Faculty and Staff

Accounting
Economics
Finance
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Management
Marketing
Quantitative Methods
Adjunct Faculty
Administration and Staff

Accounting

Dr. Ben Johnson

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Room 122, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2862
bj23@evansville.edu

Benjamin W. Johnson, CPA, is assistant professor of accounting at the University of Evansville. He earned his BS in Accounting from the University of Evansville and worked for a CPA firm upon graduation. | Dr. Johnson earned his MSM from Oakland City University, and earned his DBA from Anderson University. Ben has held a Certified Public Accountant license from the state of Indiana since 2003 and maintains a current tax practice. Dr. Johnson's current teaching responsibilities include Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, and Federal Income Tax.

Dr. Rania Mousa

Professor of Accounting

Room 148, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2853
rm190@evansville.edu
Mousa's Full Biography

Dr. Mousa is professor of accounting at the University of Evansville. She earned her PhD in Accounting from the University of Birmingham, UK (2010) and her BA in Accounting from the American University in Cairo, Egypt (2000). | She received an MBA degree from Illinois Institute of Technology (2002). Since 2002, Rania worked as a financial analyst in several financial services companies in Chicago (USA), Cairo (Egypt) and Kuwait. She also completed a number of short-term appointments at some universities in Egypt, achieving the level of assistant lecturer. While pursuing her PhD in the UK, Rania worked as a visiting accounting lecturer in Birmingham Business School (University of Birmingham). Dr. Mousa's main research interests include electronic government, electronic business and financial reporting, and the adoption and usage of Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).

Dr. Toufiq Nazrul

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Room 123, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2859
tn89@evansville.edu

Economics

Dr. Omer Bayar

Professor of Economics

Room 119, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2867
ob19@evansville.edu
Bayar's Full Biography

Omer Bayar is a Professor of Economics at the University of Evansville. Dr. Bayar received his B.A. in Management from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkiye and Ph.D. in Economics with concentrations in monetary economics, international economics, and applied econometrics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Dr. Alexander Taylor

Assistant Professor of Economics

Room 122, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2863
at154@evansville.edu

Alexander N. Taylor is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Evansville. He received his PhD in economics from George Mason University in 2024, where he specialized in Economic History and received the Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies in Economics.

Dr. Taylor teaches principle Economics courses, as well as upper-level courses in Development Economics, Economic History, Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Regression Analysis. He is passionate about training students in the economic way of thinking and showing them the universality of basic economic principles applied to human decision-making, in both market and non-market scenarios.

Dr. Taylor is also an active researcher primarily interested in the economic history of media and public symbols. His previous work has been published in Explorations of Economic History and featured in Cato Institute Research Briefs in Economic Policy, and he has written for the popular press in The Conversation. His current work centers on the economic, political, and social impacts of the printing press, which he views as a parallel to the modern explosion of social media and other forms of information technology.

In his free time, Dr. Taylor enjoys traveling, live music, video games, television and cinema, and—most of all—doing these activities with his wife Victoria and their miniature dachshund Stanley.

Finance

Dr. Walayet Khan

Professor of Finance / Mead Johnson Nutrition Endowed Chair in Business

Room 144, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2869
wk3@evansville.edu
Khan's Full Biography

Walayet A. Khan is professor of finance at the University of Evansville. He received his PhD in finance from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dr. Khan is an active research scholar and maintains a consistent record of scholarly work. | He has published papers in numerous finance journals and has presented papers at national and international conferences. Dr. Khan has served as consultant to many national and regional organizations, including the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Attain (Electronic Communications Network), Kaplan Schweser and locally the Signature School in Evansville. He is the recipient of several awards including 1996 outstanding teacher of the year (UE); 2006 and 2014 UE Global Scholar; and 2008, 2013, and 2018 outstanding researcher, Schroeder School of Business. Dr. Khan is involved in volunteer work for many organizations and reads on diverse topics in his leisure time. He works out and participates in sports regularly and is especially fond of pickleball, tennis, and swimming.

