All EKU MBA faculty members:

• Are full-time academically qualified
  
  
• Hold a terminal doctoral degree in their discipline
  
  
• Have professional experience or are actively providing consulting services to business and industry
  
  
• Meet stringent research and other standards above those required for undergraduate instruction
  
  
• Are fully dedicated to teaching; make class preparation and instruction a priority; they want their students to succeed
  
  
• Are published in a variety of peer reviewed journals and proceedings related to their academic disciplines
  
  
• Have office hours established to meet the needs of both full-time and part-time students and are willing to consult with students whenever necessary

MBA Faculty Directory

• Awang, Faridah
  
  
• Brown, Steve
  
  
• Carnes, Lana
  
  
• Case, Mark
  
  
• Chen, Richard
  
  
• Christensen, Burke
  
  
• Colbert, Jan
  
  
• Conners, Sandra
  
  
• Davis, Rita
  
  
• Elbert, Norb
  

• Engle, Allen
  
  
• Fenton, Ed
  
  
• Garner, S.J.
  
  
• Lin, Chang-Yang
  
  
• Maskara, PK
  
  
• Roberson, Mike
  
  
• Robles, Marcel
  
  
• Spain, Judy
  


• Zhang, Zhe
  

Dr. Faridah Awang

General Information:

Associate Professor
Corporate Communication and Technology
Office: BTC 263
Phone: 859-622-2416
Email: faridah.awang@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Awang

Education/Credentials:

• PhD - Education
  Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (2002)
  
• MSc - Education  
  Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (1998)
  
• BSc - Workforce Education and Development Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (1996)

Teaching Interests:

• Business Communication
• Computer Applications
• Desktop Publishing
• Web Design

Research Interests:

• Communication Technology
• Distance Learning
• Ethical Communication
• Intercultural Communication
• Visual Communication
• Workplace Skills

Awards/Recognition:

• Nominee for Jack L. Dyer Teaching Award (2004)
• Delta Pi Epsilon Outstanding Research Award (2002)
• Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Business Education (2002)
• Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award (1998)
• Illinois Writer’s Hall of Fame (2000 & 2002)

Dr. Steve Brown

General Information:

Professor
Management
Office: BTC 022
Phone: (859) 622-4986
Email: steven.brown@eku.edu
Webpage: Dr. Brown

• PhD - Business Administration
  Southern Illinois University (1974)
  
• MS - Business Administration
  Southern Illinois University (1968)
  
• BS - Agriculture
  University of Illinois (1965)

Teaching Interests:

• Entrepreneurship
  
• Operations
  
• Quality Management
• Strategy
  
• Supply Chain

• Economic Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Operations
• Quality Management
• Strategy
• Supply Chain

Awards/Recognition:

• Allied Academic Fellow (2007)
• Allied Academic Research Award (2004)
• U.S. Small Business Administration Award (2003)
• International Research Award (1990)
• Academic Jona (1990)

Dr. Lana Carnes

General Information:

Professor
Corporate Communication and Technology
Office: BTC 160
Phone: 859-622-8005
Email: lana.carnes@eku.edu
Webpage: Dr. Carnes

• EdD - Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
  University of Kentucky (1996)
  
• MS - Business Education
  Eastern Kentucky University (1985)
  
• BS - Business Education
  Eastern Kentucky University (1975)

Teaching Interests:

• Business Communication
• Corporate Communication
• International Communication
• Research and Report Writing

Research Interests:

• Applied Research to Improve Teaching and Classroom Effectiveness
• Assessment Methods to Enhance Student Learning
• Communication in the Workplace
• International Business Communication

• Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award (2006)
• EKU National Alumni Association Award for Teaching Excellence (2006)

Dr. Mark Case

General Information:

Assistant Professor
Marketing
Office: BTC 137
Phone: 859-622-4981
Email: mark.case@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Case

Education/Credentials:

• PhD - International Business, Marketing
  Old Dominion University (2004)
  
• MBA - Marketing
  Grand Valley State University (1996)
  
• BA - Business Administration, Art Minor
  Cornerstone University (1990)

• Consumer Behavior
• Marketing Management
• Retailing and Other Associated Courses

• Marketing Strategy
• Multi-cultural Comparative Research Methods
• Political Advertising

Awards/Recognition:

• AMA Doctoral Consortium Fellow (2002)

Dr. Richard Chen

General Information:

Professor
Accounting
Office: BTC 161
Phone: (859) 622-1094
Email: richard.chen@eku.edu
Webpage: Dr. Chen

