Kristin B. Backhaus
Management
Associate Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2972
E-mail: backhauk@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Cognitive Styles
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Marketing Research
Employee Recruitment
Employer Branding
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Administration and Policy Studies, SUNY Albany, 1995
M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, University of Vermont, 1986
B.A., Literature and Rhetoric, SUNY Binghamton, 1984
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Employee training and development
Marketing research projects
AWARDS & HONORS
Distinguished Teaching Award, School of Business, 2008
Received the Provost's Research Award, SUNY New Paltz, 2007
Distinguished Teacher Award, Alumni Association, 2005
MEMBERSHIPS
Eastern Academy of Management, Director
European Learning Styles Information Network
Mid-Hudson Human Resource Association
Society for Human Resource Management
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
"Kirton Adaption-Innovation Instrument Certification", KAI Institute, 2007-2012
Professional in Human Resources, Human Resource Certification Institute, 2008
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Business and Society; Career Development International; Educational Psychology; Journal of Business Communication; Journal of Management Education; Organization Management Journal; Journal of the Academy of Business Education
Presentations to: Academy of Management; Eastern Academy of Management; European Learning Styles Information Network; Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management; Northeast Decision Sciences Institute
Kevin R. Casey
Operations Management & Quantitative Methods
Associate Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2659
E-mail: caskeyk@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Manufacturing Operations
Simulation
Statistics
Operations Research
Supply Chain Management
Multi-company design and production
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Washington, 1993
M.Sc., Operations Research, University of British Columbia, 1987
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, 1978
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 1976
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, in the areas of smaller firm manufacturing, and building research consortia with corporate and academic participation, 1995 to present
Research Manager and Scientist, Technical University of Eindhoven (Netherlands), 1996-2001
Research Scientist, Bremen Institute of Production Technology (Germany), 1994-1996
Simulation Specialist, Boeing Computer Services, 1985-1994
MEMBERSHIPS
Canadian Operational Research Society
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Mid-Hudson Technology Development Council
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Computers in Industry; E-manufacturing, Business Paradigms, and Supporting Technologies; International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing; Journal of Engineering Design; Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
Presentations to: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada; Canadian Operation Research Society; ISPE/IFAC Conference on CAD/CAM; Robotics and Factories of the Future; Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences; The Council of Industry
Theodore A Clark
Marketing & Strategic Management
Lecturer
Phone: (845) 257-2927
E-mail: clarkt@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Marketing Research
Marketing Audits
Marketing Plans
Consumer Behavior
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Marketing/Management, Long Island University, 1987
B.A., Business Administration/Marketing, Marist College, 1981
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Marketing Consultant - research and plans
Director, Business Institute, 2000-present
Branch Manager, Credit Bureau, Inc., Division of Equifax, 1976-1977
Assistant Vice-President, State National Bank of Connecticut, 1974-1976
Assistant Cashier, (Junior Bank Officer), National Bank of Westchester, 1970-1974
AWARDS & HONORS
American Marketing Association (AMA) Advisor of the Year Award, 2008-2009
"Quality of Life Award," Orange County Partnership, 2007
Business Plan Contest Advisor of the Year, 2007
Direct Marketing Faculty Advisor of the Year, DM Foundation of NY, 2003
AMA Outstanding Faculty Advisor, 2002-2003
Distinguished Teacher Award, 2000
MEMBERSHIPS
American Marketing Association
Business Marketing Association of the Hudson Valley
Direct Marketing Association
North East Academy of Management
Poughkeepsie Chamber of Commerce
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Presentations to: Business Marketing Association, EEI Marketing Research Conference; Hudson Valley Women Business Owners Association; Northeast Decision Sciences Institute
Meryl Curry
Coordinator of Evenings & Weekends
Phone: (845) 257-2383
E-mail: curryme@newpaltz.edu
EDUCATION
M.S., Education-School Counseling, Long Island University-C.W. Post, 2006
B.S., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
School Counselor, Ulster County BOCES, 2007- present
MEMBERSHIPS
New York State School Counselor Association
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
New York State Provisional Certification- School Counselor K-12
Orkunt Dalgic
Finance
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2939
E-mail: dalgico@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Financial Markets