Mrs. Chelsea Meinschein

Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance

Room 125, Schroeder School of Business Building
cm568@evansville.edu

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Dr. Yolanda Obaze

Associate Dean, Schroeder School of Business
Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management
Director of the Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Guthrie May Endowed Chair in Business

Room 121, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2858
yo21@evansville.edu

Yolanda Obaze, PhD, is the Associate Dean of the Schroeder School of Business and an associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Evansville (UE), Indiana. Dr. Obaze obtained her two M.B.A. (Strategic Management and Marketing), and PhD degrees from the University of North Texas, Denton Texas.| Dr. Obaze also serves as the director of the Center of Supply Chain Management. Dr. Obaze teaches the core and elective Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) courses, oversees the operations of the Center, supervises the development and implementation of the LSCM program, and ensures the efficient running of the Center through cross-industry collaborations. Dr. Obaze played a major role in the launching and development of the LSCM program. Dr. Obaze currently serves as the academic advisor for the LSCM student club, Association of Supply Chain Management student chapter, Business Professional of America student chapter, and the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at UE. Dr. Obaze received the 2018 Dean Service Award. Dr. Obaze also serves on the board of the Evansville Association of the Blind and the Potter’s Wheel Ministries.

Dr. Obaze is passionate about her research in the Humanitarian Logistics field. Her doctoral research centered on the community-based context of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. She continues her research by helping much of the community-based companies in the Evansville area. Dr. Obaze’ s research interests include social supply chain relationships, business logistics and service operations, complex systems, and humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. She has published in Transportation Journal, Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Journal, International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, and presented at the Conexus Indiana Industry Member Event, Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), Production and Operations Management (POMS), South West Decision Sciences Institute (SWDSI), Decision Institute conferences (DSI), and Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME). Dr. Obaze received the 2019 Dean Research award in 2019, 2020 Global Scholar award, and the 2019 Annual Decision Sciences Institute Best Theoretical Paper Award for her work on Social Supply Chain Management.

Management

Mr. Joshua Fenton

Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Law / Director of Assurance of Learning

Room 143, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-5218
jf224@evansville.edu

Josh Fenton earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Shepard Broad School of Law at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2011 and his Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2007. | Josh worked as an airline transport pilot from 2000 to 2007 and as a senior manager at a worldwide air carrier between 2005 and 2013. Josh started his own law firm in 2012 and continues to actively practice law, focusing primarily on business and aviation law. Josh also serves as a safety and compliance consultant to numerous aviation companies. His research interests include cryptography and cybersecurity and safety and human factors in the aerospace and nuclear power industries.

Dr. Heather Fenton

Associate Professor of Management

Room 117, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2387
hf52@evansville.edu
Fenton's Full Biography

Dr. Fenton joined the UE faculty in 2015 as an Assistant Professor of Management. | She earned her PhD in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University (2015) and both her MBA (2010) and her BBA (2008) from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. She teaches courses in management, including Global Strategic Management, Competitive Dynamics, Managing Global Relationships, and International Business Strategy. Dr. Fenton’s research interests include mergers and acquisitions, interorganizational trust, and strategic leadership.

Dr. Faith Fox

Assistant Professor of Management

Room 118, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-5041
fw5@evansville.edu

Dr. Faith Fox obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Management and her Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Indiana. Her PhD in Business Administration (Management) was earned from the University of South Alabama with a focus in organizational behavior. Dr. Fox focuses her research in organizational behavior and ethical complexities of the workplace. Her work has been presented at numerous conferences, including the Academy of Management, Midwest Academy of Management, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Her research has been published in top tier journals, including Personality and Individual Differences and Studies in Higher Education. Additionally, she is a certified logistics technician with the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council and holds a yellow belt in Six Sigma from the Tum School of Management.

Marketing

Dr. Logan Pant

Assistant Professor of Marketing

Room 145, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-1148
lp213@evansville.edu

Dr. Logan Pant is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Evansville. He graduated with his PhD from the University of North Texas in May 2024 and previously earned his MBA from the University of Louisville and BBA from the University of Toledo. Dr. Pant has been actively involved in research on consumer decision-making, focusing on grit, political ideology, gratitude, ADHD, and moral consumption. His research has appeared in the Journal of Advertising Research, Psychology & Marketing, the International Journal of Consumer Studies, and the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, among others. Dr. Pant teaches numerous courses, including Principles of Marketing, Strategic Marketing Management, Sports Marketing, Personal Selling, and more.

