Meet the Faculty

Joe F. Alexander, D. B. A.

Associate Dean, The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business

Senior Professor of Performance Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. Joe F. Alexander 

Bryon Balint, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Faculty Bio: Dr. Bryon Balint

Dennis Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management and International Business
Faculty Bio: Dr. Dennis Chen

Bradley Childs, Ph. D., J. D., CPA, CFP

Associate Professor of Accounting 

Faculty Bio: Dr. Bradley D. Childs 

Howard Cochran, D. A.

Professor of Economics and Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. Howard Cochran

Jacqueline Conard, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Marketing

Faculty Bio: Dr. Jacqueline Conard 

Jeffrey Cornwall, D. B. 

Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship

Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship

Professor of Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. Jeffrey Cornwall 

Amy Crook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. Amy Crook

Francis Daniel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management
Faculty Bio: Dr. Francis Daniel

Delwyn DeVries, Ph. D., CPA, CISA

Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Systems

Faculty Bio: Dr. Delwyn DeVries 

Gregory Faulk, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Finance 

Faculty Bio: Dr. Gregory Faulk 

Jane Finley, Ph. D., CPA

Professor of Accounting and Information Systems Management
Deloitte & Touche Professor in Accountancy

Faculty Bio: Dr. Jane Finley 

Jennifer Fowler, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Economics with Entertainment Industry Focus

Faculty Bio: Dr. Jennifer Fowler

Gary Garrison, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. Gary Garrison

John Gonas, Ph. D., CIMA

Assistant Professor of Finance

Faculty Bio: Dr. John Gonas

Lora Harding, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Marketing

Faculty Bio: Dr. Lora Harding

Robert Lambert, D. B. A.

Professor of Marketing

Faculty Bio: Dr. Robert Lambert

John Maslyn, Ph. D.

Associate Professor of Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. John Maslyn 

Jeffrey Overby, Ph. D.

Associate Professor of Marketing
Director, Center for International Business

Faculty Bio: Dr. Jeffrey W. Overby 

Barry Padgett, Ph.D.
James A. Medlin Chair of Business Ethics
Professor of Management
Faculty Bio: Dr. Barry Padgett

J. Mark Phillips, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor  of Entrepreneurship
Faculty Bio: Dr. Mark Phillips

J. Patrick Raines, Ph. D.

Jack C. Massey Dean of the College of Business Administration

Professor of Economics

Faculty Bio: Dr. J. Patrick Raines

Mary Rau - Foster, R.N., M.B.A., J.D.

Assistant Professor of Business Law 

Faculty Bio: Atty. Mary Rau-Foster

Mark Schenkel, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Faculty Bio: Dr. Mark T. Schenkel 

Lakisha L. Simmons, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. Lakisha L. Simmons

Joe Smolira, Ph. D., FRM

Assistant Professor of Finance

Faculty Bio: Dr. Joe Smolira 

Charles Wainright, Ph.D, CHE, FACHE

Associate Professor of Management, Healthcare Administration

Faculty Bio: Dr. Charles Wainright 

Lee Warren, Ph. D., CPA

Associate Professor of Accounting

Faculty Bio: Dr. D. Lee Warren 

Susan Williams, Ph. D.

Professor of Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. Susan Williams 

Beth Woodard, Ph. D.

Associate Professor of Management

Faculty Bio:Dr. Elizabeth Woodard

Tommy Wooten, Ph. D., CPA, CMA

Associate Professor of Accounting

Faculty Bio: Dr.  Tommy Wooten 

Sehyun Yoo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Finance

Faculty Bio: Dr. Sehyun Yoo

Grady S. (Stan) York, Ed. D. 

Assistant Professor of Management

Faculty Bio: Dr. Grady S. (Stan) York 

Marilyn Young, Ph. D., CPA 

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Faculty Bio: Dr. Marilyn Young