International Finance
Investments
Corporate Finance
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Finance, Michigan State University, 2003
M.B.A., Finance, Texas Christian University, 1997
B.A., Computer Engineering, University of Dublin, Trinity College (Ireland), 1991
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer, Akzo Systems/Livingstones, Netherlands, 1992-1995
MEMBERSHIPS
Eastern Finance Association
International Academy of Business and Economics
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Banks, Exchanges, Capital Markets (Banken, Börsen, Kapitalmärkte - Duncker Humblot, Berlin); Journal of American Academy of Business (Cambridge); Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures; Review of Business Research; The Business Review (Cambridge)
Presentations to: Eastern Finance Association; International Academy of Business and Economics
Ahmed Ebrahim
Accounting
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-3988
E-mail: ebrahima@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Taxation
Cost Accounting
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Accounting, Rutgers Business School, 2004
M.B.A., Rutgers Business School, 2004
M.S., Accounting, Mansoura University (Egypt), 1996
B.S., Accounting, Mansoura University (Egypt), 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Auditor and tax returns preparer for CPA firms
Accounting research and consulting for CPA firms
AWARDS & HONORS
PhD scholarship - The Egyptian government 1999-2004
Dissertation Fellowship -Rutgers University 2003-2004
Best paper award, RAF journal - 2007
MEMBERSHIPS
American Accounting Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
International Association for Accounting Education and Research
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
CPA in Florida
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: ICFAI Journal of Audit Practice, Review of Accounting and Finance
Presentations to: American Accounting Association, Auditing Section American Accounting Association, Mid-Atlantic American Accounting Association, Northeast American Accounting Association, Northeast Business and Economics Association
Don Furman
Accounting & Finance
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2673
E-mail: furmand@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Personal Financial Planning
Income Tax Preparation
Small Business Bookkeeping and Payroll
Small Business Tax Preparation
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Organization and Management, Capella University, 2008
M.B.A., Finance, SUNY New Paltz, 2000
B.S., Business Administration, SUNY New Paltz, 1987
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner, Furman Associates, Inc., 2004-present
Managing Partner, Gregory G. Stevens, Inc., 1994-2004
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management
Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
Certified Financial Planner
Chartered Financial Consultant
Chartered Life Underwriter
Series 6, 7 and 63 License
Licensed to sell life and health insurance in NY, NJ, SC, Fl and AZ
Paul B. Girma
Finance
Associate Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2667
E-mail: girmap@newpaltz.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1994
M.B.A., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1988
M.S., Systems Management, University of Southern California, 1983
B.S., Mathematics, City College of the City University of New York, 1976
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Financial Analyst
United States Air Force Officer, USAF
MEMBERSHIPS
Financial Management Association
International Academy of Business & Economics
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: European Journal of Finance; Journal of Accounting & Finance Research; Journal of Futures Markets; Review of Business Research
Presentations to: American Academy of Accounting and Finance; Eastern Finance Association; International Academy of Business & Economics; Zagreb International Review of Economics & Business
Karl Heiner
Statistics
Associate Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2938
E-mail: kwheiner@aol.com
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Statistics- Statistical Auditing and Statistical Modeling
Health Care Quality Control
Design of Experiment
Industrial Quality Control
Performance Monitoring
Bayesian Analysis
EDUCATION
E.D.D., Education in College Teaching of Statistics, Columbia University, 1977
M.S., Applied Statistics, Columbia University, 1974
M.S., Educational Psychological Research, Florida State University, 1969
B.S., Mathematics, Bucknell University, 1965
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant to NYS Department of Law, Office of the Special Prosecutor, NYS Department of Health, American Express, Connecticut Hospital Association, NYS AIDS Institute, NYS Office of Temporary Assistance and Disability, Deloitte and Touche, Connecticut Department of Public Welfare, Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare, NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
Systems Engineer, IBM, 1965-1966
Systems Engineer, United States Army, 1966-1968
MEMBERSHIPS
American Statistical Association
Biometric Society
Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Association of America
Royal Statistical Society
