Coles Faculty Speakers
The faculty in the Coles College of Business possess outstanding academic credentials and extensive industry experience in diverse areas of expertise. Listed below are a few highlighted faculty who regularly speak at business functions. You can contact them directly via the contact information listed in their profile. For information on other faculty who could possibly speak at your event, please contact Lisa Duke at lduke8@kennesaw.edu (470-578-3012).
School of Accounting
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Marcus Caylor
Marcus Caylor Associate Professor of AccountingPosition:
Associate Professor of AccountingPhone: (470) 578-2674
Email: mcaylor4@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 210
Areas of Expertise:
Financial Reporting -
Dana Hermanson
Dana Hermanson Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Private Enterprise and Professor of AccountingPosition:
Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Private Enterprise and Professor of AccountingPhone: (470) 578-6077
Email: dhermans@kennesaw.edu
Location: VM only
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate Governance -
Jennifer Schafer
Jennifer Schafer Associate Professor of AccountingPosition:
Associate Professor of AccountingPhone: (470) 578-6095
Email: jschafe1@kennesaw.edu
Location: KC 150
Areas of Expertise:
Tax
Department of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
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Lucy Ackert
Lucy Ackert Professor of FinancePosition:
Professor of FinancePhone: (470) 578-6111
Email: lackert@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 422
Areas of Expertise:
Finance -
Govind Hariharan
Govind Hariharan Professor of EconomicsPosition:
Professor of EconomicsPhone: (470) 578-6580
Email: gharihar@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 407
Areas of Expertise:
Business, Health Care, Regulations and Investment Behavior of Older Americans, Asian Economics,Dr. Govind Hariharan is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis at Kennesaw State University. He is also the faculty advisor to the KSU Student Managed Investment Fund LLC. He was formerly the Executive Director of the India China America (ICA) Institute and Chair of the Department of Economics, Finance and Quant. Analysis. He was previously a faculty at SUNY Buffalo and at West Virginia University.
Dr. Govind Hariharanâs research is extensively cited. His papers are key citations in health care, regulation and investments especially of Older Americans. His research on risk tolerance and investment behavior of soon to be retirees was the recipient of the Ross award for best paper. His research on the health- wealth relationship of soon to be retirees is extensively cited. His work has been listed among the Classics in Risk. Management. He has taught a wide range of courses at universities across the globe including in India (where he is a visiting faculty at Great Lakes Institute among others), China (Motorola University, Renmin University) and Singapore and has received numerous awards for his research, teaching and leadership.
Dr. Govind Hariharan has consulted for many organizations, public and private, such as the World Bank, Council for Quality Growth, and M&T Bank. He has been a member of various state and local task forces on health care especially in the areas of health systems, information and transparency. He is a sought after speaker on topics ranging from health care, financial inclusion, emerging economies, skills and education, leadership and innovation at various global summits including Global Business Leaders Forum, the annual India and China Summits at Emory, and Wharton China Business Forum.
Dr. Govind Hariharan currently serves on the advisory boards of the Georgia Department of Revenue and Atlanta Society of Finance and Investment Professionals and a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) on Forecasting Atlanta 2040. He was a member of advisory boards of the Wellstar Institute for Better Health, the American Diabetes Association- Atlanta, and a mentor for TIE-Atlanta. He is actively involved in many academic and business organizations in India as well. He has been interviewed or quoted in many media outlets including the Financial Times, Investorâs Daily, Money Talks, National Public Radio, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Buffalo News, and the Weather Channel.
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Brett Katzman
Brett Katzman Associate Dean of Faculty and Research and Professor of EconomicsPosition:
Associate Dean of Faculty and Research and Professor of EconomicsPhone: (470) 578-6365
Email: bkatzman@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 260
Areas of Expertise:
Competitive Bidding and Markets in general -
Roger Tutterow
Roger Tutterow Professor of EconomicsPosition:
Professor of EconomicsPhone: (470) 578-3278
Email: rtuttero@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 323
Areas of Expertise:
Economics
Department of Information Systems
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Pamila Dembla
Pamila Dembla Executive Director of the India China America (ICA) Institute and Associate Professor of Information SystemsPosition:
Executive Director of the India China America (ICA) Institute and Associate Professor of Information SystemsPhone: (470) 578-2319
Email: pdembla@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 485
Area of Expertise:
Information Systems, Cultural Competence -
Andy Green
Andy Green Assistant Professor of Information Security and AssurancePosition:
Assistant Professor of Information Security and AssurancePhone: (470) 578-4352
Email: agreen57@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 490
Area of Expertise:
Information Security (Cybersecurity), Privacy, and Public Policy -
Herb Mattord
Herb Mattord Professor of Information Security, Department of Information Systems & Security, Coles College of Business and Director of Undergraduate Education and Outreach, Institute for Cybersecurity Workforce DevelopmentPosition:
Professor of Information Security, Department of Information Systems & Security, Coles College of Business and Director of Undergraduate Education and Outreach, Institute for Cybersecurity Workforce DevelopmentPhone: (470) 578-4741
Email: hmattord@kennesaw.edu
Location: House 3495 - 220
Area of Expertise:
Cyber Security -
Solomon Negash
Solomon Negash Professor of Information SystemsPosition:
Professor of Information SystemsPhone: (470) 578-7607
Email: snegash@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 493
Area of Expertise:
Technology and International Issues and Mobile Application Development -
Adriane Randolph
Adriane Randolph Professor of Information SystemsPosition:
Professor of Information SystemsPhone: (470) 578-6083
Email: arandol3@kennesaw.edu
Location: CP 206B
Area of Expertise:
Neuro-Information Systems; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Decision Neuroscience; Biometric Technologies for Marketing, Sales, and Education -
Wes Rhea
Wes Rhea Senior Lecturer of Information SystemsPosition:
