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 Joumana
Abraham
Professor of Marketing BEP 488 x5376 abrahamj@nku.edu Joumana joined the faculty of the Management & Marketing Department at NKU in the Spring of 1999. She received her MBA from the University of Dubuque and her B.B.A. from Marymount University. Currently, Joumana is the Vice President of Marketing/Retail Operations for Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee in Cincinnati, OH. In addition, Joumana gained her retail experience from holding a Retail Management position at the Gap, Inc. in Boston, MA. Joumana had taught a variety of topics to include sales management, consumer behavior and retail management. Her research interest is in the areas of international marketing and advertising.
Dr. Beasley received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. He teaches principles of marketing, marketing research, and marketing strategy, and his research interests are in the areas of consumer price promotions and marketing education.
Dr. Carrell is dean of the College of Business. He received his doctorate from the University of Kentucky, and M.B.A. and B.A. in Economics from the University of Louisville. Most of his professional career has been spent in the Louisville area and has included positions as a personnel director and labor negotiator. In addition, he was elected to the City of Louisville Board of Aldermen for five terms, and served as President of the Board and Mayor Pro-tem for three terms. Dr. Carrell has held academic positions at California State University, Bakersfield; The University of Nebraska - Omaha, Marshall University, Morehead State University, and the University of Louisville. He has authored of 50 scholarly works in some of the leading management and human resource journals including The Academy of Management Journal, The Academy of Management Review, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, Personnel Journal, The Personnel Administrator, HR Magazine, Labor Law Journal, Business Forum, Personnel, The Journal of Accountancy and Training, and Public Personnel Management. Textbooks published by Dr. Carrell are in the fields of collective bargaining and labor relations, human resource management, organizational behavior, and negotiations. During his academic career he has received awards for both outstanding research and teaching.
A thirty-year veteran in advertising, Jobie comes to the Cincinnati area from Boston, MA. While in Boston, Jobie was a partner/owner in a medium size advertising agency that specialized in trade, business-to-business and leisure and entertainment advertising. The agency’s client list included Reebok, Papermate Special Markets Division, and the Boston Celtic’s Basketball Team. The agency also was signed to handle special projects for Gillette, FosterGrant and Digital. Jobie’s partner, Marc Jasmin, was the copywriter/account executive in the team, predominately serving the entertainment industry. Jobie was the creative director/artist/account executive, working with the business-to-business client base. In addition to the agency expertise, Jobie spent 3 years at a Boston design studio, where she created award winning packaging and collateral material, as well as serving as the marketing director. A Charleston, WV native, Jobie holds a BFA in Theatre from Ohio University and an MBA in Marketing from Bentley College in Waltham, MA. She has been adjunct faculty at Boston University’s School of Mass Communication, West Virginia State College, the University of Charleston and West Virginia Junior College.
Dr. Ford joined NKU’s Management & Marketing faculty in Fall 2001. Previously, he was a visiting assistant professor of operations management and entrepreneurship at the University of Cincinnati. Ford received his PhD in operations management from the University of Cincinnati, and a BS in applied science from Miami University. Prior to his return to academia, Ford accumulated twelve years of operations and corporate management experience at Consolidated Papers, Inc, a manufacturer of enamel coated printing papers since acquired by Stora Enso Oyj. As an instructor, Dr. Ford has taught a variety of undergraduate- and graduate-level topics in operations management, business administration, entrepreneurship, and international business. His research interests include strategic operations, quality management, entrepreneurship, and the management and control of change. Dr. Ford’s published work includes entries in Quality Management Journal, Business Horizons, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship, Center for Quality of Management Journal, and Journal of Engineering & Technology Management.
Professor Gamble joined the College of Business faculty this fall as the inaugural director of the Sports Business Program he helped found. Gamble comes to NKU after spending nearly two decades working in various aspects of Sports Business in Greater Cincinnati. Most recently, Gamble served as Vice President of Don Schumacher & Associates, Inc., a Cincinnati-based sports marketing, management, communications and consulting firm. Professor Gamble also has extensive experience in both broadcast and print media. He continues to co-host a morning drive-time radio show on WCKY-AM (1360), and was the former Sports Editor of The Kentucky Post, Northern Kentucky’s largest circulation daily. A Cincinnati native, Profess Gamble received his Master of Education in Sports Administration from Xavier University in 1991, where he later served as an Adjunct Instructor at the graduate level for five years. Gamble’s teachings included Sports Marketing, Sports Fundraising, Event Management and Promotion, and Public Relations and Communication in Sport. He also was responsible for coordination and direction of the student Internship program.
