Skip To Top Navigation Skip To Content Skip To Footer

Faculty & Staff

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: Finance

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


DR. Shantanu Awasthi 


 Assistant Professor of Data Analytics 
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics from North Dokata State University  
Master of Science in Mathematics from Virginia State University 
Teaching Responsibilities: Data Analytics 
Research Interests:  
Advising Areas: Management,  
Office: Plaster 310D 
Phone: 417-625-9778 
E-mail:Awasthi-S@mssu.edu


mr. aaron bakerMr-Aaron-Baker.jpg


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 buccieriDr-Dominic-Buccieri.jpg


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 buttDr-Hassan-Butt.jpg


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 carsonDr-Paula-Carson.jpg


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. KWanheui CheonKwangeui Cheon


Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management 
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 
Master of Science in International Business from Korea University 
Teaching Responsibilities: International Business Supply Chain Management 
Research Interests:  
Advising Areas: Management, Supply Chain Management 
Office: Plaster 310A 
Phone: 417-625-3182 
E-mail: Cheon-K@mssu.edu   


dr. deborah combs, cpaDr-Deborah-Combs.jpg


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 


dr. larry cravens53398657149_a99b27ec22_k.jpg


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 309P
Phone:  417-625-9520  
E-mail: Cravens-L@mssu.edu 


mrs. michelle dawsonMrs-Michelle-Dawson.jpg


Master Instructor of Management

Master of Business Administration from Missouri State University

Teaching Responsibilities:  General Business, 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 InterestsSupply Chain Management, Machine Learning, and Management
Advising Areas: Management, Supply Chain Management
 
Office: Plaster 309N

dr. lucas dille, cpaDr-Lucas-Dille.jpg


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, sphrDr-Megan-Douglas.jpg


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 holtzenDr-Sarah-Holtzen.jpg


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 kumar53629589529_763eff1fa8_k.jpg


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

 

Dr. Charles Lonardo


Professional-In-Residence, Business Law 

Teaching Responsibilities:  Business Law 
Research Interests: 
Advising Areas:    

Office: Plaster 309J 
Phone: 417-625-9883    
E-mail: Londardo-C@mssu.edu 


mr. douglas myersMr-Douglas-Myers.jpg


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 nicholsDr-Brian-Nichols.jpg


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

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

 

dr. thomas schmidtDr-Thomas-Schmidt.jpg


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 


Dr. BHASKAR SUBEDIsubedi


Assistant Professor of Marketing 
Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale 
Master of Business Administration in Finance from University of Northern Iowa 
Teaching Responsibilities: Marketing 
Research Interests:  Cross-cultural marketing, Green marketing, Branding, Consumer Behavior 
Advising Areas: Marketing  
Office: Plaster 309A 
Phone: 417-625-3505 
E-mail: Subedi-B@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 307A
Phone: 471-625-9751
E-mail: Yantis-T@mssu.edu


Administrative Support Staff



ms. dawn banksonMs-Dawn-Bankson.jpg


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 


Ms. Niki Ansell, MBA,CGBP 

Email: Ansell-N@mssu.edu

Dr. Rebecca Burink

Email: Burink-R@mssu.edu

Dr. Arlisa Campbell 

Campbell-A@mssu.edu 

Ms. Jonna Davis 

Davis-J@mssu.edu  

Dr. Lacey Finley

Email: Finley-L@mssu.edu

Ms. June Freund 

Friend-J@mssu.edu  

Mr. Andrew Johnson 

Johnson-A@mssu.edu  

Ms. Katherine Powell, MBA

Email: Powell-K@mssu.edu

MR. Tristan Routledge, MBA

Email: Routledge-T@mssu.edu

Dr. John Tiede

Email: Tiede-J@mssu.edu

Dr. Charles Smith 

Smith-C@mssu.edu  

Mr. Ted Woodmansee, MBA

Email: Woodmansee-T@mssu.edu

Dr. Erik Wright

Email: Wright-E@mssu.edu