Faculty & Staff

dr. nii adote abrahams

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: Finance

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

mr. aaron baker

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

dr. dominic buccieri

Department Chair
Associate Professor of Marketing / Corley Endowed Professor of Marketing

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

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

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

dr. hassan butt

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: Finance

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

dr. paula carson

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

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

dr. deborah combs, cpa

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 309Q
Phone: 417-625-3582
E-mail: Combs-D@mssu.edu

dr. larry cravens

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
Advising Areas: Entrepreneurship

Office: Plaster 307A
Phone: 417-625-9520
E-mail: Cravens-L@mssu.edu

mrs. michelle dawson

Master Instructor of Management

Master of Business Administration from Missouri State University

Teaching Responsibilities: Management
Research Interests: Business Pedagogy
Advising Areas: 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, Supply Chain Management

Research Interests: Supply Chain Management, Machine Learning, and Management

Advising Areas: Management, Supply Chain Management

Office: Plaster 309N

Phone: 417-625-9811

E-mail: Dhingra-N@mssu.edu

dr. lucas dille, cpa

Assistant 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

dr. megan douglas, shrm-scp, sphr

Associate Dean
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 310E
Phone: 417-625-9523
E-mail: Douglas-M@mssu.edu

dr. sarah holtzen

Graduate Programs Director
Assistant Professor of Management

Doctor of Philosophy in Management from the University of Arkansas

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

Office: Plaster 307B
Phone: 417-659-4031
E-mail: Holtzen-S@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: Management

Office: Plaster 321E
Phone: 417-625-9719
E-mail: Kumar-A@mssu.edu

mr. douglas myers

Master Instructor of Management

Master of Business Administration from Missouri State University

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

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

dr. brian nichols

Professor of Finance

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

Office: Plaster 309P
Phone: 417-625-9599
E-mail: Nichols-B@mssu.edu

dr. thomas schmidt

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

MRS. TANYA YANTIS

Master Instructor of Marketing
Master of Business Administration from Missouri State University

Teaching Responsibilities: Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing
Research Interests:
Advising Areas: Marketing

Office: Plaster 309A
Phone:
E-mail: Yantis-T@mssu.edu

Administrative Support Staff

ms. dawn bankson

Dean's Assistant

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

ms. erin kitsmiller

Business Academic Support Coordinator

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

Faculty Emeritus

Dr. Beverly Block

E-mail: Block-B@mssu.edu

Dr. Chris Moos

E-mail: Moos-C@mssu.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Erik Wright

Email: Wright-E@mssu.edu