Dr. Aaron Schibik

Assistant Professor of Marketing

812-488-2480
as1028@evansville.edu

Aaron Schibik is assistant professor of marketing at the University of Evansville. Aaron received his undergraduate degree in Economics and MBA from the University of Southern Indiana in 2015 and 2017, respectively. In 2021, Aaron received his PhD in Marketing from the University of North Texas. He teaches Principles of Marketing, Marketing Research, Integrated Marketing Communications, Digital Marketing, and Consumer Behavior. His current research interests include vintage products, retro products, collectibles, and second-hand retail. His research has appeared in the European Journal of Marketing and The Journal of Services Marketing, with articles forthcoming in the Journal of Vacation Marketing and The Journal of Historical Research in Marketing.

Business Quantitative Methods

Mrs. Julie Frazier

Clinical Assistant Professor of Data Analytics

Room 126, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2404
jf178@evansville.edu

Julie Frazier earned a Master of Business Administration degree from The Ohio State University with a Major in Logistics and Operations Management and a Minor in International Business. She worked as a Logistics Analyst for USG Corporation. | Prior to that she worked as a radiation therapist at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, IN. She earned a Bachelors in General Studies at Indiana University South Bend; an Associate of Science degree in Radiologic Technology from USI; and a Certificate Degree in Radiation Therapy. She now teaches the introductory QM 160, Introduction to Data Analytics course while also maintaining the Assurance of Learning program for the Schroeder School of Business AACSB accreditation.

Adjunct Faculty

Ms. Kathleen Lapekas

Adjunct Instructor in Management

kl281@evansville.edu

Mr. Kolawole Olayinka

Adjunct Instructor in Business Management

ko112@evansville.edu

Mrs. Yiting Peng-Atkins

Adjunct Instructor in Business Management

yp18@evansville.edu

Dr. Robert Young

Adjunct Instructor of Business Law

ry20@evansville.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Dr. Laura Dwyer

Associate Professor Emeritus of Management

lp39@evansville.edu
Dwyer's Full Biography

Dr. Dwyer earned her PhD in 1999 from Purdue University in organizational behavior and her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana University in 1985. | She passed the Certified Public Accountant exam in Illinois in 1987. Before graduate school, Dr. Dwyer worked for eight years at Amoco Corporation in Chicago (now BP) in various accounting positions. She taught courses in Organizational Behavior, Decision Making, and Leadership. Dr. Dwyer’s research interests include leadership and organizational behavior pedagogy.

Dr. Rob Montgomery

Professor Emeritus of Marketing

Montgomery's Full Biography

Rob Montgomery is professor emeritus of marketing at the University of Evansville where he has served on the faculty since 1998. Prior to UE, Rob was Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of North Carolina Pembroke for five years. | Rob received his DBA and MBA at Mississippi State University and his BSBA from the University of Southern Indiana. Rob has taught nearly every marketing course at one time or another. Currently, he teaches EMBA Global Marketing, Principles of Marketing, Personal Selling, Marketing Management, and Marketing Research. Rob's current research interests include The Hunting Consumer and Thrift Store Marketing. His research has appeared in the Journal of Marketing Management, Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, The Sports Journal, Journal for Economics Educators, Journal of Ministry Marketing Management, Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing, The Academy of Marketing Studies Journal, and others.

Administration and Staff

Dr. Suresh Immanuel

Dean, College of Business and Engineering
Associate Provost of Academic Partnerships
Professor of Civil Engineering

Room 152, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2085
ss476@evansville.edu
Immanuel's Full Biography

Mrs. Megan Conapinski, CPA

Director, Office for Career Success

Room 133, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2392
mt263@evansville.edu

Mrs. Lorraine Jones

Administrative Associate, College of Business and Engineering

Room 152, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2851
lj131@evansville.edu

Ms. Kimberly Meyer

Administrative Assistant for the School of Business Administration

Room 130, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2852
kf129@evansville.edu

Mr. Mark Pieper

Coordinator of Recruiting and Outreach

Room 124, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-5213
mp427@evansville.edu

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