Research Interests: Communication, Education, Philanthropy 

Education: 

California State University, Fresno:
- Master of Public Administration

- Bachelor of Science Degree
In Management & Human Resource Management

Fresno City College:
- Associates Degree – Liberal Arts

Research Interests: Economic Development, Political Economy of Latin America, Forensic Economics

Research Interests: Business ethics, ethical decision making in organizations, emotions in the workplace.

Education: Master of Science in Taxation, San Joaquin College of Law.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting. California State University, Los Angeles.

Tina Baker is the Administrative Assistant at the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Tina has a passion for providing the best customer service possible to all Fresno State students, faculty, staff and community members and works on multiple programs and events hosted by Fresno State’s Lyles Center. Upon graduating with her AA in Business, she developed a background in Sales and Marketing with over 30 years of experience with what was once known as Pelco and has volunteered at multiple organizations including Clovis Community Hospital.

Tina has since participated and acquired certificates from Fresno State in the following fields including, but not limited to, business, administration and customer service.

In her spare time, Tina enjoys spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren and friends through cooking and entertaining.

Dr. Monique L. Bell is an assistant professor of marketing and the Larry and Patti Johanson Research Fellow (2013-2017) at California State University, Fresno, where she teaches Marketing Concepts, Consumer Behavior, Promotion Principles and Practices and Digital Marketing. Dr. Bell earned the Provost’s Award for Promising New Faculty, an American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) New Faculty Grant, and an Advertising Education Foundation (AEF) Visiting Professor Program fellowship. She received her doctoral degree from Drexel University, her master’s degree from University of Baltimore, and her undergraduate degree from Morgan State University. Dr. Bell’s research interests include marketing communications and marketing strategy. She is particularly interested in the influence of culture on marketing effectiveness. Dr. Bell's dissertation, which studies the effects of firms’ organizational values on customer satisfaction and corporate reputation, earned the Melvin and Patricia Stith Marketing Doctoral Dissertation Grant, as well as the Drexel University Outstanding Dissertation Award. Dr. Bell also examines facets of multicultural marketing, including language and identity. She has published in the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Marketing Communications and Psychology & Marketing. Prior to working in academia, Dr. Bell worked in several marketing and communications roles in Baltimore, Maryland. 

Research Interests: Branding, Marketing Communications, Multicultural Marketing, Consumer and Organizational Values, Entrepreneurs of Color, Wine Marketing

Dr. Biggane is an Associate Professor in the department of management at California State University, Fresno. Prior to entering academia, Jon worked as a Sr. Staffing Consultant at GE Nuclear, a Business Analyst at BHI Energy, and a Legislative Aide at the New York State Senate. He holds a PhD from the University of Memphis, MBA and BS in Management from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and he is completing a graduate degree at Harvard University's Extension School.

Jon's research interests include intraorganizational relationships, with particular emphasis on employee retention, employee well-being, and organizational change and turnover. His work has been published in leading journals such as Human Resource Management Review and the Journal of Business and Psychology. He also serves as a reviewer and subject matter expert for prominent journals in the fields of HR and organizational behavior.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter 062, held positions of President, Past-President, Secretary, Treasurer over 21 years, EEOD 7 years.

Janet Bitter has experiences in education and agriculture for 12 years; and is an accountant in 6+ different industries (restaurant, legal, clothing, non-profit, music, travel, etc.).  Janet has been teaching ‘Organizational Behavior,’ for over 11 years where she has 300-550 students each semester. Janet educates students on course topics such as: perception, planning, strategy, culture, conflict, negotiations, leadership and groups/teams.

Research Interests: Motivating the workforce, working in the virtual realm, and time management.

Education: 

Master of Business Administration, May 2008

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration- Accountancy, May 2006

Certificate in Human Resource Management, May 2006

Associate’s in General Education, May 2003

Research Interests: Experiential Education, Student Experiences, High Impact Practices, Career Development, Professional Development, Career Curriculum, First Year Experiences, Marketing, Assessment

Education: 

Master of Arts in Education: Administration and Supervision Option-Higher Education Track-With Distinction, California State University, Fresno, December 2006

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Minor in Criminology, California State University, Fresno, May 1996

Research Interests: Organizational leadership, helping behaviors in the workplace, skill assessment and development.

Education: 

Ph.D. (1995) Indiana University School of Business, Bloomington, IN.
Major: Organizational Behavior
Minors: Research Methodology and Strategic Management

M.O.D. (1990) Bowling Green State University, College of Business Administration, Bowling Green, OH.
Major: Organizational Development
In addition, completed all work in major area for an M.B.A. in Finance. Left to pursue Ph.D. before final coursework was completed.

B.S. (1988) Bowling Green State University, College of Business Administration, Bowling Green, OH.
Major: Economics
Ecole Superior Commerce, Nantes, France. Attended summer exchange program focusing on European business and history.

Research Interests: Business management and Entrepreneurship

Research Interests: International Business, Global Cultures as they relate to Business

Education: Stetson U. - DeLand, FL. BBA - Accounting

U. CHICAGO Graduate School of Business - Economics (non-degree)

University of Kansas - MBA - International Finance

Education: 

Ph.D. Industrial-Organizational Psychology Colorado State Univ.

M.S. Industrial-Organizational Psychology San Diego State Univ.

B.A. Psychology San Diego State Univ.

Education: BS Agricultural Business and Economics - CSU Fresno

 Research Interests: Heterodox

Education: 

Ph.D. in Economics, American University, Washington, DC, 2014

M.A. in Economics, American University, Washington, DC, 2008

B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa), double major in Economics & Management and Applied Math, Albion College, Albion, MI, 2006

Research Interests: Financial engineering, valuation of securities, and investment management

Education: 

Ph.D., The Ohio State University (1982)
MBA, The Ohio State University (1978)

Research Interests: MBA, Operation & Information Analysts , Marketing

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Mobile Computing, Information Systems

Education: 

San Jose State University, 2004
Master of Arts, Educational Leadership (Higher Education Administration)

University of California Santa Barbara, 2002
Bachelor of Arts, Communication
Minor, Socio-Cultural Linguistics

Research Interests: Real estate valuation, sustainability, green building, real estate law, communication, ethics

Education: 

J.D., San Joaquin College of Law, Clovis, CA, 2016

B.S., California State University, Fresno, CA, 2011 12/2011
Business Administration, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics 

Dr. Lizhu Davis is an associate professor of fashion merchandising (FM) at California State University, Fresno, where she has taught all FM courses since 2007. Dr. Davis earned her Master’s degree in Textile Design and Marketing and a Ph.D. in Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to her graduate studies, she worked in the textile industry in China. During her initial years at Fresno State, she brought fashion business elements into the FM program, including fashion retail buying, international sourcing, and fashion entrepreneurship.  Dr. Davis’ research focuses on consumer shopping behavior, specifically shopping experiences, shopping value, shopping orientation, as well as store choices and preferences. As a Coleman Fellow of Entrepreneurship, she is pursing fashion entrepreneurship research. She has investigated Fashion students’ entrepreneurial intentions, as well as fashion entrepreneurs’ idea recognition and startup process.  She has published in academic journals on consumer behavior, retailing, and entrepreneurship, including International Journal of Consumer Studies, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services,International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, and Journal of Enterprising Culture.

Research Interests: Consumer shopping behavior, including shopping value, experiences, motivation, orientation, and store choice criteria; religiosity and shopping; green apparel consumption behavior; fashion entrepreneurship; social medial and appearance management

Research Interests: The interplay of values and identity in institutions and institutional work; Managing contextually stigmatized identities; Social networks and inhabited experiences of influence and collective action.

Education: 

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Ph.D. in Organization Studies, July 2010
 
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
MS in Organization Studies, May 2005

Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
Masters of Business Administration, August 1996

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Bachelors of Arts in Computer Information Systems, May 1993

Research Interests: Internal controls and its impact on company operations.

Education: 

Jacksonville University, Doctor of Business Administration – Accounting Concentration, 2018

Florida A&M University, Master of Business Administration, 2013

Florida A&M University, Masters of Landscape Architecture, 2007

University of Jos, Nigeria, Bachelor of Science Architecture, 2000

Research Interests: Business, Communication, Psychology

Research Interests: Foundational Economics, Social Science Education, Dual Language Learners, Systemic Functional Linguistics

Mr. Finley earned his BS and MBA from California State University, Fresno.  He has helped develop and grow two different start-up companies that were eventually acquired by publicly traded companies and spent the majority of his career working in New York City and the Bay Area.  Professor Finley is currently the Managing Director of Investments and a Vice President at United Security Bank and is responsible for all aspects of the bank’s investment business, estate planning, and all related marketing. 