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Business and Economic Statistics; Business and Society; Challenging the Boundaries of Symbolic Computation; Eurostat; 32nd Symposium on the Interfaces: Computing Science and Statistics; NYS Department of Health Clinical Management of HIV Infection; Proceedings of the 22nd and 21st International Workshop on Statistical Modeling
Presentations to: American Statistical Association; International Biometric Conference; International Conference on Health Policy Research; International Mathematica Symposium; International Society for Bayesian Analysis; New York State Bar Association; NYS Department of Law Office of the Special Prosecutor; Practical Bayesian Statistics; Valencia International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics
Aaron Hines
Coordinator of MBA Program & Special Projects
Phone: (845) 257-2968
E-mail: hinesa@newpaltz.edu
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Management, SUNY New Paltz, 2004
B.S., Management, SUNY New Paltz, 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Education Opportunity Program Advisor, SUNY New Paltz, 2005-2007
Complex Director & Area Coordinator of Residence Life, SUNY New Paltz, 2001 - 2005
Joan Hollister
Accounting
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2937
E-mail: hollistj@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
International Financial Reporting Standards
Governmental Accounting Standards and Practice
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Accounting, Union College, 1998
M.S., Accounting, SUNY Albany, 1981
M.S., Secondary Math Education, SUNY New Paltz, 1976
B.A., Secondary Math Education, Antioch College, 1970
MEMBERSHIPS
American Accounting Association
Academy of Accounting Historians
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
Certified Management Accountant
Certified in Financial Management
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Accounting Historians Journal; Accounting History; International Business & Economics Research Journal; Journal of Applied Business Research
Presentations to: Academy of Accounting Historians; American Accounting Association (AAA); Mid-Atlantic Region of the AAA; North-Eastern Region of the AAA
Rief Kanan
Accounting
Lecturer
Phone: (845) 257-2936
E-mail: kananr@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Accounting and finance for non-financial managers
Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
Professional meeting facilitation
Chief Executive education and coaching
Mid-size business ($5mil to $500mil revenues) strategy and planning
Entrepreneurship
Cost accounting / Activity-based Costing (ABC) / Balanced Scorecard
Fraud examination and forensic accounting
EDUCATION
M.S., Accounting, Syracuse University, 1976
B.S., Business Administration, Bryant College, 1975
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professional consultant in the areas of chief executive leadership and effectiveness; corporate ethics programs; group facilitation; fraud examination and forensic accounting
Director, Business Institute, 2001 - present
President, Kanan's Plaza, Inc., 1985 - 1998
Director of Internal Auditing, Moore McCormack Resources, Inc., 1981 - 1984
Audit Manager, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young), 1976 - 1981
AWARDS & HONORS
Graduate of Advanced Management Studies in Leadership, Yale University, 1984
Chairman's Award, YMCA, 1994
Merrill Lynch recognition in Business Ethics, 2005
MEMBERSHIPS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
International Association of Facilitators - World-wide Treasurer
NY State Society of Certified Public Accountants - Board member / committee chair
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
CPA
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Foundation for Accounting Education
Presentations to: Clute Institute for Business and Economic Research; Hudson Valley Business Marketing Association; SUNY Dutchess; The Council of Industry
Jae Joon Lee
Management Science & Statistics
Associate Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2940
E-mail: leej@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Monte Carlo Simulations
Time Series Analysis
Conjoint Analysis
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Management Science- Applied Statistics, University of Kansas, 1998
M.B.A., Kansas State University, 1989
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University (Korea), 1985
MEMBERSHIPS
American Statistical Association
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Communications in Statistics-Simulation and Computation; Journal of American Academy of Business; Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation
Presentations to: Decision Science Institute
Jun Lin
Strategic Management & International Business
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-3989
E-mail: linj@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Organization Learning
Strategic Alliance
Social Capital
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Strategic Management/Organization Studies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2004
M.B.A., Industrial Organization and Administration, Fudan University (China), 1995
B.A., Finance, Fudan University (China), 1992
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Policy Initiator & Consultant, Shanghai Municipality, 1995-1997
AWARDS & HONORS
Best Paper Award, BPS Division, AOM, 2006
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management
Strategic Management Society
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management (forthcoming); International Journal of Effective Management; Journal of Management and Governance
