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    Portrait of Raju Balakrishnan
    Raju
    Balakrishnan
    Ph.D.
    Dean; Professor, Decision Sciences
    umd-cob-dean@umich.edu
    313-593-5462
    141 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Research Areas:

    • Leadership
    • Decision Analysis
    • Modeling and Optimization

    Fac/Staff profile

    Tim Davis
    Timothy
    Davis
    Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Success; Lecturer, Business Administration
    tadavis@umich.edu
    313-593-4060
    141 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA
    • MBA
    • MS-Business Analytics

    Research Areas:

    • Economic Development and Policy
    • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    • Regional Workforce Competitiveness

    Fac/Staff profile

    Jorge Gonzalez del Pozo
    Jorge
    Gonzalez del Pozo
    Ph.D.
    Chair, Language, Culture, and Communication; Professor of Spanish; Director of International Studies & Global Cultures
    jorgegdp@umich.edu
    313-583-6390
    3099 CASL Building
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Film Studies
    • Global Cultures
    • Hispanic Studies/Spanish
    • International Studies

    Research Areas:

    • Film and Screen Studies
    • Social Theory
    • Spanish

    Fac/Staff profile

    Deborah Smith-Pollard
    Deborah Smith
    Pollard
    Ph.D.
    Chair, Department of Literature, Philosophy and the Arts; Professor of English Literature and Humanities
    debpoll@umich.edu
    313-593-5213
    3081 CASL Building
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • African & African American Studies
    • English
    • Humanities
    • Women's & Gender Studies

    Research Areas:

    • African-American Identity and Literature
    • African-American Sacred Music

    Fac/Staff profile

    Dale Thomson
    Dale
    Thomson
    Ph.D.
    Chair, Department of Social Sciences; Associate Professor of Political Science
    thomsond@umich.edu
    313-593-5332
    2147 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Master of Public Administration and Policy
    • Political Science

    Research Areas:

    • Community Development and Organization
    • Government / Nonprofit Management
    • Public Policy
    • Urban Politics and Governance

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Aaron Ahuvia
    Aaron
    Ahuvia
    Ph.D.
    Professor, Marketing
    ahuvia@umich.edu
    313-593-5538
    134 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA Marketing
    • MBA

    Research Areas:

    • Consumer Behavior/Psychology
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Market Research
    • Marketing Strategy
    • New Product Development

    Fac/Staff profile

    Joshua Akers
    Joshua
    Akers
    Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban & Regional Studies
    jmakers@umich.edu
    313-436-9178
    2156 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Geography
    • Urban and Regional Studies

    Research Areas:

    • Geography
    • State Politics
    • Urban Growth and Development

    Fac/Staff profile

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    Hani
    Bawardi
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of History
    bawardi@umich.edu
    313-583-6520
    2230 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Arab American Studies
    • History

    Research Areas:

    • Arab American Studies
    • Immigrants / Immigration

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Joy Beatty
    Joy
    Beatty
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior
    jebeatty@umich.edu
    313-583-6524
    130 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA Human Resource Management
    • BBA Management
    • MBA

    Research Areas:

    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Global Workforces
    • Leadership
    • Employee Engagement
    • Team Building and Dynamics
    • Organizational Culture & Climate

    Fac/Staff profile

    Melissa Bowlin
    Melissa
    Bowlin
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Biology
    mbowlin@umich.edu
    313-593-6419
    235 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Biological Sciences
    • Master of Science in Environmental Science

    Research Areas:

    • Ecophysiology

    Fac/Staff profile

    Stein Brunvard, Director of Master's Degree Programs and Associate Professor of Educational Technology
    Stein
    Brunvand
    Ph.D.
    Associate Dean; Professor, Educational Technology
    sbrunvan@umich.edu
    313-583-6415
    253 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • Elementary Certification
    • Instructional Technology
    • M.A. in Educational Technology
    • Secondary Certification

    Research Areas:

    • Educational Technology
    • Technology and Teacher Education

    Fac/Staff profile

    Mike Callahan
    Mike
    Callahan
    M.B.A.
    Director, Internship and Career Management Center; Lecturer, Project Management and Career Planning and Development
    mcalla@umich.edu
    313-593-5422
    285 FCN (Fairlane Center North)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Research Areas:

    • Career Planning and Development
    • Internships

    Fac/Staff profile

    Nilay Chakraborty
    Nilay
    Chakraborty
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
    nilay@umich.edu
    313-583-6788
    2090 IAVS
    4901 Evergreen Road
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Bioengineering
    • Mechanical Engineering