Education/Credentials:

• PhD - Accounting
  University of Texas Austin (1980)
• MPA - Accounting
  University of Texas Austin (1974)
• BBA - Accounting
   National Taiwan University (1970)
• Certified Public Accountant
   Texas (1975)

Teaching Interests:

• Managerial Accounting

Dr. Burke Christensen

General Information:

Morgan Chair, Insurance
Insurance Studies
BTC 056
(859) 622-1120
burke.christensen@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Christensen

Education/Credentials:

• JD - Law
  University of Utah (1975)
• BS - History
  Utah State University, Logan (1972)

Teaching Interests:

• Life Insurance & Estate Planning
• Principles of Risk & Insurance
• Legal/Ethical Environment of Business

Dr. Jan Colbert

General Information:

Professor
Accounting
Office: BTC 135
Phone: (859) 622-8881
Email: jan.colbert@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Colbert

Education/Credentials:

• PhD - Business, Accounting
  University of Georgia (1984)
• MBA - Accounting
  Auburn University (1980)
• BS - Accounting
  University of Illinois (1974)
• Certified Public Accountant
   Kentucky, Illinois, Alabama
• Certified Internal Auditor
• Certified Forensic Accountant

Teaching Interests:

• Accounting (Managerial, Financial)
• Auditing
• Ethics and Corporate Governance
• Online Learning
• Statistical Methods

Research Interests:

• Corporate Governance
• Ethics
• Internal Control
• Sampling
• Sarbanes-Oxley

Awards/Recognition:

• MBA Teacher of the Year, WKU (2006)
  
• Who’s Who in America’s Teachers (2005)

Dr. Sandra Conners

General Information:

Visiting Instructor
Quantitative Methods
Office: BTC 139
Phone: (859) 622-1577
Email: sandra.conners@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Conners

Education/Credentials:

• DBA - Marketing
  Mississippi State University (2002)
• MBA - Marketing
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg (1981)
• BA - Biochemical Sciences
  Harvard College University, Cambridge (1977)

Teaching Interests:

• Statistical Methods for Business
• Managerial Decision Models
• Business Statistics

Research Interests:

• Environmental (Green) Marketing and Business
• Environmentally Related Consumer Behavior
• Social Marketing

Dr. Rita Davis

General Information:

Professor
Corporate Communication and Technology
Office: BTC 163
Phone: (859) 622-8611
Email: rita.davis@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Davis

Education/Credentials:

• Ed.D - Vocational/Business Education
  University of Kentucky (1988)
• MA - Secondary Education
  Georgetown College (1978)
• BA - Business Education
  Georgetown College (1971)

Teaching Interests:

• Office System Management and Support
• Managerial Report Writing

Research Interests:

• Supply Chain Management strategy in the planning and management of higher educational institutions
• Using critical thinking techniques in teaching courses
• Historical development of business education and the training of business teachers for secondary education

Dr. Norb Elbert

General Information:

Professor
Management
Office: BTC 011
Phone: 859-622-1377
Email: norb.elbert@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Elbert

Education/Credentials:

• DBA - Organizational Behavior
  University of Kentucky (1976)
• MBA
  University of Louisville (1971)
• BS - Business
   University of Louisville (1970)

Teaching Interests:

• Cross-Cultural Management

Research Interests:

• International Human Resource Management

• Honorary Doctorate ("Doctor Honoris Causa") conferred by the University of Pecs, Hungary (2000)
• Fulbright Scholar and East European Initiatives Grant recipient to Hungary (1991)

Dr. Allen Engle

General Information:

Professor
Management
Office: BTC 120
Phone: 859-622-6549
Email: allen.engle@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Engle

Education/Credentials:

• DBA - Management
  University of Kentucky (1990) 
• MBA - Management
  Eastern Kentucky University (1980)
• BBA - General Business
  Eastern Kentucky University (1978)

Teaching Interests:

• Administrative Analysis in Organizations
• Compensation Management
• Organizational Theory
• Human Resource Management and Development

• Ethics
• International Management
• Human Resource Management

• EKU National Alumni Association Award for Teaching Excellence (2004)

Dr. Ed Fenton

General Information:

Professor
Accounting
Office: BTC 124
Phone: (859) 622-1119
Email: ed.fenton@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Fenton

Education/Credentials:

• DBA - Accounting
  University of Kentucky (1986)

• Financial Accounting
• Forensic Accounting
• Federal Taxation
• Forensic Accounting
• Tax Research
  

