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dr. nii adote abrahamsDr-Nii-Adote-Abrahams.jpg


Professor of Economics

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Pennsylvania State University
Master of Science in Economics from University of Massachusetts

Teaching Responsibilities:   Economics
Research Interests:
Advising Areas:  Economics, Finance

Office: Plaster 309Q
Phone: 417-625-9536  
E-mail: Abrahams-N@mssu.edu 


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Master Instructor of Marketing

Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Teaching Responsibilities: Marketing
Advising Areas: Marketing

Office: Plaster 309D
Phone: 417-625-3546
E-mail: Baker-A@mssu.edu


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Assistant Professor of Marketing / Corley Endowed Chair of Marketing
Graduate Programs Director

Doctor of Business Administration from Cleveland State University
Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University

Teaching Responsibilities:  Marketing, International Business
Research Interests:  International Business, International Entrepreneurship, Global Strategy
Advising Areas:  International Business, Marketing

Office: Plaster 310E
Phone: 417-625-9647
E-mail: Buccieri-D@mssu.edu  


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Master Instructor of Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Behavior from University of Oklahoma
Master of Business Administration from Washington State University

Teaching Responsibilities: Management
Research Interests: Supervisor Succession, Proactive Behavior, Positive Organizational Scholarship
Advising Areas: Management

Office: Plaster 309P
Phone: 417-625-3015
E-mail: Burink-R@mssu.edu 


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Assistant Professor of Finance

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Texas Tech University
Masters of Commerce, Finance from the University of Punjab

Teaching Responsibilities: Economics, Finance
Research Interests: Financial Econometrics, Market Microstructure
Advising Areas: Economics, Finance

Office: Plaster 310E
Phone: 417-659-4035
Email: Butt-H@mssu.edu 


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Professor of Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Management from Louisiana State University
Master of Business Administration from Millsaps College

Teaching Responsibilities: Management
Research Interests:  Evolution of Management thought & contemporary impacts in the domain of service organizations
Advising Areas: Management and General Business 

Office: Plaster 309M
Phone: 417-625-9749
E-mail: Carson-P@mssu.edu 


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Associate Professor of Accounting

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration  focus in  Advanced Accounting from Northcentral University
Master of Science in Accounting from Strayer University
Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma City University

Teaching Responsibilities: Managerial Accounting, Advanced Cost Accounting, Controllership
Research Interests: Creation of case studies, Disclosure impacts on the financial statement   
Advising Areas: Accounting

Office: Plaster 309B
Phone:  417-625-3582  
E-mail: Combs-D@mssu.edu 


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Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Doctor of Business Administration from Argosy University - Salt Lake City
Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law
Master of Arts from Regent University
Bachelor of Arts from Quincy University

Teaching Responsibilities: Entrepreneurship, Business Law
Research Interests: Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership

Office: Plaster 107C
Phone:  417-625-9520  
E-mail: Cravens-L@mssu.edu 


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Master Instructor of Management

Master of Business Administration from Missouri State University

Teaching Responsibilities: General Business, Management, Marketing
Research Interests: Business Pedagogy
Advising Areas: Marketing, General Business, Human Resource Management

Office: Plaster 310C
Phone: 417-625-9786
E-mail: Dawson-M@mssu.edu  


Dr. neeraj dhingra


Assistant Professor of Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Transportation and Logistics from North Dakota State University
Master of Science in Agribusiness and Applied Economics from North Dakota State University
 
Teaching Responsibilities: Management
Research InterestsSupply Chain Management, Machine Learning, and Management
Advising Areas: Management
 
Office: Plaster 309N

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Assistant Professor of Accounting
Forvis Endowed Professor of Accounting

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration: Accounting from Morgan State University
Master of Accountancy from Truman State University

Teaching Responsibilities:  Accounting
Research Interests:  Auditing, Internal Audit, Corporate Social Responsibility, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Advising Areas:  Accounting

Office: Plaster 309C
Phone: 417-625-4027
E-mail: Dille-L@mssu.edu  

 

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Associate Dean
Master of Science in Management Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Management 

Doctor of Business Administration  from Grand Canyon University
Master of Arts in Teaching from Missouri State University
Master of Business Administration from Pittsburg State University

Teaching Responsibilities:  Management, Human Resource Management, Business Education
Research Interests:
Advising Areas:  Management, Human Resource Management, Business Education

Office: Plaster 310D
Phone: 417-625-9523   
E-mail: Douglas-M@mssu.edu 


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Assistant Professor of Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Management from the University of Arkansas

Teaching Responsibilities:  Management
Research Interests:  Compensation and Reward Systems, Employee Motivation, Dysfunctional Behavior
Advising Areas:  Management

Office: Plaster 307B
Phone: 417-659-4031
E-mail: Holtzen-S@mssu.edu  


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Professor of Accounting

Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting from University of North Texas
Master of Accountancy from Kansas State University

Teaching Responsibilities: Accounting 
Research Interests: Accounting Humor, Accounting Ethics 
Advising Areas: Accounting 

Office: Plaster 309L 
Phone: 417-625-9778 
E-mail: Huffman-W@mssu.edu  


Dr. abhijeet kumar


Assistant Professor of Data Analytics

Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science from University of North Texas
Master of Business Administration from Mumbai University

Teaching Responsibilities: Data Analytics
Research Interests: Supply Chain Analytics, Quality Management, Data Mining/Text Mining
Advising Responsibilities: Data Analytics

Office: Plaster 309K
Phone: 417-625-9719
E-mail: Kumar-A@mssu.edu  


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Master Instructor of Management

Master of Business Administration from Missouri State University

Teaching Responsibilities:  Marketing, Management
Research Interests:
Advising Areas:  Marketing, Management, General Business

Office: Plaster 307C
Phone: 417-625-3539   
E-mail: Myers-D@mssu.edu 

 

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Professor of Finance / Department Chair 

Doctor of Philosophy in Finance from University of Arkansas
Master of Business Administration from University of Chicago

Teaching Responsibilities: Finance, Economics
Research Interests: Cash Flow Management, Investment Portfolio Returns
Advising Areas: Finance, Economics, General Business

Office: Plaster 310F
Phone: 417-625-9599
E-mail: Nichols-B@mssu.edu  

 

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Professor of Marketing

Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing  from St. Louis University  
Master of Business Administration from Drury University

Teaching Responsibilities:   Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Management, Business Strategy and Value Creation
Research Interests:  Marketing Strategy, Business Pedagogy
Advising Areas:  Marketing

Office: Plaster 309G
Phone:  417-625-3544  
E-mail:  Schmidt-T@mssu.edu 

 

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Professional in Residence in Accounting

Master of Science in Project Management

Teaching Responsibilities: Accounting
Research Interests: Occupational Fraud, Earnings Management, Accounting Education
Advising Areas: Accounting 

Office: Plaster 309A
Phone: 417-625-3505
E-mail: Slinkard-S@mssu.edu  


Administrative Support Staff



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Dean's assistant

Office: Plaster 302
Phone:   417-625-9319
E-mail:  Bankson-D@mssu.edu  

 

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Plaster School of Business Academic Advisor
Assistant Master of Science in Management Program Coordinator

Office: Plaster 308
Phone: 417-625-3182
E-mail: Bartlett-K@mssu.edu

 

ms. erin kitsmiller


Business Academic Support Coordinator

Office: Plaster 308
Phone: 417-625-9371
E-mail: Kitsmiller-A@mssu.edu