Presentations to: Academy of Management
Shuguang Liu
Operations Management & Information Systems
Assistant Professor
Office: VH335
Phone: (845) 257-2960
E-mail: liush@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Production and distribution
Inventory management
Logistics
Supply chain management
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Management Science and Information Systems, Rutgers University, 2003
M.B.A., Rutgers University, 2003
M.S., Engineering Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China), 1996
B.S., Automatic Control Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China), 1993
MEMBERSHIPS
Decision Science Institute
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Production and Operations Management Society
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: IIE Transactions; International Journal of Operations and Production Management; International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management; Journal of Retailing; Transportation Research Part E
Presentations to: Decision Science Institute; INFORMS; POMS
Kimberly Lukaszewski
Management
Associate Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2661
E-mail: lukaszek@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Electronic Human Resources (eHR)/Human Resource Technology
Online Recruitment
Diversity issues in Human Resources Management: Cross-cultural issues, Disability & Race
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Organizational Studies, University at Albany, 2002
M.B.A., Human Resource Management and Human Resource Information Systems, University at Albany, 1996
B.B.A., Human Resource Management, Pace University, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PeopleSoft HRIS trainer, Management Department, University at Albany, 1998-2001
Institute for the Advancement of Health Care Management, University at Albany, 1995-1996
Human Resources Field Project, Living Resources, 1996
Human Resources Information Systems Field Project, Intermagnetics General Corporation, 1995
AWARDS & HONORS
Distinguished Teaching Award, School of Business, SUNY New Paltz, Spring 2008
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management (AOM)
International Association for Human Resources Information Management (IHRIM)
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: A Collection of Thoughts on Human Resource Management Education in the United States; Business Journal of Hispanic Research; Human Resources Information Systems: Basics, Applications, and Directions; Human Resource Management Review; Journal of the Academy of Business Education; Journal of Psychology and Business; The Brave New World of eHR:Human Resource Management in the Digital Age; The Handbook of Workplace Diversity
Presentations to: Academy of Management; Eastern Academy of Management; Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Western Business and Management Association
Bruce Mather
Business Law
Lecturer
Phone: (845) 257-3987
E-mail: matherb@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Labor and Employee Relations
Administrative Law
International Law
Ethics
Business organization and procedure
EDUCATION
M.A., Human Resource Development, The George Washington University, 2003
M.A., Organizational Management, Tusculum College, 1998
J.D., University of Georgia, 1975
B.A., Psychology, Georgia State University, 1969
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Principal, The MatherGroup LLC - management consulting in the not-for-profit sector, 2008-present
Private law practice - labor and employment law, 20 years
Vice President of International Business, General Counsel and Secretary, DeRoyal Industries, Inc., 1996-2004
International Labor Relations Counsel, McDonald's Corp., 1984-1987
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Legal Studies in Business
Academy of Management
American Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
Society for Human Resource Management
South Carolina Bar Association
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
Bar admissions - US Supreme Court; numerous federal district and appellate courts; Supreme Courts of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina
Jun Min
Marketing
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2957
E-mail: minj@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Buyer-Seller Relationship
Market Research
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Marketing, SUNY Binghamton, 2008
M.M.R., Marketing Research, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1999
B.S. Chemistry, Soongsil University, 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Research Executive, ACNielsen, 1999-2003
AWARDS & HONORS
Two Best Paper Awards from Society for Marketing Advances, 2005
Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research from the SUNY Binghamton, 2007
MEMBERSHIPS
American Marketing Association
Society for Marketing Advances
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
Joel Neuman
Management & Organizational Behavior
Associate Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2928
E-mail: neumanj@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Workplace Aggression and Violence
Conflict Management
Organizational Change and Development
Process Consultation
Time Management and Personal Productivity
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Psychology, SUNY Albany, 1990
M.A., Industrial and Organizational Psychology, SUNY New Paltz, 1986
B.A., Psychology, SUNY New Paltz, 1984