Research Interests: Strategic Planning, Direct Sales, Services Marketing, and Sales Management.

Research Interests: Graphic Design

Dr. Susan Geringer received her Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree from California State University, Sacramento. She attended New York University for doctoral work and completed her Doctorate in Business Administration at Henley Management College at Henley-on-Thames, England. Dr. Geringer’s professional background includes positions such as retail executive, retail buyer, special events and entertainment management and public relations director at an advertising agency. She has taught at the university level since 1982. Dr. Geringer is the current president of the Marketing Management Association. Dr. Geringer’s teaching and research areas include Consumer Behavior, Sports Marketing, Marketing Concepts, and Marketing Education topics. Her recent research addresses topics including purchasing decisions by Generation Y, cell phone purchase research, sports marketing, fashion marketing, religion & marketing, the Concept of "Flow" in various aspects of consumerism, and service learning topics. Dr. Geringer’s publications include those on service learning topics as well as two textbooks, “Fashion, Color, Line and Design” and “History of 20^th Century Costume and Merchandising”, which was co-authored with Evelyn Oliver in "Leading Issues in Business Research" with Dr. Jolin Mendy.  Dr. Geringer & co-authors have twice been awarded the Best Paper Award in the Consumer Behavior Track by the Marketing Management Association.  Her authored case studies have appeared in Marketing textbooks. She has been awarded The CSB Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award three times.  She was also awarded the CSB Dean's Award for Excellence in Research.  Dr. Geringer also works on legal cases as an expert witness and consultant, as well as a consultant to retail stores.

Education: Bachelor of science degree, Community Science

Education: B.S. Business Administration - Marketing

Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing from the Craig School of Business at Fresno State

Research Interests: Marketing, androgogy, teacher-student communication, curriculum design, excellence in college teaching

Research Interests: Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting, Ethics, Sustainability Accounting

Education: 

University of Florida, Doctor of Business Administration, May 2018

California State University, Fresno, Master of Accountancy, May 2007

California State University, Fresno, Bachelor Degree in Business Administration with an option in Accountancy, August 2006

Research Interests: Text Mining, Natural Language Processing, Performance Management, Data Visualization

Research Interests: Digital and social technologies, and data analytics.

Education: Bachelor and Master of Music.

Areas of expertise: Extensive administrative background in various fields of business.

Education: Bachelors Degree, Craig School of Business,

Area of expertise: HR in Army ROTC

Research Interests: Real estate economics and finance; determinants of firm births and deaths.

Research Interests: online pedagogy (teaching and learning); water law and ethics; promoting and developing critical thinking skills; intellectual property law; educational technology tools; ethics; using case studies in teaching

Education: J.D. New York University 1977

B. A. Sociology Creighton University, 1974

Certificate in Online Education, 2003

Research Interests: Sustainable Development; Water Resource Management; Social Ecological Economics; Transportation Infrastructure and Innovation; Program/Project Management

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College, May 1994,
Master of City Planning, University of Pennsylvania, May 1997,
Master of Science, Water Resource Management, Fresno State University CGE (in progress, May 2022)

Research Interests: Environmental law, intellectual property law

Education: 

J.D. 1981 University of Florida College of Law. Member, Law Review

B.A. 1977 University of Florida, with High Honors. Member, Phi Beta Kappa 

Research Interests: Labor and employment law, Employee and labor relations, Alternative dispute resolution in employment

Research Interests: Open Macroeconomics, International economics

Education: 

Ph.D. Economics, University of Kentucky (2009)

M.S. Economics, University of Kentucky (2004)

M.A. Economics, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio (2002)

B.A. Business Administration, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea (1997)

Research interest: Earnings management, voluntary disclosure, corporate governance, cost of equity, and auditing. His research has been published in the European Accounting Review, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics, Applied Economics Letters, Banking and Finance Review, and Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting.

Education: 
Ph. D. in Accounting, College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2013
B.S. in Applied Mathematics (KAIST), 2004.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Psychology, M.S. degree in Counseling with a specialization in academic counseling

Lt Col James Ladd is the Professor of Aerospace Studies and Commander of Air Force ROTC Detachment 035 at Fresno State University. In this capacity, he leads a cadre of officers and enlisted members responsible for recruiting, educating, training and motivating officer candidates entering the United States Air Force. Prior to his Air Force ROTC assignment he was an Air Force Special Warfare Squadron Commander of the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. As the 25 ASOS/CC, Lt Col Ladd led a team of 134 Airmen from 27 Air Force specialties including Air Liaison Officers, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and support personnel with communications, cyber, vehicle maintenance, power production, supply, space and intelligence expertise.