    Research Areas:

    • Bioengineering

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Charu Chandra
    Charu
    Chandra
    Ph.D.
    Donald Ross Cowan Endowed Collegiate Professor, Professor, Operations Management
    charu@umich.edu
    313-593-5258
    183 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA
    • BBA Supply Chain Management
    • MBA
    • MS-Business Analytics
    • MS-Supply Chain Management

    Research Areas:

    • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    • Healthcare informatics
    • Supply chain management

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Yi-Su Chen
    Yi-Su
    Chen
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Operations Management
    yisuchen@umich.edu
    313-583-6481
    132 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA
    • BBA Supply Chain Management
    • MBA
    • MS-Supply Chain Management

    Research Areas:

    • Behavioral Operations Management
    • Buyer-Supplier Relationship
    • Supply Network

    Fac/Staff profile

    Danielle Defauw, Assistant Professor of Reading and Language Arts
    Danielle
    DeFauw
    Ph.D.
    Director, Field Placement; Associate Professor, Reading and Language Arts
    daniellp@umich.edu
    313-593-5090
    C1 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • Elementary Certification

    Research Areas:

    • Literacy
    • Pedagogy and Interventions
    • PreK-12 Education (Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary)
    • Service Learning

    Fac/Staff profile

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    Francine
    Dolins
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Psychology
    fdolins@umich.edu
    313-593-5377
    4066 CASL Building
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Master of Science in Psychology
    • Psychology

    Research Areas:

    • Animal Behavior
    • Captive Animal Welfare
    • Memory and Cognition
    • Primates
    • Psychology

    Fac/Staff profile

    Mesut Duran, Professor of Educational Technology
    Mesut
    Duran
    Ph.D.
    Professor, Educational Technology
    mduran@umich.edu
    313-593-0981
    D21 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • Doctorate in Education
    • Instructional Technology
    • M.A. in Educational Technology

    Research Areas:

    • STEM Teaching and Learning
    • Technology and Teacher Education
    • Educational Technology

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Lee Freeman
    Lee
    Freeman
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Information Systems Management
    lefreema@umich.edu
    313-593-5008
    164 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • MBA
    • MS-Information Systems
    • MS-Supply Chain Management

    Research Areas:

    • Computer Self-efficacy
    • Online Learning

    Fac/Staff profile

    Brian Green
    Brian P.
    Green
    Ph.D., C.P.A.
    Czarnecki Collegiate Professor, Professor, Accounting, Director of College of Business Executive Speaker Series
    bpgreen@umich.edu
    313-593-5301
    165 -A Fairlane Center South
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • MBA
    • MS in Accounting

    Research Areas:

    • Fraud Detection
    • Accounting Education
    • Auditing

    Fac/Staff profile

    Sally Howell
    Sally
    Howell
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of History; Director of the Center for Arab American Studies
    sfhowell@umich.edu
    313-583-6334
    2038 CASL Building
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Arab American Studies
    • History
    • Urban and Regional Studies

    Research Areas:

    • Arab American Studies
    • Detroit
    • Muslim American History

    Fac/Staff profile

    Dr. Hugh Huntley photo
    Hugh
    Huntley
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
    huntley@umich.edu
    313-593-5134
    1294 HPEC
    4901 Evergreen Road
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Mechanical Engineering

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Elif Izberk-Bilgin
    Elif
    Izberk-Bilgin
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Marketing
    ebilgin@umich.edu
    313-593-3920
    128 Fairlane Center South
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA
    • BBA Marketing
    • MBA

    Research Areas:

    • Consumer Behavior/Psychology
    • International Marketing
    • Market Research

    Fac/Staff profile

    Bochen Jia
    Bochen
    Jia
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
    bochenj@umich.edu
    313-583-6416
    2260 HPEC
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Research Areas:

    • Human Factors and Ergonomics
    • Wearable Sensors

    Fac/Staff profile

    Hong-Tae Kang
    HongTae
    Kang
    Ph.D.
    Professor, Mechanical Engineering
    htkang@umich.edu
    313-593-1878
    1290 HPEC
    4901 Evergreen Road
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Automotive Systems Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering

    Research Areas:

    • Automotive Engineering
    • Materials and Material Processing

    Fac/Staff profile

    Richard Kent Assistant Professor of Accounting
    Richard
    Kent
    Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Accounting
    rakent@umich.edu
    313-583-6648
    100 Fairlane Center South
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Fac/Staff profile

