Faculty in the College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration (CBA) has highly-qualified and dedicated faculty members known for both their teaching and research. Many have come to Akron from across the country and around the globe, bringing with them valuable global perspectives. In the classroom, they combine time-tested techniques, such as traditional lectures, seminar presentations, and case method, with innovative, interactive and technology-based approaches to learning that lead students to apply new knowledge and skills in real-world, hands-on settings. The CBA also employs highly experienced business professionals as adjunct and visiting faculty members.
Close ties with the business community help professors remain current on changing practices and technologies. Our also faculty remain current by continuing their scholarship, resulting in numerous publications that enrich relevant business disciplines.
Full-Time Faculty by Department
George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
Kevin BrennanThomas Calderon, Ph.D.
Lei Gao, Ph.D.
Julianne Jones, JD,MTax,CPA
Il-woon Kim, Ph.D.
Melanie McCoskey, Ph.D., CPA
Doron Narotzki, S.J.D, LL.M
Thaddeus Neururer, Ph.D.
Scott Scarborough, Ph.D.
Li Wang, Ph.D., CPA, ABV, CMA *
Mark Welfley, MBA
Department of Management
Steven Ash, Ph.D. *Scott C. Bible, M.A.
Matthew Brenn, MBA
Asoke Dey, Ph.D.
Joseph Fox, Ph.D.
Maria Hamdani, Ph.D.
Susan Hanlon, D.B.A.
Matthew Juravich, Ph.D.
Seungbum Lee, Ph.D.
Liping Liu, Ph.D.
Siqi Ma, Ph.D.
Erin Makarius, Ph.D.
William McHenry, Ph.D.
Andrea Meluch, Ph.D.
Debmalya Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Sheri Schulte, M.S.
Mahesh Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Bindiganavale Vijayaraman, Ph.D.
Department of Marketing
William E. Baker, Ph.D.Frederik Beuk, Ph.D.
Sydney Chinchanachokchai, Ph.D.
Federico de Gregorio, Ph.D.
Vanja Djuric, MBA, MSM
Alexa Fox, Ph.D.
Lauren Houser, MBA
James McKelvey, MBA
Deborah Owens, Ph.D. *
David G. Payne, MS
Andrew R. Thomas, Ph.D.
Cynthia Tomasch, MBA