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Workplace Aggression Consulting, University of Minnesota-Mankato, 2007-present
Workplace Aggression Consulting, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 1999 - present
Workplace Aggression Consulting, Memorial Program Services, Dept. of VA, 2004
Workplace Aggression Consulting, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 - present
Workplace bullying and aggression consulting, various organizations, 2000 - present
Manager, Research Facilities Center, SUNY Albany, 1990-1992
National Service Manager, United Audio Products, Inc., 1971-1983
AWARDS & HONORS
Appointed, Advisory Board, New Workplace Institute, Suffolk U. Law School, 2007
VA Dev & Training Project Award, Research Foundation, SUNY, April 2005
VA Research Award, Research Foundation, SUNY, January 2005
Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Education, 2003
Chancellor's Recognition Award for Scholarship and Research, 2001
Citation of Excellence, Anbar Electronic Intelligence citation service - 1999
Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Award, 1994
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management
American Psychological Association
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Conflict Management Division, Academy of Management
Organizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management
Organization Change Division, Academy of Management
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Aggressive Behavior-an International Journal; Bullying and Emotional Abuse in the Workplace: International Perspectives in Research and Practice; Counterproductive Work Behavior: Investigations of Actors and Targets; Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal; European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology newsletter; Journal of Applied Behavioral Science; Journal of Healthcare Management; Journal of Management and Organization; Journal of Vocational Behavior; Perspectives on Work; The Dark Side of Organizational Behavior
Presentations to: American Federation of Government Employees; Academy of Management; American Psychological Association; American Psychiatric Association; Canadian Psychological Association; International Conference on Bullying and Harassment at Work; National Communications Association; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Society for Organizational Learning; University of Connecticut's Department of Psychology; VA Employee Education System
Toni Rizzo
Administrative Assistant to Dean
Phone: (845) 257-2931
E-mail: rizzot@newpaltz.edu
Narcyz Roztocki
Management Information Systems
Associate Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2935
E-mail: roztockn@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Activity-Based Costing
Information Systems
Information Technology
Management Information Systems
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1999
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg (Germany), 1991
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Editorial Review Board, Journal Information Technology for Development, Journal of Global Technology Management
Special Issue Co-Editor, Journal Information Technology for Development, Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application, Journal of Information Science and Technology, Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
AWARDS & HONORS
Ted Eschenbach Best Engineering Management Journal Paper in Volume 15, 2004
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management
Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Information Systems
Decision Sciences Institute
Global Information Technology Management Association
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation; Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries; Engineering Management Journal; Journal Information Technology for Development; Journal of Accounting and Finance Research; Journal of Information Science and Technology; Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application
Presentations to: Academy of Management; American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; Americas Conference on Information Systems; Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference; Decision Sciences Institute; European Conference on Information Technology Evaluation; ISOneWorld2005
Dr. Hadi Salavitabar
Dean
Phone: (845) 257-2930
E-mail: salavith@newpaltz.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Economics, SUNY Binghamton, 1982
M.A., Economics, Pennsylvania State University, 1980
B.A., Economics, Tehran University (Iran), 1975
AWARDS & HONORS
Distinguished Teacher Award, Alumni Association, 2001
Member of Delta Zeta Chapter for the Alpha Beta Gamma International Business Honor Society, 1997
State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence In Teaching, 1991
MEMBERSHIPS
Dutchess County Community College Business Advisory Board
Ulster County Community College Business Advisory Board
Ulster Savings Bank Trustee
Previously served on the Board of Directors of the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce
Previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Kingston Regional Health Care System & The Kingston Hospital
Previously served on the Mid-Hudson Valley Technology Council
Sally Schultz
Accounting
Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2943
E-mail: schultzs@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Accounting Theory