Dr. Rich Gilson joined the Department of Management and Marketing in Fall 2001. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2002, specializing in Organizational Behavior. He has a Master of Social Science degree in Human Resource Management from Utah State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Weber State University. Rich is currently teaching the Behavior in Organizations and Human Resource Administration courses. Rich’s work experience includes work as a training facilitator, as a senior R&D chemical technician, and as an account manager. He has worked for several large organizations, notably Thiokol Corp. and Morton International. Prior to that, Rich served as an Army field artillery officer and attained the rank of Captain before transferring into the Inactive Reserve. Rich has conducted and presented research in several areas including innovation in work teams, individual creativity, psychological engagement at work, and computer learning. He is also interested in workplace democracy, procedural justice, intrinsic motivation, and employee rights. His published research appears in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology and the Journal of Educational Computing Research.
Dr. Greer is joining NKU as an Assistant Professor. She has spent time as a visiting Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University , an Assistant Professor at Oakland University and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy. She has a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business of Administration from the University of Toledo. Her Ph.D. is from Kent State University. Dr. Greer has over 10 years in Engineering experience as a plant, process and production engineer. Dr. Greer has spent her career in manufacturing and dealing with manufacturing issues. She has worked at Timken Roller Bearing, Chrysler-Jeep and Ford Motor Company. Dr. Greer’s research interests concern Supply Chain Management, Total Quality, Engineers in management and Diversity.
Prof.
Charles E. Health "Chip"
Professor Heath joined the faculty this August, after spending three years as an assistant professor at Xavier University. Prior to teaching at Xavier, Professor Heath held a one year visiting position at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. He received his undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Illinois and an MBA degree from Northern Illinois University with a concentration in Information Systems. Professor Heath is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Kentucky finishing up his PhD in Business Administration - Marketing. Professor Heath's teaching interests include Internet Marketing, eCommerce, Consumer Behavior, and Principles of Marketing. His research focuses on Internet related behaviors, consumer reactions to aesthetics, and ethical issues.
Professor Hertz is a 1983 graduate of the University of Kentucky and a 1989 Graduate of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). He is licensed to practice law in Kentucky and Ohio. Professor Hertz began teaching an entrepreneurship course entitled New Venture Creation as a part-time faculty member in January 2000.He is now a full-time Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at the Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute, housed within NKU’s College of Business. Professor Hertz teaches Fundamentals of Management and Marketing, Legal Environment, New Venture Creation, Emerging Enterprise Law, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Field Studies in Entrepreneurial Firms. His research interests are in the area of entrepreneurship education.
Dr.
Hughes received her BS in Marketing and an MBA in International Business
from St. Joseph's University in
Philadelphia, PA. She received
her Ph.D. in International Business/Strategic Management at Temple
University in Philadelphia, PA. Prior
to her teaching position at NKU, Dr. Hughes
served as Chief Executive Officer for ABX
Central, a leading electronic purchasing community for institutional
athletic buyers. Her professional
career in international economic analysis began with a two-year assignment as
a Foreign Service Officer in Washington, D.C.
Prof. Kent has been an instructor of management at NKU since August, 1986. He holds undergraduate degrees in Management and Political Science and received his M.B.A. degree in Management from the University of Cincinnati. Primarily an educator who also consults, he teaches management courses (e.g., the skills-based "Human Resources Administration") and general business courses (e.g., the "External Context for Business"). He provides academic advising and is also faculty advisor to the Business Management Alliance student organization. His teaching philosophy reflects his belief that learning is natural, enjoyable, and can lead to both personal fulfillment and societal enrichment.
Dr. Levin joined the faculty in August, 2000, after serving for 3 years as an assistant professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa, his M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University and his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Levin's teaching interests include marketing research, advertising and promotion, electronic commerce. Dr. Levin's recent research has focused on the impact of sports sponsorship on consumers' recall of sponsoring brands. His research has appeared in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, Marketing Letters, and Advances in Consumer Research. In addition, he has presented papers at the following national conferences: American Marketing Association, Association of Marketing Theory and Practice, and the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning.
Dr.
Van Miller
Dr. Miller received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 1970. After working in both the private and public sectors for a few years, he returned to university studies initially at the University of Missouri which granted him an M.B.A. in 1975 and finally at the University of New Mexico where he earned an M.A. and then a Ph.D. in 1984. In 1988, he was awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship to Central America, which provided an immersion into business strategies within emerging economies. While there, he examined the business strategies of both international and domestic firms in five essential industries for that region. Though most of his work has been in Latin America, Dr. Miller has also engaged in research about Asian business issues, which were published in the Journal of Asian Business and Japanese Distribution Strategy. A business strategy case about the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in emerging Central Asia has recently been released by the European Case Clearing House. In November 2002, Dr. Miller coordinated a Maquiladora Research Conference at the University of Texas at El Paso where a group of nine Mexican and United States shared their research findings about NAFTA and the Maquiladora Program. As a result of the conference, he is editing a book to be published by Texas Western Press.
