
Tom Williamson
Assistant to the Dean
Tom Williamson
Assistant to the Dean
Office: Popplewell Hall, 306
Office Phone: (816) 271-5918
Email: williamson@missouriwestern.edu

Peggy Leland
Administrative Assistant
Peggy Leland
Administrative Assistant
Office: Popplewell Hall, 305
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: leland@missouriwestern.edu

Theresa Buttz
Administrative Assistant
Theresa Buttz
Administrative Assistant
Office: Popplewell Hall 208
Office Phone: (816) 271-5615
Email: tbuttz@missouriwestern.edu

Nick Sutton
Advising Coordinator
Nick Sutton
Advising and Intern Coordinator
Office: Popplewell Hall, 305
Office Phone: (816) 271-4348
Email: nsutton1@missouriwestern.edu

Annette Weeks
Director of Entrepreneurship
Annette Weeks
Director of Center for Entrepreneurship
Office: Popplewell Hall, 203
Office Phone: (816) 271-4283
Email: aweeks@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

Perry Oliver Adkins
Instructor
Perry Oliver Adkins
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Accounting
B.S., Accounting
M.B.A.
Office: Popplewell Hall, 303-A
Office Phone: (816) 271-4459
Email: jadkins8@missouriwestern.edu

Casey Bell
Instructor

Instructor
Office: Popplewell Hall, 305
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: cbell@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Michael Chiao
Professor
Dr. Michael Chiao
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Finance
M.S., National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
Ph.D., Finance, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
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
Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315 S
Office Phone: (816) 271-4273
Email: kchoden@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Phillip Frank
Assistant Professor
Dr. Phillip Frank
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
B.S., Appalachian State University, Management
M.B.A., High Point University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Marketing
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-S
Office Phone: (816) 271-5824
Email: pfrank@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Konrad Gunderson
Associate Professor
Dr. Konrad Gunderson
Associate Professor
Teaching Specialty: Accounting
B.A. Luther College
M.S., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-K
Office Phone: (816) 271-4278
Email: gunder@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Michael Kimmel
Assistant Professor
Dr. Michael Kimmel
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
B.S., St. Louis University, International Business
M.B.A., Western Carolina University
Ph.D., University of Texas @ Arlington, Management
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-Q
Office Phone: (816) 271-5975
Email: mkimmel1@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Kamal Lamsel
Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor
Office: Popplewell Hall, 305
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: klamsal@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Brett Luthans
Professor
Dr. Brett Luthans
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Organizational Behavior & International Management
B.S., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
M.B.A., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-E
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
M.B.A., University of Texas Dallas
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email:

Dr. Erin McLaughlin
Assistant Professor
Dr. Erin McLaughlin
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Management
B.S., Missouri State University
M.B.A., Missouri State University
Ph.D., University of North Texas
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email:

Dr. Shiva Nandan
Assistant Professor
Dr. Shiva Nandan
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Marketing
Ph.D., University of Texas @ Arlington
M.B.A., University of British Columbia
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-F
Office Phone: (816) 271-4320
Email: snandan@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Bin Qiu
Assistant Professor
Dr. Bin Qiu
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Finance
B.S., Economics: Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
M.S., Finance: University of International Business and Economics
M.B.A., Babson College, Wellesley, MA
Ph.D., Finance: University of Hawaii at Manoa
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., J.D., University of Missouri – Columbia
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-O
Office Phone: (816) 271-5832
Email: lsalfrank@missouriwestern.edu

Cassandra Samuel
Instructor
Cassandra Samuel
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Business Statistics
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University
M.S., Northwest Missouri State University
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Kansas
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-J
Office Phone: (816) 271-4349
Email: csamuel@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Nitin Singh
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nitin Singh
Assistant Professor
Office: Popplewell Hall, 306
Office Phone: (816) 271-4286
Email: nsingh1@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Prashant Tarun
Professor
Dr. Prashant Tarun
Professor
Teaching Specialty: Supply Chain Management, Productions & Ops
B.E., Sardar Patel University, Mechanical Engineering
M.S., University of Texas,Industrial Engineering
Ph.D., University of Texas, Industrial Engineering
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-P
Office Phone: (816) 271-5938
Email: ptarun@missouriwestern.edu

Chris VanHoozer
Part-Time Instructor

Part-Time Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Microcomputer Applications
B.S.B.A., Missouri Western State University
M.B.A., Northwest Missouri State University
Office: Popplewell Hall, 309
Office Phone: (816) 271-4338
Email: cvanhoozer@missouriwestern.edu

Dr. Amit Verma
Assistant Professor
Dr. Amit Verma
Assistant Professor
Teaching Specialty: Supply Chain Management
B. Tech., National Institute of Technology Calicut, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Tippie College of Business, Management Science
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-L
Office Phone: (816) 271-4357
Email: averma@missouriwestern.edu

Irene Zhang
Instructor
Irene Zhang
Instructor
Teaching Specialty: Accounting
Office: Popplewell Hall, 315-M
Office Phone: (816) 271-4129
Email: yzhang1@missouriwestern.edu