Financial Reporting
Accounting History
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Accounting, Pennsylvania State University, 1986
M.S., Accounting, SUNY Albany, 1981
B.S., Anthropology, SUNY New Paltz, 1974
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Accounting Historians
American Accounting Association
Business History Conference
Institute of Certified Management Accountants
Institute of Management Accountants
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
Certified Management Accountant
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Accounting Historians Journal; Accounting History; Journal of Accounting and Finance Research; Journal of Applied Business Research; Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences; The Hudson River Valley Review
Presentations to: Academy of Accounting Historians; Academy of Accounting and Finance; American Accounting Association; American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; Huguenot Historical Society; Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants; Northeast American Accounting Association
Rendesia Scott
Senior Academic Advisor
Phone: (845) 257-2930
E-mail: scottr@newpaltz.edu
EDUCATION
M.S., Educational Administration and Supervision, SUNY New Paltz, 1996
B.S., Human Development and Family Relations, University of Connecticut, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Educational Opportunity Program Advisor, SUNY New Paltz, 1998-2005
House Advisor, Vassar College, 1996-1998
Residential Counselor, High School Equivalency Program, 1993-1996
MEMBERSHIPS
National Academic Advisement Association (NACADA)
Mid-Hudson Women's Association in Higher Education (MHAWE)
Danielle Semenchuk
Director of Business Projects
Phone: (845) 257-2932
E-mail: semenchd@newpaltz.edu
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Finance, SUNY New Paltz, 2004
B.A., Psychology, Marist College, 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant in grant writing and community needs assessments, 2005-present
Data Specialist, Ulster County Community Asset Builders, 2000-2003
Tulin Sener
Finance
Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2946
E-mail: senert@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Global Equity Diversification
Investing in Emerging Markets
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Personal Financial Planning
Appraisal of Industrial Investment Projects
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 1974
M.A., Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 1971
B.A., Economics and Finance, Ankara University (Turkey), 1965
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Financial Advisor, Workshop for Preparation of Investment Projects, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1995-96
Financial Advisor, Kent-Coop., and Mustad International in Switzerland, 1983 (Part time)
Financial Advisor, Eczacibasi Holding, Toplu Konut- Thyssen Partnership, Germany, 1981-82 (Part time)
Financial Advisor, Muhas-Toshe Ross Auditing Corp. and the World Bank, 1980-81 (Part time)
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors (1979-80), Director of Research and Training Center (1967-68 and 1971-73) and Financial Analyst in the Project Appraisal Department (1967-68 and 1971-73), State Investment Bank of Turkey
AWARDS AND HONORS
Chancellor's Research and Scholarship Recognition Award, 2003
Study Mission Grants, French government, 1980 and 1981
Policy Making Mission Grant, the European Economic Community, 1979
Study Mission Grants, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, 1975, 1976 and 1982
Research Grant, Agency for International Development, 1974
Scholarship for Graduate Study in the U.S.A., Full bright U.S.A. Government Grant, 1968-1971
Research Grant, Claremont Graduate University, 1971
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of International Business and Economics
Association for Global Business
International Financial Management Association
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
Certified Full-Analyst for Investment Project Appraisal (Turkey), 1971
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Journal of American Academy of Business (Cambridge); Journal of Emerging Markets; Journal of International Finance and Economics; Managerial Finance
Presentations to: Academy of International Business and Economics; American Academy of Business (Cambridge); Association for Global Business
Anyuan (Daniel) Shen
Marketing
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2669
E-mail: shena@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Service personalization and loyalty
Recommendation agents
Individualized learning relationships
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Marketing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007
M.B.A., International Business, University of Birmingham (UK), 2001
M.A., English Language and Literature, Sichuan University, China, 1992
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Foreign Affairs Office of Sichuan Province, China (1993 - 2003)
Served as protocol officer, project officer, deputy division director, interpreter/
translator
AWARDS & HONORS
Beta Gamma Sigma Selected Lifetime Membership, 2008
Honorable Mention, the Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2008
First Runner Up, the Fisher IMS and AMA SERVSIG Dissertation Proposal Competition, 2007
MEMBERSHIPS
American Marketing Association
Academy of Marketing Science
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Journal of Service Marketing (forthcoming)
