Nov 19, 2024  
National University Volume 87-2 Catalog - September 2024 
    
National University Volume 87-2 Catalog - September 2024

College of Business, Engineering, and Technology


Faculty

Chris Agada
Associate Professor 
Ph.D., Organizational Management 
Capella University 
cagada@nu.edu

Laith Al Any
Associate Faculty
M.S., Communication Engineering
University of Technology Iraq, Baghdad
LAlany@nu.edu

Nelson Altamirano
Professor 
Ph.D., International Economic Policy and Management  
University of California, San Diego 
naltamirano@nu.edu 

Mohammad Amin
Professor
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering 
Marquette University
mamin@nu.edu

Frank Appunn
Professor
Ph.D., Business Administration
Capella University
fappunn@nu.edu

Hassan Badkoobehi
Professor
Ph.D., Civil Engineering
University of Oklahoma at Norman
hbadkoob@nu.edu

Marie Bakari
Professor
D.B.A., Business Administration
Walden University
mbakari@nu.edu

Hatem Bata
Assistant Professor 
Ph.D., Business 
The University of Toledo
hbata@nu.edu

Bernadette Baum
Professor 
J.D., Law
Suffolk University Law School
bbaum@nu.edu

Kentaya Beeler
Associate Professor 
Ph.D., Accounting 
Capella University 
kbeeler@nu.edu 

Charles Beverley 
Associate Professor 
Ph.D., Health Services Policy and Management 
University of South Carolina 
cbeverley@nu.edu  

Edward. M. Brayton
Professor and Academic Program Director
Ph.D., Construction Management
Capella University
ebrayton@nu.edu

Rickard Briggs
Director - Center of Business Innovation, Entrepreneurism and Management (CBEM)
Professor
D.el.; Leadership
Mountain State University
rbiggs3@nu.edu

Aaron Brown
Associate Dean of Students
Ph.D., Doctorate of Strategic Leadership
Regent University 
jbrown5@nu.edu

Julia Buchanan
Professor 
Ph.D., Leadership Studies 
University of San Diego 
jbuchanan@nu.edu 

John Bugado
Professor Emeritus
MBA, Business Administration
San Diego State University
jbugado@nu.edu

Robin Butler
Professor 
D.M., Management
University of Maryland
rbutler2@nu.edu

Gurdeep Chawla
Professor 
D.B.A., Finance
Golden Gate University
gchawla@nu.edu

Ramon Corona 
Faculty Emeritus 
Ph.D., Educational Services 
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico 
rcorona@nu.edu

Deanna Davis 
Associate Professor 
Ph.D., Workforce Development & Organizational Leadership 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
ddavis2@nu.edu

Pradip Dey
Professor
Ph.D., Linguistics
University of Pennsylvania
pdey@nu.edu

Daniel Doss
Professor
Ph.D., Higher Education Administration
Jackson State University
Ph.D., Business, Administration (Management and Engineering)
Northcentral University
Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (Criminal Justice and Political Science)
University of South Africa
ddoss@nu.edu

Joyce Ellis, Professor
D.B.A., Accounting 
Argosy University
jellis@nu.edu

 

Dirk Epperson
Associate Faculty
M.P.A., Public Administration
National University
DEpperson@nu.edu

Juan España
Faculty Emeritus
Ph.D., International Economics
University of California, Santa Barbara
jespana@nu.edu

Connie Fajardo 
Professor 
D.P.A., Public Administration
University of Southern California
cfajardo@nu.edu

Alireza Farahani
Professor
Ph.D., Applied Mathematical Sciences
University of Rhode Island
afarahan@nu.edu

Thomas Francl 
Professor of Practice
M.B.A., Business Administration
University of Southern California
tfrancl@nu.edu

Douglas Franklin
Assistant Professor 
Ed.D., Ethical Leadership
University of St. Thomas
dfranklin2@nu.edu

Peilin Fu
Professor
Ph.D., System Engineering
Chinese University of Hong Kong
pfu@nu.edu

Ellen Kaye Gehrke
Professor 
Ph.D., Management 
George Washington University 
ekayegehrke@nu.edu

Justin Goldston
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Management – Leadership and Organizational Change
Walden University
jgoldston@nu.edu

James Jaurez
Professor and Chair
Ph.D., Computing Technology in Education
Nova Southeastern University 
jjaurez@nu.edu

Shatha Jawad
Professor
Ph.D., Computer Engineering
University of Technology Iraq, Baghdad
SJawad@nu.edu

