks@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Star Employees
Employee Turnover
Recruitment

Mitch Herian

Project Director of the Bureau of Business Research

HLH 523

402-472-3077

mherian2@unl.edu

Timothy D. Hodges

Executive Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute and Assistant Professor of Practice in Management

HLH 115

402-472-2035

hodges@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Strengths Based Leadership
Employee Engagement
Wellbeing

Gretchen Holthaus

Director of MBA and Online Graduate Programs

Business Graduate Programs

HLH 201 E

402-472-0759

gholthaus2@unl.edu

Krista L. Hoover

Human Resources Coordinator

Office of the Dean

HLH 304 A

402-472-9013

khoover2@unl.edu

Laura Horst

Senior Career Coach of the Business Career Center

HLH 141

402-472-7272

lhorst2@unl.edu

Matt Hughey

Assistant Professor of Management

HLH 325A

402-472-3915

jhughey2@unl.edu

Rose Hull

Associate Director of the Teaching and Learning Center

HLH 014 C

402-472-4290

rosehull@unl.edu

Elina Ibrayeva

Associate Professor of Practice in Management

HLH 325 Z

402-472-3915

eibrayeva2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Organizational Behavior
Positive Organizational Behavior and Mindfulness
International Management

Sheri Irwin-Gish

Executive Director of Communications, Marketing and External Relations

HLH 311 F

402-472-3382

sirwin@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Strategic Communications
Integrated Marketing
Branding
Communication
Event Marketing

Research Interests:

Communicating Change
Marketing Management
Building Strong Teams

Michelle Jacobs

Department Operations Manager of the Department of Marketing

HLH 345 H

402-472-2316

michelle@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Watermark (formerly Digital Measures)
Event Planning and Coordination
Departmental Operations
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)
SAP and Concur (Travel)

Uchechukwu Jarrett

Seacrest Teaching Fellow and Associate Professor of Practice in Economics

HLH 525 T

402-472-2372

ujarrett@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

International Economics
Development Economics
Macroeconomics

Research Interests:

Climate change
Risk and trade
Resource curse
Africa's macroeconomy

Tony Kang

Deloitte Haskins and Sells Professor and Associate Professor of Accountancy

HLH 445 L

402-472-2337

tkang2@unl.edu

Research Interests:

Capital Markets
International Accounting

Priyanka Khandelwal

Assistant Professor of Practice in Marketing

HLH 335 G

402-472-2316

pkhandelwal2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing Research and Analytics
Marketing Communication
Consumer Behavior

Research Interests:

Market Research
Quantitative Models
Marketing Strategy

Madeline Kobza

Assistant Director of Recruitment

Enrollment Management

123 F

402-472-4086

madeline.murray@unl.edu

Cal Koch

Academic Navigator in Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 R

402-472-2310

ckoch4@unl.edu

Kadina Koonce

Assistant Director of Career Development and Planning

Business Career Center

HLH 141

402-472-7272

kkoonce2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Career Exploration
Advanced Networking
Training & Development

Research Interests:

Promoting At-Promise Student S
Diversity and Belonging in the Workplace
Recruitment and Retention

Mallory Krenk

Student Engagement and Recruitment Coordinator for the Center for Entrepreneurship

HLH 315

402-472-3353

mkrenk2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Social Media Strategy
Community Building
Branding
Marketing Strategy

Tom Kubick

Delmar A. Lienemann Sr. Presidential Chair and Professor of Accountancy

HLH 435 T

402-472-2337

tkubick@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Taxation
Financial Accounting
Executive Compensation
Incentives

Research Interests:

Tax and Financial Accounting

Alok Kumar

Steve & Jennifer David Chair in Business and Professor of Marketing

HLH 335 S

402-472-3378

akumar5@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Business-to-Business Marketing
Marketing Channels Management
Marketing Strategy

Research Interests:

Distribution Systems
Business-to-Business Markets
Supply Chain Relationships
Marketing Strategy

Shelby Lagueux

Support Associate

IT Services

HLH 235

402-472-5215

slagueux2@unl.edu

Yingchao Lan

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511V

402-472-4706

yingchao.lan@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Healthcare Operations Management
Organizational Collaboration
New Product Development
Social Network Analysis

Research Interests:

Organizational Collaborations
Healthcare Operations Management
Product Development and Supply Networks

Rachel Larson

Assistant Dean of Academic and Career Development

Office of the Dean

HLH 123 B

402-472-7385

rachel.larson@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Career Development
Career Curriculum
Newcomer Adjustment

Research Interests:

Newcomer Adjustment & Socialization
Psychological Capital
Proactive Behaviors

Nam Le

Assistant Professor of Practice

Finance

HLH 425 S

402-472-2330

nle6@unl.edu

Jinsook Lee

Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance

HLH 425 B

jlee120@unl.edu

Alyson Lenz

Assistant Director of the Strengths Program

Clifton Strengths Institute

HLH 115 B

402-472-2035

alyson.lenz@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
Strengths-Based Development
Strengths-Based Leadership
Strengths-Based Teams
CliftonStrengths for Students

Melissa Lewis

Department Operations Manager of the Department of Management

HLH 323 J

402-472-3135

melissa.lewis@unl.edu

Yijia Lin

V.J. Skutt Distinguished Professor and Professor of Finance

HLH 425 V

402-472-2132

yijialin@unl.edu

Research Interests:

Risk Management
Insurance
Pensions
Longevity/Mortality Securitization

Kasey Linde

Director of Teaching, Learning and Accreditation

Teaching and Learning Center

HLH 014

402-472-4292

klinde2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Higher Education Administration
Student Development
Collegiate Athletics

Graham Liu

N.Z. Snell Life Insurance Professor and Associate Professor of Actuarial Science

HLH 423 J

402-472-2629

yanxin.liu@unl.edu

Research Interests:

Mortality modeling and forecasting;
Mortality-linked security pricing;
Mortality/longevity risk measurement and management

Nancy Loftis

Lecturer of Finance

HLH 423

402-472-2330

nlloftis@aol.com

Expert Areas:

Law, Real Estate

Robert Mackalski

Seacrest Teaching Fellow and Assistant Professor of Practice in Marketing

HLH 345

402-472-0435

robert.mackalski@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Branding
Marketing of high growth organizations

Research Interests:

Brand Measurement and Management
Brand Love
Spillover effects and virality

Kody Maguire

Assistant Director of Recruitment

Enrollment Management

HLH 123 E

402-472-4343

kmaguire4@unl.edu

Zach Manley

Instructional Designer of the Teaching and Learning Center

HLH 102 A

402-472-4681

zmanley2@unl.edu

Christopher Mann

Associate Professor of Practice in Economics

HLH 525 R

402-472-3083

cmann3@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Health Care Economics

Research Interests:

Health Care Economics
Public Economics & Finance
Growth Theory
Econometrics

Chad Mardesen

Associate Professor of Practice in Marketing

HLH 335 Q

402-472-3120

cmardesen@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

E-Commerce Marketing
Sales Management
Customer Service
Direct Response Marketing
Event Planning

Kathryn Maresh

Associate Professor of Practice in Accountancy

HLH 435 G

402-472-2337

kmaresh2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Taxation

Mostafa Mashayekhi

Associate Professor of Actuarial Science

HLH 423 G

402-472-0715

mmashayekhi@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Actuarial Science

Research Interests:

Compound and Empirical Bayes Decision Theory
Credibility Theory
Survival Models
and applications of Stochastic Calculus in Actuarial Mathematics.

Mary McElroy

Academic Advisor in Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 D

402-472-0354

mmcelroy4@unl.edu

Laura McLeod

Assistant Professor of Practice in Marketing

HLH 335 H

402-472-2316

lmcleod2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing Communication
Marketing Channels
Consumer Behavior
Sales Communication

Samuel Melessa

Associate Professor of Accountancy

HLH 435K

402-472-2337

smelessa2@unl.edu

Kathy Mellick

Department Operations Manager of the Department of Finance

HLH 425 Y

402-472-3443

kmellick2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Data Analysis
Microsoft Office
Time Management

Jake Messersmith

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Management

HLH 323 H

402-472-3608

jmessersmith2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Strategic Human Resource Management, Talent Acquisition, Adaptive Leadership
HR Systems in Entrepreneurial Firms

Research Interests:

Strategic Human Resource Management
Compensation Management
Workforce Engagement

Amber Messersmith

Executive Director of Center for Executive and Professional Development and Lecturer of Management

HLH 201A

402-472-2353

amessersmith3@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Experiential Philanthropy
Business Communication