Education:
2000 Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2011 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2013 Joint Combined Warfighting School--JPME Phase II, MacDill AFB, FL
2014 Level III-Fully Qualified Joint Staff Officer In accordance with Title 10, United States Code, section 661
2018 Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL

Research Interests: Corporate Governance, Earnings Management, Analysts' Forecasts, and Internal Auditing

Education: 

The University of Texas at Dallas, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Management Science, 2006

Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University, China, Master of Science in Accounting, 1999

Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University, China, Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, 1996

Research Interests: Cyber security, mobile security, security

Education: Business Administration degree with emphasis in Information Systems from Fresno State

Areas of expertise: budget/financials and policies/procedures

Research Interests: Behavioral Finance, Experimental Finance

Education: 

Ph.D., Finance DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University 2017

M.B.A. Goodman School of Business, Brock University 2010
Concentration: Finance

B.C.B. Brock University 2006
Combined Computer Science and Business
Honours with First Class Standing

Research Interests: International business/management, entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises

Education: 

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – University of Reading
Henley Business School

MSc in Business and Management Research – University of Reading
Henley Business School

MBA - California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)
Craig School of Business
Concentration: Marketing/Entrepreneurship

BS - California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)
Craig School of Business
Major: Business Administration
Concentration: Management

 Research Interests: How the brain remembers, learning, 21st Century communication

Education: 

M.F.A. (May 2009) Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, California State University, Fresno (CSU Fresno), Fresno, CA
Thesis: Literary Journalism and Memoir: Desert Dreams: A Water-Related Memoir
Advisors: John Hales, Steven Church and David Zoldoske
B.A. (1990) English, Concentration in Writing, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA
Certificate in Postsecondary Reading & Learning (January 2012), CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
C.A.S. in Composition (August 2009), CSU Fresno, Fresno, CA
Certificate (2019) in Online Teaching from Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
Black Belt (2019) in Canvas from Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
DISCOVERe Summer Institute (2019) from California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA

Research Interests: Business Communication

Education: 

Master of Science, Computer Science, 1988, West Coast University

Bachelor of Science, Humanities, 1984, U.S. Air Force Academy

Education: BS Business Admin., Management; MA Education, Higher Education and Leadership

Ms. Barbara Morgan's professional experience includes directing corporate marketing efforts in both B2B and B2C environments, managing large-scale customer service operations, and designing and implementing marketing research programs focusing on customer satisfaction and product quality.  Ms. Morgan has been part of the management team at Pelco since 2004 and currently directs the global training team delivering technical, product, and sales training to 9,000 customers and employees annually.     Ms. Morgan has previously served as  VP of Marketing & Advertising for Duncan Enterprises, a global distributor of consumer products in the hobby industry and a supplier to Wal-Mart and Michael's;  VP of Marketing and New Products for ValliWide Bank, a commercial bank focused on growth through an aggressive acquisition strategy; and as VP and Regional Sales Manager for Glendale Federal Bank.
Ms. Morgan received her MBA from California State University, Fresno, with distinction and holds an M.Ed. from the College of Notre Dame as well as a B.A. in Economics from the University of Santa Clara.  She is active in the Fresno community and has served on the Board of Directors of the Marjaree Mason Center for the past several years, including two years as Board President.  Ms. Morgan has served as adjunct faculty for the past eight years in the Craig School's graduate and undergraduate business programs.

Research Interests: International Marketing; Services Marketing

Research Interests: Corporate finance; investments; corporate governance

Education:

Florida International University, Miami, FL August 2016
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Dissertation: Institutional Investors, Insiders, and the Firm

Florida International University, Miami, FL August 2012
Master of Science in Finance
Track: International Banking and Financial Institutions

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX May 2009
Bachelor of Business Administration
Majors: Business Honors Program and Supply Chain Management 

Education: B.S. Business Administration-HRM option & M.S. Counseling-Counseling & Student Services; both from Fresno State

 Dr. Olson-Buchanan was appointed Interim Dean of the Craig School of Business in January of 2020.  Before assuming this role, she served as the Interim Associate Dean of the Craig School of Business and Interim Associate Dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development.  Dr. Olson-Buchanan began her career at Fresno State in the Department of Management in 1992, where she also served as Department Chair for 10 years.  She developed, founded and served as the Director of the Craig Honors Program for 7 years. Dr. Olson-Buchanan was drawn to Fresno State because of her passion for teaching. She has received several teaching awards, including the prestigious Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2008. 