• Forensic Accounting
• Litigation Support
• Natural Resource Taxation
• Other Taxation Areas

Awards/Recognition:

• Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award (2004)
• Most Inspirational Professor Award (2002)
• Who's Who Among America's Teachers (1998)

Dr. S.J. Garner

General Information:

Professor
Marketing
Office: BTC 162
Phone: 859-622-1363
Email: sj.garner@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Garner

Education/Credentials:

• DBA - Business
  Mississippi State University (1983)
• MA - Marketing
  University of Alabama (1976)

Teaching Interests:

• Advertising
• Advertising Campaigns
• Consumer Behavior
• Personal Selling
• Principles of Marketing
• Services Marketing

• Advertising
• Consumer Behavior Topics
• Ethics in Marketing
• Marketing Education
• Promotion Techniques
• Services Marketing

• Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award (2004)

Dr. Chang-Yang Lin

General Information:

Professor
Information Systems
Office: BTC 229
Phone: (859) 622-1379
Email: cy.lin@eku.edu
Webpage: Dr. Lin

Education/Credentials:

• PhD
  Arkansas (1983)

Teaching Interests:

• Database Management
• E-Business Technologies
• IT Management
• Web Information System

• Database Migration
• Hypermedia
• Project Management

Awards/Recognition:

• Jack L.Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award (2007)

Dr. P.K. Maskara

General Information:

Assistant Professor
Finance
Office: BTC 057
Phone: (859) 622-1259
Email: pankaj.maskara@eku.edu
Webpage: Dr. Maskara

Education/Credentials:

• PhD - Finance
  University of Kentucky (2007)
• MS - Finance
  Boston College (2001)
• MBA - Business Administration
  Middle Tennessee State University (1999)
• BBA - Business Administration
  Tribhuwan University, Nepal (1997)

Teaching Interests:

• Strategic Financial Management
• Investment & Portfolio Theory
• Corporate Finance

Research Interests:

• Syndicate Banking
• Capital Structure
• International Finance

Dr. Mike Roberson

General Information:

Professor
Management
Office: BTC 117
Phone: 859-622-4984
Email: mike.roberson@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Roberson

Education/Credentials:

• PhD - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  University of Tennessee (1985)
• MS - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• University of Tennessee (1980)
• BS - Personnel and Industrial Relations
  Auburn University (1976)
• Senior Professional, Human Resources (1991)

Teaching Interests: 

• Employee Recruitment and Selection
• Global Management
• Leading Organizations
• Human Capital Strategy

• Applied Statistics and Psychometrics
• Competency/Skills Assessment Centers
• Global Business Management
• HR Metrics
• Human Capital Strategy and Systems
• Managing People for Competitive Advantage

Dr. Marcel Robles

General Information:

Professor
Corporate Communication and Technology
Office: BTC 267
Phone: 859-622-1117
Email: marcel.robles@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Robles

Education/Credentials:

• PhD - Teaching and Learning, Information Systems and Higher Education
  University of North Dakota (1996)
• MS - Business Education, Minor in Vocational Education
  University of North Dakota (1991)
• BBA - Information Management Systems and Business Management
  University of North Dakota (1989)

Teaching Interests:

• Business Communication
• Business Research
• Computer Applications

• Assessment
• Business Communication
• Educational Technology

Dr. Judy Spain

General Information:

Professor
Business Ethics
Office: BTC 252
Phone: 859-622-1775
Email: judy.spain@eku.edu
Website: Dr. Spain

Education/Credentials:

• JD - Law
  Capital University Law School (1981)
• BA - Political Science
  Grove City College (1978)
• Admitted to Bar
  Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania

Teaching Interests:

• Employment and Labor Law
• Ethics

• Employment and Labor Law
• Ethics
• Security Law

• Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award (2005)
• Distinguished Educational Leader - Student Government Association (2003)

Dr. Zhe Zhang

General Information:

Assistant Professor
Business Strategy
Office: BTC 026
Phone: 859-622-4973
Email: zhe.zhang@eku.edu
Mailing address: BTC 011, MMAC, EKU
Website: Dr. Zhang

Education/Credentials:

• PhD - Strategic Management
  University of Central Florida (2009)
• MS - Management
  Texas A&M University-Commerce (2003)
• MBA - General Business
  Texas A&M University-Commerce (2002)

Teaching Interests:

• Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• International Management

Research Interests:

• Effects of strategic management on customers
• Entrepreneurship
• Corporate governance in China