Faculty

Professors

Boal, William (1995) Professor of Economics. BA, Wesleyan University; Ph.D., Stanford University

Chen, Yiqing (2014) Professor of Actuarial Science and Risk Management/Sammons Endowed Professor. BE, Hefei University; MA Guangdong University of Technology; Ph.D., University of Hong Kong

Fichtner, J Royce (2008) Professor of Business Law/Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor. BA, University of Northern Iowa; JD, Drake University

Meyer, Bradley (1989) Professor of Management & Business Analytics/Director, MBA Program. BS, Iowa State University; MS, Iowa State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University

Meyer, C Kenneth (1990) Professor of Public Administration/Thomas F. Sheehan Distinguished Professor. BA, The College of St. Thomas; MA, University of Oklahoma - Norman; MPA, University of Oklahoma - Norman; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma - Norman

Mitchell, Alanah (2015) Professor of Information Systems/Aliber Distinguished Professor/Dean.  BA, Simpson College; MS, Creighton University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Purvanova, Radostina Krassimirova (2008) Professor of Management and Organizational Leadership. BA, American University in Bulgaria; MS, Emporia State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Senteza, Jimmy D (2000) Professor of Finance/Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs. BA, Makerere University; BA, Washington State University; MBA, Washington State University; Ph.D., Washington State University

Severe, Sean Parker (2011) Professor of Economics/Department Chair. BA, Gonzaga University; MS, University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Strader, Troy Jefferson (2003) Professor of Information Systems/Aliber Distinguished Professor. BBA, Iowa State University; MS, Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professors

Adkins, Natalie (2009) Associate Professor of Marketing. BSBA, West Virginia University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Croft, Kevin (2020) Distinguished EMC Associate Professor of Actuarial Science and Risk Management/Director of the Kelley Center for Insurance Innovation/Director of the School of Actuarial Science and Risk Management.  BSBA, Drake University; MBA, Drake University

Edrington, Mary (1986) Associate Professor of Practice in Marketing/Thomas F. Sheehan Distinguished Professor/Internship Coordinator. BS, Iowa State University; MBA, University of Iowa

Ellis, Kelley (2013) Associate Professor of Practice in Accounting/ Associate Dean of Student Affairs. BSBA, Creighton University; MBA, University of Iowa

Follett, Lendie (2017) Associate Professor of Business Analytics/Department Chair/Co-Director of Data Analytics. BS, Iowa State University; MS, Iowa State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University

Gara, Stephen (2005) Associate Professor of Accounting. BS, Syracuse University; LLM, Georgetown University; JD, Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Memphis

Henderson, Heath (2015) Associate Professor of Economics. BBA, Belmont University; MA, American University; Ph.D., American University

Hernandez, Alejandro (2020) Associate Professor of Practice in Management and Organizational Leadership. BA, California State University – Long Beach; MA, Western Kentucky University

Judd, Paul S (1990) Associate Professor of Practice in Actuarial Science. BA, University of Dayton; MS, University of Iowa

Kappen, Jeffrey A (2012) Associate Professor of International Business/Department Chair. BA, Beloit College; MBA, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Mannetter, Heidi (2016) Associate Professor of Practice in Marketing. BA, University of Northern Iowa; MBA, University of Iowa

Mitchell, Matthew Coy (2010) Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy. BA, Rollins College; MBA, Rollins College; Ph.D., University of South Carolina - Columbia

Njoroge, Joyce (2000) Associate Professor of Accounting. BComm, University of Nairobi; MAcc, Washington State University; Ph.D., Washington State University

Noe, Lance (2022) Associate Professor of Practice in Public Administration/Director, MPA Program/Director of the Center for Professional Studies. BS, Iowa State University; MPA, Drake University; ABD, Florida Atlantic University

Root, Thomas (1999) Associate Professor of Finance/Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. BS, University of Kansas; MA, University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Solsma, Lori (2013) Associate Professor of Accounting. BS, University of South Dakota; MBA, University of South Dakota; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Suh, Inchul (2002) Associate Professor. BA, Korea University; MBA, Indiana University - Bloomington; Ph.D., University of Colorado - Boulder

Vander Naald, Brian (2016) Associate Professor of Economics/Research Coordinator. BA, Miami University; MA, University of Montana; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Vaughan, Amy Grace (2009) Associate Professor of Statistics. BBA, Murray State University; MBA, Georgia Southern University; MS, University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Vieregger, Carl (2015) Associate Professor of Management. BA, Northwestern University; MBA, Columbia Business School; Ph.D., Olin Business School, Washington University

White, Toby (2008) Associate Professor of Finance/Actuarial Science. BA, Kalamazoo College; MS, University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Washington

Zheng, Liping (2009) Associate Professor of Economics. BA, Jilin University; MA, University of International Business and Economics - China; MA, University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

Assistant Professors

Edwards, Danielle (2022) Assistant Professor of Practice in Information Systems. BBA, Graceland University; MS, Drake University

Herath, Wiranthe (2022) Assistant Professor of Statistics. BS, University of Peradeniya; MS, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Kolotylo-Kulkarni, Malgorzata (2019) Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics. BSc, University of Wales; BSc, Vrije Universiteit; Ph.D., Florida International University

Muselman, Claire (2023) Assistant Professor of Practice in Leadership, Human Resources, and Organizational Behavior. BA, University of Iowa; MPA, Drake University; EdD, Grand Canyon University

Shepard, Molly (2023) Assistant Professor of Practice in Leadership, Human Resources, and Organizational Behavior. BA, Central College; MBA, Loyola University – Chicago; Ph.D., Drake University

Sweeney, Brian (2014) Assistant Professor of Practice in Accounting. BBA, University of Iowa; MAcc, Purdue Global University; MBA, Drake University

Yoon, Jayoung (2021) Assistant Professor of Finance. BA, Yonsei University; MA, Yonsei University; MA, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati