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Fac/Staff profile
Raju
Balakrishnan
Ph.D.
Dean; Professor, Decision Sciences
141 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
Research Areas:
- Leadership
- Decision Analysis
- Modeling and Optimization
Fac/Staff profile
Timothy
Davis
Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Success; Lecturer, Business Administration
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
Ph.D.
Chair, Language, Culture, and Communication; Professor of Spanish; Director of International Studies & Global Cultures
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
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Literature, Philosophy and the Arts; Professor of English Literature and Humanities
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
Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Social Sciences; Associate Professor of Political Science
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
Aaron
Ahuvia
Ph.D.
Professor, Marketing
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
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban & Regional Studies
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
Hani
Bawardi
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
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
Joy
Beatty
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior
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
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
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
Brunvand
Ph.D.
Associate Dean; Professor, Educational Technology
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
Nilay
Chakraborty
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Areas:
- Bioengineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas:
- Bioengineering
Fac/Staff profile
Charu
Chandra
Ph.D.
Donald Ross Cowan Endowed Collegiate Professor, Professor, Operations Management
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
Yi-Su
Chen
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Operations Management
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
Ph.D.
Director, Field Placement; Associate Professor, Reading and Language Arts
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
Francine
Dolins
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
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
Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Technology
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
Lee
Freeman
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Information Systems Management
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 P.
Green
Ph.D., C.P.A.
Czarnecki Collegiate Professor, Professor, Accounting, Director of College of Business Executive Speaker Series
Teaching Areas:
- MBA
- MS in Accounting
Research Areas:
- Fraud Detection
- Accounting Education
- Auditing
Fac/Staff profile
Sally
Howell
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History; Director of the Center for Arab American Studies
Teaching Areas:
- Arab American Studies
- History
- Urban and Regional Studies
Research Areas:
- Arab American Studies
- Detroit
- Muslim American History
Fac/Staff profile
Hugh
Huntley
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Areas:
- Mechanical Engineering
Fac/Staff profile
Elif
Izberk-Bilgin
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Marketing
Teaching Areas:
- BBA
- BBA Marketing
- MBA
Research Areas:
- Consumer Behavior/Psychology
- International Marketing
- Market Research
Fac/Staff profile
Bochen
Jia
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Research Areas:
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Wearable Sensors
Fac/Staff profile
HongTae
Kang
Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Areas:
- Automotive Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas:
- Automotive Engineering
- Materials and Material Processing
Fac/Staff profile
Richard
Kent
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Accounting
Fac/Staff profile
Kim
Killu
Ph.D., LLP, BCBA-D, LBA
Professor, Special Education
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
Barbara D.
Klein
Ph.D.
Professor, Information Systems Management
136 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
Teaching Areas:
- MBA
- MS-Information Systems
Research Areas:
- Information Quality
Fac/Staff profile
James
Knight
Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Research Areas:
- Experiential Learning in Manufacturing
- Experiment Design
Fac/Staff profile
Kevin
Kobelsky
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Accounting
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 S.
Kocher
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Finance
111 FCS (Fairlane Center South)
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
Teaching Areas:
- BBA Finance
- MBA
- MS in Finance
Fac/Staff profile
Carolyn
Kraus
Ph.D.
Dorothy Lee Collegiate Professor of Journalism and Screen Studies
Teaching Areas:
- Communication
- Journalism and Screen Studies
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Ethics
- Journalism
- Narratives
Fac/Staff profile
Kamalesh
Kumar
Ph.D.
Professor, Business Strategy
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
Ben Q.
Li
Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Areas:
- Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas:
- Automotive Engineering
- Heat Mass Transfer in Energy Technology
Fac/Staff profile
Hafiz
Malik
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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
Ph.D.
Professor of Economics; Associate Provost for Graduate, International, and Online Learning
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
Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research
Teaching Areas:
- Computer Engineering
Research Areas:
- Automotive Engineering
- Data Science
- Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems
- Robotics
Fac/Staff profile
Peter
Oelkers
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Biochemistry
219 SFC (Science Faculty Center)
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Teaching Areas:
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
Research Areas:
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
Fac/Staff profile
Ara
Sanjian
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History; Director of Armenian Research Center
Armenian Research Center, 136 FCN (Fairlane Center North)
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
Teaching Areas:
- Armenian
- History
Research Areas:
- Historiography
Fac/Staff profile
Adnan
Shaout
Ph.D
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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
Jie
Shen
Ph.D.
Professor, Computer and Information Science
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
Vivek
Singh
Ph.D.
Richard E. Czarnecki Endowed Collegiate Professor II, Professor, Finance
Teaching Areas:
- BBA
- BBA Finance
- MBA
Research Areas:
- Asset Price Formation
- Behavioral Finance
- Capital Markets
- Earnings Management
Fac/Staff profile
Mitchel
Sollenberger
Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science; Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Integrative Learning
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
Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Health Psychology
Fac/Staff profile
Julie Anne
Taylor
Ph.D.
Professor, Social Studies and Multicultural Education
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
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Teaching Areas:
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Psychology
Research Areas:
- Adult Health
- Psychology
- Stress Coping Mechanisms
Fac/Staff profile
Margaret
Willard-Traub
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Composition and Rhetoric; Affiliate faculty in Women's and Gender Studies
Teaching Areas:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas:
- Feminism
- Globalization
- Pedagogy
- Writing
Fac/Staff profile
Jamie
Wraight
Ph.D.
Director, The Voice/Vision Archive; Lecturer IV in History
Teaching Areas:
- History
Research Areas:
- Military History
- Oral History
Fac/Staff profile
Ya Sha (Alex)
Yi
Ph.D
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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
Fac/Staff profile
Yunus
Zeytuncu
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Teaching Areas:
- Mathematics
Research Areas:
- Complex Geometry
- Operator Theory
- Several Complex Variables