Dr. Mittal's recent undergraduate course offerings have included advertising and promotion and consumer behavior and services marketing. He has also taught M.B.A. classes in marketing management and marketing in the services sector. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, an M.B.A. in marketing (both from universities in India), and a Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Pittsburgh. He has previously been on the faculty of SUNY, Buffalo and the University of Miami. His research has focused on consumer perceptual and decision processes and on the management of customer response, especially in the services sector.
Dr. Myers was educated at Birmingham University in the UK, and at Indiana University, where she received her M.B.A. and Ph.D. She teaches principles of marketing, marketing strategy, and electives in international, ethics, and not-for-profit marketing. Her research interests focus on marketing history, especially as it involves women and minorities, and on the cultural significance of marketing activities. She has also taught in the Honors Program and in Women's Studies at NKU. She serves as an academic advisor to marketing majors and minors.
Dr. Rhee joined the M&M faculty for the Fall 1999 semester after teaching at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland. He received a B.A. in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University, a M.S. in Chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a M.B.A. from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University. His main areas of research are competency development, adult development, and leadership. Dr. Rhee has consulted for many Fortune 500 companies as well as government agencies. He has also authored several articles on emotional intelligence and self-directed behavior change and competencies. He is also a contributing author of a book entitled Innovations in Professional Education: Steps on a Journey from Teaching to Learning.
Dr. Shank joined the faculty in August, 1991, after having served for a year as a visiting professor at the University of Mississippi. Prior to teaching at Ole Miss, Dr. Shank was a marketing research manager at Maritz Motivation Company in St. Louis, MO. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wyoming and received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Missouri at St. Louis in 1988. Dr. Shank's teaching interests include sports marketing, consumer behavior, and marketing research. His research interests are in the areas of services marketing, marketing education, and sports marketing. Dr. Shank's work has appeared in numerous publications including: the Journal of Professional Marketing, Journal of Applied Marketing Research, Advances in Consumer Research, Journal of Applied Business Research, Journal of Marketing Education, and Journal of Hospital Marketing.
Dr. Shaw joined NKU’s Marketing faculty in Fall 2002 and teaches courses in Personal Selling and Sales Management. Prior to this, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Marketing at Kent State University, which is also where she received her Ph.D. She received a B.B.A. in Operations Analysis from the University of Toledo and an M.B.A. from Baldwin-Wallace College. Dr. Shaw has over 15 years of marketing and sales experience. She spent the majority of her business career at IBM Corporation, and also worked for AT&T and Andersen Consulting. Her research focuses on how information technologies can be utilized to improve sales effectiveness, customer and vendor relations, and small business performance.
Dr. Sigler received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has an MBA and a BS in Purchasing and Operations Management from Bowling Green State University. Dr. Sigler joins NKU after four years as an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University where she taught management, teamwork, organizational change, and organizational behavior classes. Her research interests include empowerment/teams, contingent workers, work/family issues, and assessing the impact of service learning in the classroom. Her work has been published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Journal of Quality Management.
Dr. Snyder is on leave from his faculty position to serve as the Executive Director of METS (Metropolitan Education and Training Services). Prior to the opening of METS in September, 1999, Dr. Snyder served NKU for thirteen years as Chair of the Department of Management and Marketing. His teaching specialties include organizational development and organization behavior; his research focuses on the impact of self-referent attitudes on work behavior. Dr. Snyder has consulted on performance effectiveness issues with over 70 public and private sector organizations. He is a fellow of the American Council of Education and has authored numerous articles that have been published in the top management journals in the U.S. and Great Britain.
Dr. White received her Ph.D. in Management from Virginia Tech in 1994. Prior to her teaching and research position at NKU, she taught management and marketing at Concord College and Bluefield State College. She has also consulted with a number of small businesses and served as the manager of West Virginia University Hospital Medical Group Practice. Her research and teaching interests are in the areas of strategic management and change and entrepreneurship.
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Department
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Dr.
Fred Beasley
Dr.
Michael Carrell
Prof.
Jobie Devinney-Walsh
Dr.
Matthew Ford
Professor
Thomas Gamble
Dr.
Richard Gilson
Dr.
Bertie Greer
Prof.
Giles Hertz
Dr.
Stephanie Hughes
Prof.
Daniel Kent
Dr.
Aron M. Levin
Dr.
Banwari Mittal
Dr.
Margaret Myers
Dr.
Kenneth S. Rhee
Dr.
Matthew Shank
Dr.
Doris Shaw
Dr.
Tracey Honeycutt Sigler
Dr.
Rob Snyder
Dr.
Rebecca White