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Faculty Profiles

Faculty

Professors. Mentors. Friends. At Valparaiso University, you will work on real-life problems alongside faculty leaders with decades of business experience and a true desire to do what’s best for you.

EXPERIENCE

Our faculty has worked around the world and in a wide variety of industries and positions. With their hands-on business experience and rigorous academic training, you’ll get what’s needed most: an education grounded in theory and deepened by practice.

CONNECTIONS

A thoughtful human element underscores everything we do. Our faculty has purposeful ties around the world, serving as consultants to world-class organizations. Because our faculty is well connected around the globe, our students ultimately benefit from up-to-the-minute case studies and cutting-edge knowledge.

ACCESSIBILITY

Our approach: one-on-one, whenever possible. Whether our students are prepping for business competitions, desire mentoring for job searches, or need some side-by-side time for research, our faculty is there. They also have an “open door” policy for office hours, so you can get personalized help when you need it.

Accounting and Business Law

Lin (Vivian) Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Accounting

Jiangxia (Renee) Liu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Accounting

Cathlin Upton, CPA, MBA Accounting Lecturer

Elizabeth Gingerich, J.D. Professor of Business Law

Finance

Jiun-Lin (Alex) Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Finance

John Steele, MBA Lecturer of Finance

Business Analytics / Information and Decision Science / Supply Chain & Logistics Management

Ata Karbasi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Information and Decision Science

Mahdi Bohloul, Ph.D. Visiting Professor
Information and Decision Science

Sanjay Kumar, Ph.D. Professor of Information and Decision Science

Paul Rowe, Ph.D. Lecturer, Information & Decision Sciences

Marketing

Musa Pinar, Ph.D. Professor of Marketing

Michelle Van Solt, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Marketing

Management

Niclas Erhardt, Ph.D. Dean and Professor of Management niclas.erhardt@valpo.edu 219.464.5040

Matthew Luth, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Management

Lacey Logan, Ph.D. Candidate Visiting Assistant Professor of Management

Karl Madsen, MBA Lecturer, Management

Sport Management

David Rolling, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sport Management

Jamie Stangel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Sport Management

Additional Faculty

Sedefka Beck, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Economics

Sara Gundersen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Economics

Richard A. McSparin SPHR; SHRM-SC

Dushan Nikolovski Director of the Innovation Hub
Clinical Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship dushan.nikolovski@valpo.edu

Carmine Polito, Ph.D., P.E. Chair of Civil Engineering, Professor of Civil Engineering