    Kim Killu
    Kim
    Killu
    Ph.D., LLP, BCBA-D, LBA
    Professor, Special Education
    kimkillu@umich.edu
    313-593-5240
    D17 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • Applied Behavior Analysis
    • M.Ed. in Special Education

    Research Areas:

    • Behavior Disorders

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Barbara Klein
    Barbara D.
    Klein
    Ph.D.
    Professor, Information Systems Management
    bdklein@umich.edu
    313-593-5268
    136 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • MBA
    • MS-Information Systems

    Research Areas:

    • Information Quality

    Fac/Staff profile

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    James
    Knight
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor Emeritus, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
    jwknight@umich.edu
    313-593-5502
    2270 HPEC
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Research Areas:

    • Experiential Learning in Manufacturing
    • Experiment Design

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Kevin Kobelsky
    Kevin
    Kobelsky
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Accounting
    kobelsky@umich.edu
    313-583-6490
    171 Fairlane Center South
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA
    • BBA Accounting
    • MBA
    • MS in Accounting

    Research Areas:

    • Information Security
    • Information Technology
    • Investments in IT
    • Educational Technology
    • Auditing

    Fac/Staff profile

    Claudia Kocher
    Claudia S.
    Kocher
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Finance
    ckocher@umich.edu
    313-593-5506
    111 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA Finance
    • MBA
    • MS in Finance

    Fac/Staff profile

    Prof. Carolyn Kraus
    Carolyn
    Kraus
    Ph.D.
    Dorothy Lee Collegiate Professor of Journalism and Screen Studies
    cwells@umich.edu
    313-583-6376
    3040 CASL Building
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Communication
    • Journalism and Screen Studies
    • Women's & Gender Studies

    Research Areas:

    • Ethics
    • Journalism
    • Narratives

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Kamalesh Kumar
    Kamalesh
    Kumar
    Ph.D.
    Professor, Business Strategy
    kamalesh@umich.edu
    313-593-5214
    140 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA
    • MBA

    Research Areas:

    • Managing Strategic Innovations
    • Stakeholder Management
    • Corporate Social Responsibility

    Fac/Staff profile

    Dr. Ben Q. Li photo
    Ben Q.
    Li
    Ph.D.
    Professor, Mechanical Engineering
    benqli@umich.edu
    313-593-5241
    1330 HPEC
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Mechanical Engineering

    Research Areas:

    • Automotive Engineering
    • Heat Mass Transfer in Energy Technology

    Fac/Staff profile

    Hafiz Malik
    Hafiz
    Malik
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    hafiz@umich.edu
    313-593-5677
    210 SFC
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Computer Engineering
    • Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

    Research Areas:

    • Cybersecurity
    • Computing and Networks
    • Data Management
    • Data Science
    • Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems
    • Operations Research and Decision Science
    • Robotics
    • Wearable Sensors

    Fac/Staff profile

    Ilir Miteza
    Ilir
    Miteza
    Ph.D.
    Professor of Economics; Associate Provost for Graduate, International, and Online Learning
    imiteza@umich.edu
    313-583-6407
    2315 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Economics

    Research Areas:

    • International / Global Economics

    Fac/Staff profile

    Yi Lu Murphey, Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research
    Yi Lu
    Murphey
    Ph.D.
    Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research
    yilu@umich.edu
    313-593-5290
    2184 HPEC
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Computer Engineering

    Research Areas:

    • Automotive Engineering
    • Data Science
    • Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems
    • Robotics

    Fac/Staff profile

    Dr. Peter Oelkers
    Peter
    Oelkers
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Biochemistry
    poelkers@umich.edu
    313-583-6579
    219 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Biochemistry
    • Biological Sciences

    Research Areas:

    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology

    Fac/Staff profile

    Julie Roddy, Associate Professor of Economics
    Juliette
    Roddy
    Ph.D.
    Professor of Public Policy
    jroddy@umich.edu
    313-436-9180
    1120 Social Sciences Building (SSB)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Addiction Studies
    • Health Administration
    • Health Economics
    • Health Information Technology
    • Health Policy Studies
    • Internships in Health
    • Internships in Social Services
    • Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice

    Research Areas:

    • Addiction
    • Criminal Justice
    • Economics
    • Health / Health Disparities
    • Marijuana
    • Poverty
    • Re-entry