Amanda Metcalf

Assistant Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship

HLH 315 G

402-472-3353

amanda.metcalf@unl.edu

Shanna Meyer

Lecturer of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 U

402-472-4126

smeyer22@unl.edu

Bethany Meyers

Career Coach of the Business Career Center

HLH 141

402-472-7272

bmeyers10@unl.edu

Laurie A. Miller

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Curriculum and Associate Professor of Practice in Economics

Office of the Dean

HLH 301 G

402-472-0471

lmiller29@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Applied Microeconomics
Labor Economics

Jina Morris

Associate Professor of Practice in Accountancy and Master of Professional Accountancy Coordinator

HLH 435 F

402-472-2337

Jmorris7@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Managerial Accounting

Eli Morton

Senior Systems Administrator of IT Services

HLH 411

Shane Moser

Nebraska Bankers Association Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Practice in Finance

HLH 425 H

shane.moser@unl.edu

Jennifer Mostek

Director of Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 R

402-472-2310

jennifer.mostek@unl.edu

Majid Nabavi

Associate Professor of Practice in Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 X

402-472-2104

mnabavi@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Business Analytics
Database Systems
Operations Management

Rebekah Neary-DeLaPorte

Assistant Director of the Nebraska Business Honors Academy

HLH 125 U

402-472-5605

rneary-delaporte2@unl.edu

Brett Neely

Assistant Professor of Management

HLH 325 AA

brett.neely@unl.edu

Research Interests:

Leadership
Diversity
Research Methods
Well-being
Employment

Samuel A. Nelson

Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of Practice in Management

HLH 315 C

402-472-3353

snelson11@unl.edu

Sharon Nemeth

Typing Specialist of Economic Education

HLH 511

402-472-2333

snemeth1@unl.edu

Stanislava (Stas) Nikolova

Alice M. Dittman Chair of Banking and Finance and Professor of Finance

HLH 425 W

snikolova2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Fixed-Income Securities
Regulation of the Financial Sector
Insurance Companies

Laura Niles

External Relations Director of Communications, Marketing and External Relations

HLH 311 J

402-472-9580

lniles2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Event Planning & Execution
Event Marketing

David L. Olson

James & H.K. Stuart Chancellor's Distinguished Chair and Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 E

402-472-4521

dolson3@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Decision making, simulation, quantitative analysis, data mining, supply chain, MIS

Research Interests:

Decision making
simulation
quantitative analysis
data mining
supply chain

John Kalu Osiri

Director of the International Business Program, Associate Professor of Practice in Management and Robert B. Daugherty Water For Food Institute Faculty Fellow

HLH 325 G

402-472-2183

jkosiri@unl.edu

Megan Patel

Associate Director of Career and Professional Development of the Business Career Center

HLH 141

402-472-7272

meganpatel@unl.edu

Brooke Peck

Video Production Coordinator

IT Services

HLH 308

402-472-3335

bpeck3@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Video Editing
Video Production

Kylie Penner

Academic Advisor in Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 E

402-472-2310

kpenner2@unl.edu

Jaylen Peters

Administrative Support Associate of Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 A

402-472-2310

jpeters8@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

College of Business Scholarships

Jenna R. Pieper

Donald and Shirley Clifton Chair of Organizational Behavior and Associate Professor of Management

HLH 325 Y

402-472-3915

jpieper@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Strategic Human Resource Management
Compensation
Recruitment
Workplace Diversity

Research Interests:

Strategic Human Resource Management: The purpose of my research in this area is to generate evidence for the impact of human resource management practices on organizational performance through employee behavior. In general

Matthew Pierson

Associate Director of Nebraska Council on Economic Education

HLH 525

402-472-2319

mpierson4@unl.edu

Laura Poppo

Donald O. and Shirley Clifton Chair in Leadership and Professor of Management

HLH 325 P

402-472-3915

lpoppo2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Strategic Management, Strategic Planning; Complex Problem Solving

Christa Rahl

Graduate Advisor & Engagement Coordinator of Business Graduate Programs

HLH 201 D

402-472-9033

crahl2@unl.edu

Colin Ramsay

Edwin J. Faulkner College Professor of Actuarial Science

HLH 423 H

cramsay1@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Insurance
Actuarial Science

Research Interests:

