Faculty
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 scholarship. Many have come to Akron from across the country and around the globe, bringing with them valuable global perspectives.
In the classroom, our faculty 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 settings.
Close ties with the business community help faculty remain current on changing practices and technologies. Our faculty also remain current by continuing their scholarship, resulting in numerous publications that enrich the various disciplines of business and which are relevant to today’s business practices. You can view each faculty member’s research in their personal profiles, or a collection of recent CBA faculty publications.
The CBA also employs highly experienced business professionals as adjunct and visiting faculty members.
Full-Time Faculty Degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), 45 faculty members
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), 5
- Juris Doctorate (JD), 5
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), 8
- Master of Science in Management (MSM), 2
Full-Time Faculty by Department
George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
Julianne Buynak, JDThomas Calderon, Ph.D. *
Akhilesh Chandra, Ph.D.
John Cheh, Ph.D.
Edward Conrad, Ph.D.
Gary Frank, Ph.D.
Darlene Kausch, D.B.A.
Pamela Keltyka, Ph.D.
Il-woon Kim, Ph.D.
Brett Kimmell, M.S.
Alvin Lieberman, J.D.
Emeka Ofobike, Ph.D.
Colin G. Onita, Ph.D.
HakJoon Song, Ph.D
Li Wang, Ph.D.
Department of Management
Steven Ash, Ph.D. *Ken Aupperle, Ph.D.
Robert Chalfant, MBA
Jeong Hoon Choi, Ph.D.
Asoke Dey, Ph.D.
James Divoky, D.B.A.
Robert Figler, Ph.D.
R Ray Gehani, Ph.D.
Steve Hallam, Ph.D.
Maria Hamdani, Ph.D.
Susan Hanlon, D.B.A.
Anoop Kapoor, Ph.D.
Ravi Krovi, Ph.D.
Liping Liu, Ph.D.
Erin Makarius, Ph.D.
William McHenry, Ph.D.
Debmalya Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Barbara Osyk, Ph.D.
YoungKi Park, Ph.D
Sheri Schulte, M.S.
Mahesh Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Bindiganavale Vijayaraman, Ph.D.
* Department Chair
Department of Finance
Aigbe Akhigbe, Ph.D.Bhanu Balasubramnian, Ph.D.
Eric R. Brisker, Ph.D.
John Goodell, Ph.D.
Suzanne Gradisher, J.D.
Douglas Kahl, Ph.D.
Mario Mastrandrea, MBA
John Matejkovic, J.D.
Melinda Newman, Ph.D.
Harri Ramcharran, Ph.D.
James B. Thomson, Ph.D. *
Department of Marketing
William E. Baker, Ph.D. *Frederik Beuk, Ph.D.
Odell Coleman Jr., MBA
Terry Daugherty, Ph.D.
Vanja Djuric, MBA, MSM
Gregory Dumont, Ph.D.
Jason A. Gabisch, Ph.D.
Federico de Gregorio, Ph.D.
William Hauser, Ph.D.
Doug Hausknecht, Ph.D.
Naveen Jain, Ph.D.
Linda Orr, Ph.D.
Deborah Owens, Ph.D.
Christopher R. Plouffe, Ph.D.
Andrew Thomas, Ph.D.