Dr. Julie B. Olson-Buchanan graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s of science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She earned her master’s and Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow. 

Read Dr. Olson-Buchanan's complete bio here! 

Research Interests: workplace mistreatment, work-life balance, technology-based selection, and humanitarian work psychology.

Dr. Beng Ong joined CSUF in 1990.  He holds a Ph.D. in Business (Marketing); from University of Arkansas.  Ong has taught a number of undergraduate and graduate marketing class including some totally online and hybrid (online and face-to-face combination) courses. He has managed dozens of marketing and MBA Team Consulting projects as well as internships for organizations and small businesses including Herwaldt Motors, Ford Motor Company, Citi Cards, GM Chevrolet, AmeriPride, Pelco, Yellow Pages Advertising Association, Fresno State Printing Services Office, and Direct Marketing Educational Foundation.

Beng Ong has over 12 years of marketing and research consulting experience.  He served as Senior Market Research Manager at Insight Express, and prior to that, served as Director of Arkansas Household Research Panel.  Ong has consulted with a number of corporations, government agencies, advertising firms, and syndicated research suppliers.  Some of the projects included local/regional polling, focus groups, surveys, analyses on social, political, regulatory, and economic issues, program/brand awareness campaign assessments, as well as feasibility and forecasting studies.  Beng Ong has also held visiting engagements at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising (Los Angeles), Microsoft Indonesia, and NetApps Malaysia.

Ong has published over two dozens articles (several publications co-authored with his undergraduate and graduate students), and presented papers at numerous conferences.  Beng Ong was invited to be the first  speaker at Asian Bloggers and Social Media Conference in Malaysia (2010). 

Beng Ong's current teaching and research is in Environmental Sustainability.  He is also a faculty advisor for the Fresno State Malaysian Student Club.

 Research Interests: Family Businesses, Accounting Information Systems, Pedagogy in Accounting and IS, Impact of Information Systems Security and Controls

Education: 

- Ph.D. in International Business. 3-Essay Dissertation: “Enterprise Systems, Information Security Management Systems and their impact on Enterprise Risk”. May 2015. University of Texas at El Paso.

- Graduate Certificate in Accounting–July 2016. University of Texas at El Paso.

- Masters of Information Technology–Joint Computer Science and Business Degree – December 2007. University of Texas at El Paso.

- Bachelors of Business Administration–Computer Information Systems – May 2000. University of Texas at El Paso.

Research Interests: Auditing, Accounting & Auditing Behavior, Financial Accounting

Education: 

Ph. D. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 1994
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

M.B.A. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 1987
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

B.B.A. ACCOUNTING, 1980
Stetson University, DeLand, Florida

A.A. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 1978
Edison Community College, Fort Myers, Florida

Dr. Porter earned membership into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for collegiate schools of business. His primary teaching areas at the Craig School of Business are Sports Marketing and E-Marketing Technologies & Social Media. Dr. Porter’s research interests include consumer-to-consumer marketing, persuasion knowledge, and the influence of a source to impact the behavior of another individual or individuals. His work has been published in the Psychology and Marketing journal and the International Journal of Advertising. He has held marketing, professional selling, entertainment licensing, and financial consulting roles at firms including Avery Dennison, First Data, Warner Music Group, and Discover Card Financial Services.

Research Interests: Consumer behavior, eWOM, and persuasion knowledge.

Education: B.S. in Marketing from Northern Illinois University (NIU),
M.B.A. from the University of Southern California (USC),
Ph.D. in Business Administration from Louisiana State University (LSU)

Education: BA- Liberal Studies from Fresno State

MS in Educational Counseling, Student Affairs from CSU Bakersfield

*Currently working on a MS in Criminology from Fresno State,

Features: Congressional Award from the Crime Victims Caucus- Eva Murillo Unsung Hero Award (2017 recipient),

Education: Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)

Areas of expertise: Finance and Accounting; Executive Education; Professional Development Training; Economic Development Training; Agricultural Lending Institute; Grant Administration

Research Interests: Financial reporting quality, earnings management, cryptocurrency, ethics and international accounting.