Risk Theory
Pensions
Health and Disability Insurance
Micro-Insurance

Michael Ricks

Assistant Professor of Economics

HLH 525 H

402-472-2319

mricks4@unl.edu

Kendra Ritchie

Director of Recruitment

Enrollment Management

HLH 123 D

402-472-7784

kendra.ritchie@unl.edu

Tyrell Ross

Director of Finance, Budget & HR

Office of the Dean

HLH 304 A

402-472-9582

tross3@unl.edu

Corey Rourke

Photographer for Communications, Marketing and External Relations

HLH 311

402-472-3382

crourke3@unl.edu

Blake Runnalls

Assistant Professor of Marketing

HLH 335 M

402-472-2316

brunnalls2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Sales Management
Sales Training
Salesperson Retention
Salesperson Onboarding
Sales Leadership

Research Interests:

Marketing Management with a focus on relationship marketing
Sales management
The customer-firm interface

Pinar Runnalls

Assistant Professor of Practice in Marketing

HLH 345

402-472-2316

prunnalls2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing Strategy
International Marketing
Digital Marketing

Research Interests:

International Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Management
B2B Marketing

Jennifer K. Ryan

Department Chair and Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics and Van Horne Family Endowed Chair

HLH 511 B

402-472-2256

jennifer.ryan@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
Inventory Management

Research Interests:

Supply Chain Management
Inventory Management
Procurement Process Design

Amit Saini

Department Chair and W. W. Marshall College Professor and Professor of Marketing

HLH 345 J

402-472-2316

asaini2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing Management
Business Ethics
Business-to-Business Marketing
E-Commerce Marketing

Research Interests:

Marketing Management
Marketing Strategy
Business-to-Business Marketing
Business Ethics

S. Sajeesh

Nathan J Gold Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Associate Professor of Marketing

HLH 335 P

402-472-2316

ssajeesh2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Pricing
Retailing
Marketing Research

Research Interests:

Quantitative Models
Retailing
Pricing
Emerging Markets

Mikki Sandin

Assistant Director of Professional & Life Skills

Business Career Center

HLH 141

402-472-7272

mikki.sandin@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

International Family Studies
Career Coaching
Certified Clifton Strengths Coach
Inclusive Excellence
Event Coordination

Research Interests:

International Student Success

Lance Schendt

Audio-visual Support Associate of IT Services

HLH 411

402-472-4782

lance.schendt@unl.edu

Phyllis Schwab

Department Operations Manager of the Department of Economics

HLH 525 X

402-472-6387

phyllis.schwab@unl.edu

Jeff Sherrill

Director of IT Services

HLH 411 C

402-472-5251

jeff.sherrill@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

IT Leadership
IT Operations
IT Infrastructure
IT Training
Information Security

Glenn Shriner

Support Associate

IT Services

HLH 235E

402-472-5215

gshriner2@unl.edu

Rob Simon

Associate Professor of Practice in Marketing

HLH 335 J

402-472-2316

rsimon2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Retail Management
Digital Commerce
Teaching Experiential Classes

Sunil K. Singh

Assistant Professor of Marketing

HLH 345 E

402-472-3002

ssingh10@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing Strategy
Empirical Modelling and Text Analysis

Research Interests:

Marketing Strategy Implementation at Customer-Firm Interface
Interpersonal Influence in Selling
Managing Frontline Service Interactions

Caitlin Smith

Academic Advisor in Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125

402-472-2310

csmith45@unl.edu

Kimberly Smith

Associate Director of Communications, Marketing and External Relations

HLH 311 E

402-472-0128

kimberly.smith@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Marketing
Social Media Strategy
Content Marketing
Project Management

Sheree Smith

Recruitment & Communications Specialist of Business Graduate Programs

HLH 201E

402-402-2338

smurray17@unl.edu

Stephanie Smith

Social Media and Design Coordinator

Communications, Marketing and External Relations

HLH 311 D

402-472-5265

ssmith152@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Social Media Content
News Writing
Graphic Design

Ravi Sohi

Professor of Marketing, Robert D. Hays Distinguished Chair of Sales Excellence and Executive Director of the Center for Sales Excellence

HLH 335 D

402-472-2316

ravisohi@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Business-to-Business Marketing
E-Commerce Marketing
International Marketing
Marketing Channels Management
Sales Management

Research Interests:

