Faculty in the College of Business
The College of Business 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 College 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 Brennan, MBAJulianne Jones, JD,MTax,CPA
Melanie McCoskey, Ph.D., CPA
Doron Narotzki, S.J.D, LL.M
Thaddeus Neururer, Ph.D.
Michael Stuart, MBA, CPA
Li Wang, Ph.D., CPA, ABV, CMA *
Mark Welfley, MBA
Yuxiang Zheng, Ph.D.
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.
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.
Mahesh Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Ranjani Varaghur, MBA
Bindiganavale Vijayaraman, Ph.D.
Department of Marketing
Frederik Beuk, Ph.D.Sydney Chinchanachokchai, Ph.D.
MyungJin Chung Smale, Ph.D.
Federico de Gregorio, Ph.D.
Vanja Djuric, MBA, MSM
Alexa Fox, Ph.D.
Lauren Houser, MBA
Tracy McCutcheon, MA
James McKelvey, MBA
R. J. Nemer, J.D.
Deborah Owens, Ph.D. *
David G. Payne, MS
Andrew R. Thomas, Ph.D.
Cynthia Tomasch, MBA