College of Business and Economics

DBA Faculty

Only faculty with extensive, current, and ongoing research portfolios teach doctorate-level classes. These faculty members are service-oriented, with a strong interest in helping their students succeed. They work with students beyond the boundaries of the classroom.

The following list identifies our Doctorate of Business Administration faculty by discipline. (Expand boxes for faculty information.)


Dr. D'Arcy Becker

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison - Accounting and Psychology
262-472-5463
beckerda@uww.edu

Dr. Avishek Bhandari

Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University - Accounting
262-472-2197
bhandara@uww.edu

Dr. Abbie Daly

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison - Accounting
262-472-6949
dalya@uww.edu

Dr. Paul Nylen

J.D., Marquette University - Law
Master of Accountancy, University of Iowa - Accounting and Tax 
262-472-5453
nylenp@uww.edu

Dr. Hamid Vakilzadeh

Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University - Business Administration/Accounting
262-472-5463
vakilzas@uww.edu

Dr. Robert Yu

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University - Accounting
262-472-6965
yut@uww.edu

Dr. Yamin Ahmad

Ph.D., Georgetown University - Economics
262-472-5576
ahmady@uww.edu

Dr. Russell Kashian

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Economics
262-472-5584
kashianr@uww.edu

Dr. Nancy Tao

Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University - Economics
262-472-5447
taor@uww.edu

Dr. Matthew Winden

Ph.D., Ohio State University - Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
262-472-5579
windenm@uww.edu

Dr. Zaifeng Steve Fan

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Finance
262-472-6943
fanz@uww.edu

Dr. Mohammad Jafarinejad

Ph.D., The Unversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Finance, General
262-472-1845
jafarinm@uww.edu

Dr. Rashiqa Kamal

Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Finance
262-472-5446
kamalr@uww.edu

Dr. Pascal Letourneau

Ph.D., HEC Montreal - Finance
262-472-3209
letournp@uww.edu

Dr. Arjan Premti

Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University - Finance
262-472-5462
premtia@uww.edu

Dr. Garrett Smith

Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University - Finance
262-472-5460
smithgc@uww.edu

Dr. Bakhtear Talukdar

Ph.D., Florida International University - Finance
262-472-7036
talukdam@uww.edu

Dr. Paul Ambrose

Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - Management Information Systems / Business Administration
262-472-4816
ambrosep@uww.edu

Dr. Andrew Ciganek

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Management Information Systems
262-472-6946
ciganeka@uww.edu

Dr. Alana Platt

Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology - Management Information Systems
262-472-1258
platta@uww.edu

Dr. Balaji Sankaranarayanan

Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington - Information Systems
262-472-5467
sankarab@uww.edu

Dr. Soroush Aslani

Ph.D., Northwestern University - Management and Organizations
262-472-3207
aslanima@uww.edu

Dr. Ruth Hansen

Ph.D., Indiana University - Philanthropic Studies
262-472-1645
hansenru@uww.edu

Dr. Uma Kedharnath

Ph.D., Colorado State University - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
262-472-5478
kedharnu@uww.edu

Dr. K. Praveen Parboteeah

Ph.D., Washington State University - Management
262-472-3971
parbotek@uww.edu

Dr. Aditya Simha

Ph.D., Washington State University - Management
262-472-3964
simhaa@uww.edu

Dr. Jeff Vanevenhoven

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Management
262-472-5465
vanevenj@uww.edu

Dr. Andy Yu

Ph.D., Texas Tech University - Management
262-472-7035
yua@uww.edu

Dr. Rimi Zakaria

Ph.D., Florida International University - Strategic and International Management
262-472-6953
zakariar@uww.edu

Dr. Victor Barger

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison - Marketing
262-472-4958
bargerv@uww.edu

Dr. Pavan Chennamaneni

Ph.D., University of Central Florida - Marketing
262-472-5473
chennamp@uww.edu

Dr. Andy Dahl

DBA, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Marketing
262-472-6950
dahlaj18@uww.edu

Dr. Maxwell Hsu

Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University - Marketing, Quantitative Analysis
262-472-5471
hsum@uww.edu

Dr. Dennis Kopf

Ph.D., New Mexico State University - Marketing
262-472-6948
kopfd@uww.edu

Dr. Jimmy Peltier

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison - Marketing and Professional Selling
262-472-5474
peltierj@uww.edu

Dr. Anto J. Verghese

Ph.D., Texas A&M University - Operations and Supply Chain Management
262-472-3994
verghesa@uww.edu

Dr. K. Praveen Parboteeah

Ph.D., Washington State University - Management
262-472-3971
parbotek@uww.edu