Business-to-Business Marketing
Sales Management
Marketing Strategy

Erkut Sönmez

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 H

402-472-4145

esonmez2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Operations Management
Applied Probability
Supply Chain Management
Agribusiness

Lori Sorto

Assistant Financial Manager

Office of the Dean

HLH 304 C

402-472-5556

lsorto@unl.edu

Marissa Starman

Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor in Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125

402-472-2310

mstarman@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Academic Advising
Transfer Students

Alicia Steggs

Data Analyst

Office of the Dean

HLH 304

402-472-9525

alicia.steggs@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Course Leaf Section Schedule (CLSS)
Concur (Travel System)
Ad-Hoc Tableau

Roxanne Stowers

Project Assistant of the Business Career Center

HLH 141

402-472-7272

rstowers2@unl.edu

Kevin Sueper

Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor in Business Advising and Student Engagement

HLH 125 Q

402-472-2310

ksueper2@unl.edu

Scott R. Swenseth

Faculty Director of Business Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 C

402-472-3308

sswenseth1@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Supply Chain Management
Planning and Control/Enterprise Systems
Lean Operations and Logistics
Simulation
Agribusiness and Health Care Operations

Daniel Tannenbaum

Associate Professor of Economics

HLH 525S

402-472-2120

dtannenbaum@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Labor and Public Economics

Eric Thompson

Department Chair, K.H. Nelson College Professor of Economics and Director of Bureau of Business Research

HLH 525 Y

402-472-3318

ethompson2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Bureau of Business Research
Regional Economics

Research Interests:

Regional Economics
Local & State Economic Development
Economic Forecasting

Lindsay Thomsen

Assistant Professor of Practice in Management and Director of Business Development for the Center for Entrepreneurship

HLH 315 E

402-472-3353

Lindsay.thomsen@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Family Business
Franchising
Entrepreneurship

Todd Thornock

Raymond C. Dein Professor of Accountancy and Associate Professor of Accountancy

HLH 445 C

402-472-2337

tthornock2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Performance Feedback
Management Control Systems
Incentive Compensation
Personality and Individual Differences
Decision Making

Research Interests:

managerial accounting
management control systems
performance feedback
performance evaluation
incentives

Lindsay Tillinghast

Director of Lincoln Center for Economic Education, Director of Nebraska Business at Standing Bear and Lecturer of Economics

HLH 201 F

402-472-2315

ltillinghast2@unl.edu

Chris Timm

Director of the Business Career Center

HLH 141

402-472-7272

ctimm1@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, career counseling, higher education technology usage and implementation, assessment, internships/experiential education, project management, presentations, international students.

Research Interests:

Career paths
Career resilience

Brenden Timpe

Assistant Professor of Economics

HLH 525 W

402-472-2319

btimpe@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Labor Economics
Public Economics
Economic Demography

Varkey Titus Jr.

Amy and J. E. Van Horne Jr Chair and Associate Professor of Management

HLH 325Q

402-472-3353

vtitusjr2@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Entrepreneurship
Strategic management

Research Interests:

Social evaluations
Corporate entrepreneurship
Interface of busienss and society
Corporate venturing

Silvana Trimi

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics

HLH 511 G

402-472-4459

strimi@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Enterprise Information Systems and Analytics
Advanced IT and Smart Supply Chain Management
Global Information Systems
Digital Transformation and Future of Work
Innovation for Organizational Agility

Research Interests:

E-government, M-government
Technology convergence
Web 2.0
Electronic Business, Privacy and Security Issues in E-business
Knowledge Management, e-Learning, Organizational Blogs,Organizational Innovation and E-Engine

Jill Trucke

Associate Professor of Practice in Accountancy

HLH 435 H

402-472-2337

Jtrucke7@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Auditing

Emre Unlu

Associate Dean of Faculty and Research, Paul C. Burmeister College Professor of Investments and Professor of Finance

Office of the Dean

HLH 301E

402-472-1454

emre@unl.edu

Expert Areas:

Corporate finance

Research Interests:

Corporate finance
Payout policy
International finance
Analysts and debt contracting

Julie Uribe

Lecturer

Accountancy

HLH 435

402-472-2337

juribe2@unl.edu

Sue Vagts

Director of the Actuarial Science Program, Ameritas Actuarial Faculty Fellow, David P. Hayes Chair of Actuarial Science and Professor of Practice in Actuarial Science

HLH 415B

402-472-1964

svagts2@unl.edu