Presentations to: Academy of Marketing Science; American Marketing Association; Annual Robert Mittelstaedt Doctoral Symposium; Marketing Educators' Conference
Ping Su
Operations Management & Information Systems
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2369
E-mail: sup@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Supply Chain Management, Management Science, Operations Management
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Operations Management, Washington University in St. Louis, 2006
M.S., Operations Management, Washington University in St. Louis, 2003
B.S., Management Information Systems, Tsinghua University, 2000
MEMBERSHIPS
Decision Sciences Institute
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Foundations and Trends in Technology; IIE Transactions; Information and Operations Management
Presentations to: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science (INFORMS); MSOM; Integrated Risk Management in Operations and Global Supply Chain Management: Risk, Contracts and Insurance Conference
Surinder Tikoo
Marketing & International Business
Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2959
E-mail: tikoos@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Franchising
Retailing
Branding
Marketing Research
Consumer Decision Making
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Marketing, University of Connecticut, 1994
M.B.A., Marketing, Indian Institute of Management (India), 1987
Dip. Intl. Trade, International Trade, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (India), 1982
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (India), 1981
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Export Sales Engineer, Greaves & Company (India), 1982-1985
Assistant Sales Manager, Britannia Industries Ltd. (India), 1987-1989
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal; Career Development International; Journal of Business & Entrepreneurship; Journal of Business Research; Journal of Marketing Channels; Journal of Retailing; Journal of Service Marketing
Presentations to: American Accounting Association; Mid-Atlantic American Accounting Association
Chih-Yang Tsai
Associate Dean
Phone: (845) 257-2934
E-mail: tsaic@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Supply Chain Cash Flow Management
Decision Support Systems
Quantitative Analysis
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Operations Research, Stern School of Business, New York University, 1993
M.B.A., Operations Management, Tatung University (Taiwan), 1984
B.S., Business Administration, Tatung University (Taiwan), 1982
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant to the CEO, Production Controller, Tatung Company, 1986-1988
Operations Management Consultant
Marketing Research Consultant
MEMBERSHIPS
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Decision Support Systems; Discrete Mathematics; Information Sciences
Presentations to: Decision Sciences Institute; Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences; Production and Operations Management
Gretchen Vogelgesang
Management
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2662
E-mail: vogelgeg@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Leadership Development
Motivation and Work Behavior
Strategic Management
Organizational Communication
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Management- Leadership and Organizational Behavior, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008
M.B.A., Leadership and Change Management, DePaul University, 2004
B.S., Organizational Behavior/Human Resources, Miami University, 1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, National Institute of Corrections, 2007-2008
Trust Administrator, The Northern Trust Wealth Management Group, 2001-2004
Account Manager, HR International, 2000-2001
Human Resources Coordinator - Legal, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, 1999-2000
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Management
Eastern Academy of Management
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Human Resources Development Journal
Presentations to: Academy of Management; Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Eastern Academy of Management; Gallup Leadership Summit
Davina Vora
International Business
Assistant Professor
Phone: (845) 257-2672
E-mail: vorad@newpaltz.edu
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Cross-cultural management
Diversity
Organizational attachment
Headquarters-subsidiary relationships
EDUCATION
Ph.D., International Business, University of South Carolina, 2003
B.A., Political Science and German, Wellesley College, 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Analyst, Coopers & Lybrand Consulting (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers), 1995-1997
MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of International Business
Academy of Management
Beta Gamma Sigma
ION
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications in: Journal of Organizational Behavior; Handbook of Strategic Alliances; Management International Review; The Handbook of Cross-Cultural Management Research
Presentations to: Academy of Management; Academy of International Business
Guest Presentations at: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver BC; Wellesley College, Wellesley MA; Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Debbie Loucks
School of Business Secretary
Phone: (845) 257-2930
E-mail: loucksd@newpaltz.edu
