Faculty Research Interests

• Sports economics
• NCAA athletics

My research interests are related to organizational behavior and human resources with specific interests in emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, social intelligence, and leadership, which are all areas that have current relevance to researchers and practitioners.  More recently, I have found that the cultural intelligence field is such an emerging area that there are many opportunities to create new research streams that I believe I will be focusing more on in the future. Additionally, I have become interested in online social networks and their implications for expatriates and repatriates.  

I am actively researching Credit Risk Transfer products that are issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs). The products are designed to transfer default risk off the GSEs balance sheet protecting these entities from financial failure. The research focuses on the liquidity and returns of these products. I plan to expand the research to include the marketability of these products through high-interest rate time periods.

My research agenda focuses on ‘The Business of Healthcare’ and encompasses several key content areas:

1. Expenditures, financial and economic impacts 
2. Health policy and public administration (including ethics)
3. Pedagogy and teaching.

These concepts provide full breadth and depth of the healthcare administration, business administration and public administration (specifically health policy) industries, with common elements of each captured in my research. Supporting research on these topics will include the analysis of management functions such as planning, decision making, organizational design and resource management as well as the exploration of influences on these content areas.

My research interests include working to help universities drive curriculum development to align curricula with current technology trends in industry, such as software development and other "in-demand" technology fields.

Applied Econometrics and Labor Economics

My research interests include the transparency of government communication during times of turmoil, the use of artificial intelligence for qualitative analysis in accounting and finance, and fraud detection and training effectiveness in government performance audits—grounded in my extensive experience in federal auditing and oversight.

In general, exploring and developing new mathematical, statistical, and machine learning approaches to solve transportation, supply chain and logistics complex problems are among my current and future research objectives. Moreover, I am open to conduct cutting-edge research ideas including those involving multi-discipline expertise to come up with new perspectives and solutions to existing complex problems. Relevant areas of my current and future research include: data mining & statistical analysis, decision-making supported by big data, transportation network analytics, project scheduling problems, machine learning algorithms for smart manufacturing, and accident analysis.

My current research interests include assessing complex sport marketing service quality encounters at professional sport events. The work looks at the encounter from both the service provider's side and the event attendee's side and compares those perceptions.

My research focuses on consumer behavior and digital marketing, with a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. I investigate sources that generate consumer happiness and improve consumer well-being. My works have been published in the Review of Marketing Research and presented at conferences including Academy of Marketing Science and American Academy of Advertising.

My research interests include restaurant management, casino management, human resource management, lodging management, food and beverage management, food safety, organizational behavior/dynamics, labor relations, interpersonal communication dynamics, pedagogy in hospitality education, freshman studies/retention, assessment, and accreditation in higher education.

My research is centered on how organizations can become more resilient, sustainable, and efficient through technology adoption and process innovation. A primary stream of my work investigates the design and performance of supply chain networks under disruption, with a particular emphasis on how digital tools, such as Blockchain, IoT, and process mining, enhance transparency, agility, and ESG integration. In healthcare, I study how technologies like RFID and analytics can optimize surgical instrument logistics, staff scheduling, and clinical trial management, contributing to safer and more efficient patient care. I also explore the integration of occupational health and safety into operational systems, developing risk assessment frameworks that align safety with productivity in manufacturing and service environments. Additionally, I am engaged in pedagogical research that examines how generative AI and concept mapping can transform the teaching and learning of business analytics and supply chain management.

My research interests are risk modeling, portfolio optimization, and asset pricing. I am particularly interested in developing quantitative models which can explain how the values of financial assets and portfolios evolve over time. These include linear and non-linear models such as threshold, vector autoregression, cointegration, stochastic volatility, GARCH, Jump diffusion, and skewed-distributions models.

• Paradox
• Responsible Global Business
• Multinationals
• Senior Entrepreneurship
• Small and Business Enterprises
• International Business
• Organization Management

My research interests include implementing diversity education into the classroom to prepare students for the workplace, the role of female faculty members in higher education, and the collegiate experiences of first-generation college students.

I primarily research and write about retirement and pension planning topics. I have over 100 published articles. An article I authored on calculating retirement needs helped to change how people determine the amount they need to retire.

I am interested in management accounting and financial accounting topics including control systems, judgment and decision making of managers and other financial statement users, ethical management practices, and sustainability and financial reporting. My research addresses accounting issues with interdisciplinary perspectives drawn from strategy, management, sociology, and psychology, using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

• Applied Microeconomics
• International Trade
• Labor Economics

My research interests sit at the intersection of entrepreneurship, finance, experiential education, leadership, and economic opportunity. I am particularly interested in understanding how education can move beyond the traditional classroom to better prepare students for the realities of work, entrepreneurship, and leadership. This includes examining experiential learning, career readiness, professional networking, mentorship, financial literacy, and the ways universities can create stronger connections among students, employers, entrepreneurs, and their surrounding communities.

I am also interested in entrepreneurship and small-business development, particularly the factors that allow entrepreneurs and emerging organizations to move from an idea to a financially sustainable enterprise. My interests include entrepreneurial finance, access to capital, financial decision-making, organizational strategy, alternative investments, and the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems that expand economic opportunity. A related area of interest is how access to professional networks, mentorship, education, and capital can open pathways into industries and opportunities that have historically been difficult for many students and aspiring entrepreneurs to access.

Another important area of my work focuses on the creative economy and community-based economic development. Through my involvement with music festivals, TEDx, theater, nonprofit organizations, and other cultural initiatives, I am interested in exploring how arts, culture, live events, and intellectual communities can serve as engines for entrepreneurship, tourism, downtown development, community engagement, and economic growth. I am particularly interested in models that simultaneously create economic value and provide platforms for emerging and underrepresented voices.

Finally, I am interested in the changing nature of leadership, communication, technology, and the future of work. This includes the impact of artificial intelligence on business and higher education, how Generation Z is reshaping the workplace, the role of personal branding and professional networks in career development, and how leaders communicate ideas that inspire people and organizations to act. Across these areas, the common thread in my research is an interest in how education, entrepreneurship, capital, relationships, and ideas can be used to create opportunity for individuals, organizations, and communities.