New Faculty and Faculty Administrators 2010

College of Business and Public Administration

Dr. Michael Lance Frazier, Assistant Professor of Management, received a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior in 2009 from Oklahoma State University, an M.B.A. from Oklahoma City University and a B.S. in Accounting from Oklahoma State University. Previously he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at Oklahoma State University.

Ms. Susan L. Jackson, Instructor of Management, received an M.S. in Administration, Personnel Management in 1981 from George Washington University and a B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing in 1978 from Old Dominion University. Previously she was in residential real estate and property management and an Adjunct Professor at Old Dominion University.

Mr. Donald T. Joyner, Lecturer of Accounting, received an M.B.A. in 1996 from the College of William and Mary, a B.S. in Accounting in 1994 from Christopher Newport University and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Business with a concentration in Accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University. Previously he was an Adjunct Accounting Professor at Thomas Nelson Community College.

Dr. Jei Li, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, received a Ph.D. in Economics in 2010 from North Carolina State University, a Master's in Economics in 2005 from North Carolina State University, and a Bachelor's in International Finance in 2002 from Zhongshan University, China. Previously she was an Instructor in the Department of Economics at North Carolina State University.

Ms. Erika Marsillac, Instructor of Information Technology and Decision Sciences, received an M.B.A. in Information Technology and an M.B.A., in 2002 and 2000 respectively, from Goldey-Beacom College, a B.A. in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University and is expected to receive a Ph.D. in Manufacturing Management from the University of Toledo. Previously she was a Senior Research Associate in the Wright Center for PVIC and an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Toledo.

Dr. Megan M. McInerney, Assistant Professor of Accounting, received a Ph.D. in Accounting and Information Systems in 2010 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a Masters of Accounting in 2001 from the College of William and Mary, and a B.S. in Accounting in 2000 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Previously she was a Ph.D. Student in Residence at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Tax Manager at Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C., Family Wealth and Management Group.

Dr. Jong Chool Park, Assistant Professor of Accounting, received a Ph.D. in Accounting in 2006 from Carnegie Mellon University, an M.S. in Statistics in 2001 from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in Economics in 2000 from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a B.A. in International Economics in 1998 from Seoul National University. Previously she was an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Lally School of Business, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Dr. Michael Provance, Assistant Professor of Management, received a Ph.D. in Management of Science, Technology and Innovation in 2010 from The George Washington University School of Business, an M.B.A. in 1994 from the Pennsylvania State University, and a B.S. in Management Science in 1990 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously he was a Visiting Faculty member at the University of Richmond.

Mr. Tourgeč D. Simpson, Jr., Assistant Director, Undergraduate Advising, received a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration in 2007 from the University of Arkansas and a B.S. in Human Resource Policy and Development in 2005 from Georgia State University. Previously he was a Resident Director at the University of California Santa Barbara.

Dr. Katrina L. Stevens, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration, received a Ph.D. in Public Affairs in 2010 from the University of Colorado Denver, a Master of Nonprofit Management in 2004 from Regis University and a B.A. in History in 1999 from Colorado State University. Previously she was a Lecturer and Research Assistant in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver.

Dr. Nurgul Ukueva, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, received a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Economics, in 2010 and 2006 respectively, from Duke University, an M.A. in Economics in 2004 from Temple University and a B.S. in Economics in 1999 from Kyrgyz State University of Construction. Previously she was a Research Assistant in the Department of Economics at Duke University.

Dr. George O. White, III, Assistant Professor of Management, received a Ph.D. in International Business in 2008 from the University of Texas at El Paso, an M.B.A. in General Management in 2006, also from the University of Texas at El Paso, an LL.M. in International Commercial Law in 2002 from Emory University, a J.D. in International Law in 2001 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and a B.A. in Asian History in 1995 from the University of Alabama. Previously he was an Assistant Professor of International Business at the University of Michigan.

Ms. Dalaina Williams, Program Manager for the Executive Development Center, received a B.A. in English in 2002 from Michigan State University. She has been Senior Program Assistant and Acting Program Manager of the Executive Development Center.