    Fac/Staff profile

    Ara Sanjian, Associate Professor of History
    Ara
    Sanjian
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of History; Director of Armenian Research Center
    arasan@umich.edu
    313-583-6531
    Armenian Research Center, 136 FCN (Fairlane Center North)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • Armenian
    • History

    Research Areas:

    • Historiography

    Fac/Staff profile

    Shaout
    Adnan
    Shaout
    Ph.D
    Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    shaout@umich.edu
    313-593-5308
    222 SFC
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Computer Engineering

    Research Areas:

    • Automotive Engineering
    • Cybersecurity
    • Computing and Networks
    • Data Science
    • Human Factors and Ergonomics
    • Integrated Design and Manufacturing
    • Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems
    • Software Engineering
    • Wearable Sensors

    Fac/Staff profile

    Shen
    Jie
    Shen
    Ph.D.
    Professor, Computer and Information Science
    shen@umich.edu
    313-593-5680
    207 CIS
    4901 Evergreen Rd.
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Computer and Information Science
    • Data Science

    Research Areas:

    • Automotive Engineering
    • Game Design
    • Human Factors and Ergonomics
    • Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems
    • Modeling and Optimization
    • Operations Research and Decision Science

    Fac/Staff profile

    Portrait of Vivek Singh
    Vivek
    Singh
    Ph.D.
    Richard E. Czarnecki Endowed Collegiate Professor II, Professor, Finance
    vatsmala@umich.edu
    313-583-6533
    146A Fairlane Center South
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • BBA
    • BBA Finance
    • MBA

    Research Areas:

    • Asset Price Formation
    • Behavioral Finance
    • Capital Markets
    • Earnings Management

    Fac/Staff profile

    Mitch Sollenberger
    Mitchel
    Sollenberger
    Ph.D.
    Professor of Political Science; Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Integrative Learning
    msollenb@umich.edu
    313-583-6714
    2065 SSB (Social Sciences Building)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Master of Public Administration and Policy
    • Political Science

    Research Areas:

    • Branches of American Government
    • Obama Administration
    • Politics / Political Science

    Fac/Staff profile

    Richard Straub
    Richard
    Straub
    Ph.D.
    Professor of Psychology
    rostraub@umich.edu
    313-583-6629
    4012 CASL Building
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Master of Science in Psychology
    • Psychology

    Research Areas:

    • Health Psychology

    Fac/Staff profile

    Dr. Julie A. Taylor
    Julie Anne
    Taylor
    Ph.D.
    Professor, Social Studies and Multicultural Education
    julietay@umich.edu
    313-583-6427
    D1 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
    19000 Hubbard Drive
    Dearborn, MI 48126

    Teaching Areas:

    • M.A. in Teaching

    Research Areas:

    • History Education
    • Social Studies Education
    • Arts Integration
    • Multicultural Education

    Fac/Staff profile

    Brenda Whitehead
    Brenda
    Whitehead
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Psychology
    bwht@umich.edu
    313-591-5493
    4057 CASL Building
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Master of Science in Psychology
    • Psychology

    Research Areas:

    • Adult Health
    • Psychology
    • Stress Coping Mechanisms

    Fac/Staff profile

    Margaret Willard-Traub
    Margaret
    Willard-Traub
    Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Composition and Rhetoric; Affiliate faculty in Women's and Gender Studies
    mwillard@umich.edu
    313-583-6383
    3067 CASL Building
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Composition and Rhetoric
    • Women's & Gender Studies

    Research Areas:

    • Feminism
    • Globalization
    • Pedagogy
    • Writing

    Fac/Staff profile

    Jamie Wraight, Director, The Voice/Vision Archive and Lecturer in History
    Jamie
    Wraight
    Ph.D.
    Director, The Voice/Vision Archive; Lecturer IV in History
    jwraight@umich.edu
    313-583-6300
    4030 ML (Mardigian Library)
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • History

    Research Areas:

    • Military History
    • Oral History

    Fac/Staff profile

    Ya Sha Yi
    Ya Sha (Alex)
    Yi
    Ph.D
    Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    yashayi@umich.edu
    313-583-6318
    226 CIS
    4901 Evergreen Rd
    Dearborn, MI 48128

    Teaching Areas:

    • Electrical Engineering

    Research Areas:

    • Automotive Engineering
    • Bioengineering
    • Integrated Design and Manufacturing
    • Materials and Material Processing
    • Nano Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices
    • Power Electronics and Energy Systems
    • Wearable Sensors

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