Senior Lecturer of Information SystemsPhone: (470) 578-2678
Email: jrhea@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 486A
Area of Expertise:
Compliance -
Sweta Sneha
Sweta Sneha Executive Director of the MS in Healthcare Management and Informatics Program and Associate Professor of Information SystemsPosition:
Executive Director of the MS in Healthcare Management and Informatics Program and Associate Professor of Information SystemsPhone: (470) 578-2436
Email: ssneha@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 491
Area of Expertise:
Healthcare Management and Informatics
Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality
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Stacy Campbell
Stacy Campbell Executive Director of Coles Scholars Program and Professor of ManagementPosition:
Executive Director of Coles Scholars Program and Professor of ManagementPhone: (470) 578-2528
Email: scampb41@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 486B
Area of Expertise:
Generational Differences, Organizational Behavior Topics -
Robin Cheramie
Robin Cheramie Dean, Coles College of Business and Professor of ManagementPosition:
Dean, Coles College of Business and Professor of ManagementPhone: (470) 578-6425
Email: rcheram1@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 258
Area of Expertise:
Human Resources Topics, Organizational Behavior -
Michael Maloni
Michael Maloni Professor of ManagementPosition:
Professor of ManagementPhone: (470) 578-6549
Email: mmaloni@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 337
Area of Expertise:
Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics
Department of Marketing and Professional Selling
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Jennifer Hutchins
Jennifer Hutchins Assistant Professor of MarketingPosition:
Assistant Professor of MarketingPhone: (470) 578-2395
Email: jhutch35@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 219
Area of Expertise:
Advertising -
Terry Loe
Terry Loe Professor of MarketingPosition:
Professor of MarketingPhone: (470) 578-2017
Email: tloe@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 284
Area of Expertise:
Professional SellingProfessionalization of Sales; Sales Performance; Sales Training and Sales Pedagogy
Dr. Terry W. Loe is the Director of External Communications for the Center for Professional Selling and a tenured Full Professor at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Loe has more than 11 years of industry experience, primarily in sales in the financial services space. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Memphis in Marketing in 1996.
Dr. Loe spent 11 years in industry in sales, marketing and management, primarily in financial services, and has over 20 years of experience in sales research, training and consulting. His recent sales training and consulting clients include NCR, Arch Chemical, AIG, Dutch Oil, and WellStar Health Care Systems, among others. Dr. Loe is on the Board of Directors for PlayPro Media, an Entertainment and Promotions Marketing company. Terry reviews for numerous journals and conferences and is also on the Editorial Review Boards for several international academic journals.
Dr. Loe has published more than 45 research articles in numerous national and international academic conferences and academic journals and also authored The Instructorâs Role-Play Guide used by sales faculty and instructors around the country. His research has won several awards including the âJournal of Business Ethics Citation Classicsâ award for publishing one of the top 12 cited articles in the JOBE over 30 years and over 100 volumes, the Coles College of Businessâ Business Engagement Award, and the Marvin Jolson Award for Best Contribution to Selling and Sales Management Practice for the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, as well as other awards.
Dr. Loe is quoted in numerous regional, national, and international newspapers and trade journals and spoken on sales and the professionalization of sales, sales ethics and sales management topics to organizations and conferences around the United States and globally. Terry is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Collegiate Sales Competition, the longest running and largest university sales role-play competition in the world that includes the top university sales programs in the country, and has included universities from Mexico, Canada, Belgium and other European countries. Founded in 1999, the NCSC has contributed more than $6 million to university sales programs and sales education. Terry has also been recognized by the American Marketing Association for his contribution to the sales discipline and sales education for his development of the National Collegiate Sales Competition. He has consulted numerous universities in the U.S. and abroad in developing sales education programs, curriculum and sales role-play competitions and is past President of the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA), a consortium of the top University Sales Centers globally that assists in mentoring developing sales centers and sales faculty in the U.S. and abroad.
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Gary Selden
Gary Selden Professor of MarketingPosition:
Professor of MarketingPhone: (470) 578-6060
Email: gselden@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 281
Area of Expertise:
Creative Problem Solving, Problem Solving Tools for Managing Change, Client Retention, and Account ManagementDr. Selden is Professor of Marketing and Professional Sales at the Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University, and Director of The Tenacity Center for Account Maintenance and Client Retention. He is also associated with the Center for Professional Selling at the Coles College. His teaching and research interests lie with the Human Side of Enterprises. This includes Marketing, Sales, Account Management, Client Retention, Creativity, Organizational Learning, and Team Development.
He comes to that position with over 25 years of marketing, sales and training experience. He has worked for and consulted with fortune 200 companies including Syntex Pharmaceuticals, Shaw Industries, WorldSpan, Appollo MD, Post Properties, Dupont, Allied Chemical, Kroger, and many others. He has also worked with hundreds of small and emerging enterprises while working as Associate State Director of The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center.
Gary has a doctorate from the University of Georgia. Dr. Selden also has a BA in Mathematics from Ithaca College and a Masters in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University.
Areas of Expertise: Business Development, Sales, Customer Retention, Account Management, Innovation, Creativity, Organizational Learning and Team Development.
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Hope Torkornoo
Hope Torkornoo Professor of Marketing and International BusinessPosition:
Professor of Marketing and International BusinessPhone: (470) 578-6320
Email: htorkorn@kennesaw.edu
Location: BB 244
Area of Expertise:
International Business, Global Marketing