Education: 

Grenoble Ecole de Management, France (AACSB accredited)
Doctor of Business Administration, Accountancy, 2013 – 2017

California State University, Fresno
Degree: M.S. in Accountancy, December 2006

California State University, Fresno
Degree: B.A. in Economics, May 2003

Dr. Sarofim is an assistant professor in the Department of Marketing and Logistics. Sarofim’s research was honored by the Best Paper Award in Consumer Behavior Track at the American Marketing Association Summer conference (2016). In recognition to his innovative and impactful teaching methodology, Sarofim has been a winner (2016) and a finalist (2015) of the Marketing Management Association Outstanding Teaching-Scholar Doctoral Student annual competition. In his research, Sarofim focuses on consumer financial decision-making and the effects of emotions on consumers’ reactions to advertisement. Additionally, he investigates the dynamic branding environment within sports marketing. He has multiple research projects both under advanced stages of review and ready-to-submit to major marketing journals. Sarofim brings to his research projects and classrooms, 13 years of professional experience, working in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, consulting, and corporate training.  

Education: 

Ph.D. in Business Administration – Marketing – University of Kansas, School of Business, 2016

MBA (Marketing Concentration) – The American University in Cairo, School of Business (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA), 2013

Educatiom: Ph.D., Business Administration (International Business-Finance), Ohio State University

MBA (Finance & Investment) George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

BBA, Business Administration (Accounting), Tehran Business School 1973

Research Interests: Decision Analysis,
Decision Support Systems, APQP,
Supply Chain Sustainability,
Transportation and Logistics

Education: 

California State University, Fresno Fall 2014 – Spring 2016
Masters of Business Administration

California State University, Fresno Fall 2009- Spring 2014
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing

Research Interests: Local business case studies, cocoa supply chain management and West Africa

Education: 

1990 Master of Science Degree, Business, emphasis in management
California State University, Fresno, summa cum laude

1988 Bachelor of Science Degree, Business,
Bellevue College, Nebraska, summa cum laude

Professor Stengel received an M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University and a B.A. in Mathematics from Lehigh University. He holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from the Project Management Institute. He is the collection editor of the Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making and Industry Profiles and Studies Collections for Business Expert Press. He is Chair Emeritus of the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences. His research interests include data analytics, statistical analysis, computer modeling, project management, applied economics, and industry studies.

 Research Interests: Social Network Analysis, organizational behavior research, teaching 

Education:

Ph.D. Gatton College of Business, University of Kentucky
2013 Major: Management

M.S. Corvinus University Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
2005 Major: International Business and Economics

B.S. Avans Hogeschool, Breda, Netherlands. Aug 2003
2003 Major: International Business Management Studies

B.A. Eastern Kentucky University, Aug. 2003
2003 Major: Economics; Minor: International Studies

Dr. Keith Story is an assistant professor of marketing and supply chain management business.

His research interests include business-to-business marketing, marketing strategy, and the marketing-supply chain interface.  Dr. Story’s current research looks at the ability of firms to recognize and act on innovation opportunities as a strategic resource, and how that resource can be used as a competitive advantage.  He is a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Fellow and was awarded a fellowship for his doctoral studies from the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute at the University of Memphis.  Prior to his academic career, Dr. Story worked in supply chain and marketing roles for leading companies such as Alcoa, Johnson and Johnson, Deloitte Consulting, and Accredo.  His professional responsibilities spanned several areas of marketing and supply chain, including brand management, product management, inventory management, and operations improvement. 

Education: 

University of Memphis – Ph.D., Marketing, May 2016

Cornell University – M.B.A., Marketing and Operations Management, May 1999

University of Tennessee (Knoxville) – B.S., Industrial Engineering, December 1994 

Research Interests: Retirement planning

Education: 

M.B.A. Degree in Financial Planning
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA

B.S. Degree in Kinesiology: Athletic Training Concentration
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA

Dr. Yertai has a Ph.D. in Operations Management focusing on closed-loop supply chains from Kent State University.  Dr. Yertai has hands on experience with analytical and empirical modeling, optimization, simulation, data mining and forecasting.  He also has vast experience with SQL, SAS, SPSS, Python, Arena, Matlab, Mathematica and has been published in leading academic journals. 

