Dr. Phillip Frank
Chair | Associate Professor
Dr. Phillip Frank
Associate Professor
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
B.S. Appalachian State University, Marketing with Minor in Accounting
M.B.A. High Point University, Masters of Business Administrations with Minor in Marketing
Ph.D. University of North Carolina – Greensboro, Consumer Apparel and Retail Studies with Minor in Educational Research Methodology
Office: Popplewell Hall, 305-C
Office Phone: (816) 271-5918
Email: pfrank@missouriwestern.edu
Jessica Searcy
Administrative Assistant
Jessica Searcy
Administrative Assistant
Office: Popplewell Hall 305
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: jsearcy5@missouriwestern.edu
Hana Hunt
Academic Advisor | Internship Coordinator
Hana Hunt
Academic Advisor/Internship Coordinator
Office: Popplewell Hall 305-A
Office Phone: (816) 271-4348
Email: hhunt4@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Pramit Banerjee
Assistant Professor
Pramit Banerjee
Assistant Professor
Teaching Speciality: Marketing
B.S. University of Lucknow, India, Chemistry
M.B.A. XLRI Xavier School of Management – Jamshedpur, India, Marketing
Ph.D. Oklahoma State University – Stillwater, Marketing
Office: Popplewell Hall 315-A
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: pbanerjee@missouriwestern.edu
Perry Oliver Adkins
Instructor
Perry Oliver Adkins
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Accounting
B.S. Pittsburg State University – Pittsburg, Dual Major – Accounting and Economics
M.B.A Pittsburg State University – Pittsburg, Business
Office: Popplewell Hall, 303-B
Office Phone: (816) 271-4459
Email: padkins3@missouriwestern.edu
Casey Bell
Instructor
Casey Bell
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
B.S. Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Management
M.B.A. Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Marketing
A.B.D. University of Missouri – St. Louis, Marketing
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-P
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: cbell@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Michael Chiao
Professor
Dr. Michael Chiao
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Finance
B.S. National Chung-Hsing University – Taiwan, Agricultural Marketing
M.S. National Chung-Hsing University – Taiwan, Agricultural Economics
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Finance major with minor in Economics
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-H
Office Phone: (816) 271-5954
Email: cchiao@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Khendum W Choden
Associate Professor
Dr. Khendum W Choden
Associate Professor
Teaching Specialty: Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, Organization Staffing, Training and Safety
B.S. Stony Brook University, Dual Major – Business Management and Economics
Ph.D. University of Texas – El Paso, International Business with concentration in Information Systems
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-F
Office Phone: (816) 271-4273
Email: kchoden@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Parichehr Kianian
Assistant Professor
Dr. Parichehr Kianian
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
B.S. Sharif University of Technology, Physics
M.B.A. University of Tehran
Ph.D. University of Houston, Marketing
Office: Popplewell, 315-B
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: pkianian@missouriwestern.edu
Thomas Lalka
Instructor
Thomas Lalka
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Management/GBA
B.A., Rutgers University, Business Administration
B.S., Columbus State University, Computer Technology
M.B.A., Radford University – Radford, VA
A.B.D., University of Cincinnati, Advanced School of Business Doctoral Program
D.B.A., University of Phoenix – Tempe, Arizona
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-J
Office Phone: (816) 271-4349
Email: tlalka@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Brett Luthans
Professor
Dr. Brett Luthans
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Organizational Behavior & International Management
B.S., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Business Administration
M.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Management
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Organizational Behavior, International Management, General Management
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-D
Office Phone: (816) 271-4411
Email: luthans@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Cheryl McIntosh
Assistant Professor
Dr. Cheryl McIntosh
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Management
B.A., Brigham Young University – Hawai’i, Psychology
M.B.A., University of Texas – Dallas, Leadership of Organizations
Ph.D., University of Texas – Arlington, Business of Administration-Management with Minor in Business Statistics
Office: Popplewell Hall 315-E
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: cmcintosh@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Bin Qiu
Assistant Professor
Dr. Bin Qiu
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Finance
B.S., Northwestern Polytechnical University – Xi’an, Shanxi, China, Economics
M.S., University of International Business of Economics – Beijing, China, Finance
M.B.A., Babson College – Wellesley, MA
Ph.D., University of Hawai’i – Manoa, Finance
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-G
Office Phone: (816) 271-4347
Email: bqiu@missouriwestern.edu
Linda Salfrank, JD
Instructor
Linda Salfrank, JD
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Business Law
B.A., University of Missouri – Columbia, Political Science
J.D., University of Missouri – Columbia, Juris Doctorate
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-O
Office Phone: (816) 271-5832
Email: lsalfrank@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Prashant Tarun
Professor
Dr. Prashant Tarun
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Supply Chain Management, Production & Operations
B.E., Sardar Patel University, Mechanical Engineering
M.S., University of Texas – Arlington, Industrial Engineering
Ph.D., University of Texas – Arlington, Industrial Engineering
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-C
Office Phone: (816) 271-5938
Email: ptarun@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Tolga Ulusemre
Assistant Professor
Dr. Tolga Ulusemre
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Management
B.B.A., University of Marmara, Istanbul
M.S. University of Bath, England, Marketing
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Business Administration, International Business
Office: Popplewell Hall 315-S
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: tulusemre@missouriwestern.edu
Dr. Amit Verma
Associate Professor
Dr. Amit Verma
Associate Professor
Teaching Specialty: Supply Chain Management
B.Tech., National Institute of Technology Calicut – Kozhikode, India, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Iowa, Management Sciences
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-L
Office Phone: (816) 271-4357
Email: averma@missouriwestern.edu
Irene Zhang
Instructor
Irene Zhang
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Accounting
M.S., Illinois State University, Economics
M.Acc., Kansas State University
A.B.D. University of Missouri – St. Louis
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-K
Office Phone: (816) 271-4129
Email: yzhang1@missouriwestern.edu
Craig School of Business – Centers
Theresa Buttz
Administrative Assistant
Theresa Buttz
Administrative Assistant
Office: Popplewell Hall 208
Office Phone: (816) 271-5615
Email: tbuttz@missouriwestern.edu
Pam Klaus
Director of Franchise Development
Pam Klaus
Director of Center for Franchise Development
Office: Popplewell Hall, 211
Office Phone: (816) 262-9769
Email: pklaus@missouriwestern.edu