Nancy Jones
Presidential Appointment
Ed.D., Educational Leadership
California State University, Fullerton
njones2@nu.edu

Jessica Liske
Professor of Practice 
Ph.D., Leadership Studies
Our Lady of the Lake University
jliske@nu.edu

Sharon Kimmel
Professor 
Ph.D., Applied Social Research, Management of Technology Track
Lehigh University
Skimmel@nu.edu 

Iraj Mahdavi 
Faculty Emeritus 
Ph.D., Political Science 
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 
imahdavi@nu.edu

Paul Markham
Professor 
D.B.A., Business Administration
Valdosta State University
pmarkham@nu.edu

Wali Mondal 
Professor 
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics 
Ohio State University 
wmondal@nu.edu 

Farhang Mossavar-Rahmani
Professor 
D.B.A., Financial Management
Alliant International University
fmossava@nu.edu

Mohammed Nadeem
Faculty Emeritus 
Ph.D., eBusiness Management 
The Union Institute and University 
mnadeem@nu.edu

Alfred Ntoko
Professor 
Ph.D., Economics 
State University of New York at Binghamton 
antoko@nu.edu 

Patrick Olson
Professor
Ph.D., Management Information Systems
Claremont Graduate University
polson@nu.edu

Michael Pickett
Professor 
Ed.D., Educational Technology 
Pepperdine University 
mpickett@nu.edu 

Bangalore Radhakrishnan
Instructor
M.B.A, Business Administration
University of Phoenix
bradhakrishnan@nu.edu

Melody Rawlings 
Professor 
Ed.D. Leadership 
Northern Kentucky University 
mrawlings@nu.edu 

Jodi Reeves
Professor
Ph.D., Materials Science
University of Wisconsin, Madison
jreeves@nu.edu

William Reid
Instructor
M.S., Management  
Regis University
wreid2@nu.edu

Kathy Richie
Associate Professor 
D.M., Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership
University of Phoenix
richiekatherine@nu.edu

Kenny Roberts
Associate Professor 
Ph.D., Business Management and Finance 
Walden University 
kroberts2@nu.edu 

Rob Sapp
Professor
Ed.D., Higher Education Administration
University of Pennsylvania
jsapp@nu.edu

Susan Silverstone 
Faculty Emerita 
M.B.A, Business Administration
University of Colorado
ssilvers@nu.edu

Brian Simpson
Professor and Chair 
Ph.D., Economics 
George Mason University 
bsimpson@nu.edu 

Christopher Simpson
Instructor
M.S., Information Security & Assurance
George Mason University
csimpson@nu.edu

Bhaskar Raj Sinha
Professor
Ph.D., Engineering
University of California, Davis
bsinha@nu.edu

Carissa Smock 
Associate Professor 
Ph.D., Health Policy and Management 
Kent State University 
csmock@nu.edu 

Leila Sopko
Professor  
Management and Decision Sciences
Walden University 
lsopko@nu.edu 

Irene Tsapara
Professor
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics (Computational Learning Theory and Artificial Intelligence)
University of Illinois, Chicago
itsapara@nu.edu

Richard Thompson
Professor 
Ph.D., Strategic Management 
University of Colorado-Boulder 
rthompson@nu.edu

Syleecia Thompson
Associate Professor 
D.B.A., Business Administration
Argosy University
sthompson4@nu.edu

Ronald Uhlig
Professor and Chair
Ph.D., High Energy Physics
University of Maryland, College Park
ruhlig@nu.edu

Olgerta Visi
Professor 
Ph.D., Business Management 
University of Tirana 
ovisi@nu.edu 

David Wade
Professor and Chair
Ph.D., Instructional Technology
Utah State University
dwade@nu.edu 

Steven Walker
Professor 
Ph.D., Leadership Studies 
Gonzaga University 
swalker@nu.edu 

Richard Weaver 
Faculty Emeritus 
Ph.D., Human Organizational System 
Fielding Graduate University 
rweaver@nu.edu 

Gary White
Professor 
Ph.D., Education Leadership/Systems with Special in Marketing and Higher Education Union Institute University 
gwhite2@nu.edu 

Eugene Wilkerson 
Professor 
Ph.D., Education Leadership, Policy, and Research 
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
ewilkerson@nu.edu

Mudasser Wyne
Professor
Ph.D., Computer Science
University of Birmingham
mwyne@nu.edu

Jingyun Zhang 
Professor 
Ph.D., Marketing 
University of Alabama 
jzhang@nu.edu 

Lu Zhang
Professor
Ph.D., Computer Science
Iowa State University
lzhang@nu.edu