Research Interests: Supply chain and operations management, Analytics, Data science

Research interest: inventory modeling in supply chain using operations research and decision sciences tools to derive results and theorems in the areas of dynamic lot sizing and learning and forgetting in the production environment, maintenance scheduling, and quality control. 
Publication of my articles in high quality peer-reviewed journals such as Production and Operations Management (listed in Business Week's 20 Premier Journals), European Journal of Operational Research (A*), IIE Transactions (A), Operations Research Letters (A), and, Naval Research Logistics.

Ms. Patricia Bruegman-Turnbull earned both her BA and MBA degrees from California State University, Fresno.  During her graduate studies, she  began an eight-year career with a Fresno-based advertising agency before  striking out on her own with Turnbull Marketing Services, Inc., working with  local businesses in the financial, healthcare and real estate industries. Additionally, Patricia serves as Director of Marketing for one of the largest eye care providers in the Valley.  Patricia's marketing strengths are in  strategic planning, creative development, public relations and media.

Research Interests: Accounting

Education: 

Masters of Business Administration, 2002
California State University, Fresno
With Distinction

Bachelor of Science, 1982
Business Administration - Accounting Option
California State University, Fresno
Summa Cum Laude

Education:

M.B.A., Emphasis in Financial Management, National University, Fresno, CA

B.S., Accountancy, National University, Fresno, CA

A.S., Business Administration, San Joaquin Valley College, Fresno, CA

Dr. Va Nee L. Van Vleckl is an associate professor of economics at California State University, Fresno, where she teaches Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Health Economics, Economics and Crime, and other applications of microeconomic analysis. Dr. Van Vleck has taught at Fresno State since 2005 after having taught for several other colleges and universities in the West and Midwest. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Iowa, her master’s degree from Columbia University in New York City, and her undergraduate degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in her hometown, Lincoln, Nebraska. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in public health/alcohol studies in cooperation with the Prevention Research Center and Alcohol Research Group in the Bay Area.  Dr. Van Vleck’s research interests include teaching and pedagogy in economics, the interactions of California legal systems and community patterns of drunk driving, and several aspects of economic history. Dr. Van Vleck's dissertation, which examined technological path-dependence in early twentieth-century British railroads. For her dissertation, Dr. Van Vleck was awarded the Alexander Gerschenkron Prize from the Economic History Association for outstanding dissertation. She has published in the Accident Analysis and Prevention, International Journal of Pluralism and Economic Education, International Journal of Social Economics, and Journal of Economic History.

Research Interests: Applied Microeconomics, Economic History, Law & Economics, Social Economics

Research Interests: Applied Econometrics, Applied Macroeconomics, Labor Economics

Education: 

Master of Science in Taxation from San Joaquin College of Law, 1997

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting Option, from California State University, Fresno, 1984

Dr. Harry Xia is an associate professor of finance and international business and the Director of Graduate Business Programs (2018-present) at California State University, Fresno, where he teaches Principles of Finance, International Finance, Introduction to Global Business, Financial Policy and Strategy, and related MBA courses. Dr. Xia received his doctoral degree from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and his master’s degree from University of Houston. Dr. Xia’s research interests include corporate governance, international finance, business education, international business, and global sustainable development. He has published in numerous journals and conference proceedings. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Xia worked in several senior-level roles in finance and operations for multinational corporations in North America and the Asia Pacific.

Research Interests: Corporate Governance, International Finance, Business Education, International Business, and Global Sustainable Development

Research Interests: Behavioral Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Corporate Finance

Education: 

Ph.D., Business Administration, The Ohio State University, 1987

MBA, Indiana University, 1977

BBA, Tehran Business School, 1974

Research Interests: Technology in Business

Education: 

M.B.A. 1984
California State University, Fresno, CA

M.Ed. Human Development, 1975
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

B.S. Consumer Behavior, 1971
Rutgers University, Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ

Haiying Zhang has a diverse professional career background, covering multiple industries including retail, financial services, public relations and advertising. She held positions as retail executive, retail buyer and in store management with several regional retail chains.  Ms. Zhang is currently Director of Asian Markets for a national agriculture trade organization and is responsible for directing all public relations, advertising and trade activities in Asia markets.

Ms. Zhang received her MBA degree from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, and has served as adjunct faculty in the Marketing and Logistics department, Craig School of Business since 2012.

Research Interests: Global Marketing, Retail Management, Strategic Planning, Financial Planning & Management, Market Development and Negotiation.