Dr. James Goodpasture
Interim Department Head of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office: Business Building, Room 111
Phone: 254-968-1856
Program Coordinator for MACC Program
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- Ph.D., Business Administration – Accounting, Florida State University, 1999, Tallahassee, Florida
- Master of Professional Accounting, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1989, San Antonio, Texas
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 1979, San Antonio, Texas
- Bachelor of Science – Biology, The Leland Stanford Junior University, 1979, Stanford, California
Teaching Interests: Managerial Accounting, Governmental Accounting, Health Care Finance
Research Interests: Financial Accounting of Not-for-Profit Hospitals, Classroom ethics, Multicultural and Gender comparisons of critical thinking skills
Professional certifications and licenses: CMA
Ms. Heather Braswell
Administrative Associate V
Email: [email protected]
Office: Business Building, Room 125
Phone: 254-968-9331
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Mr. Mark Adams
Instructor (2018)
Office: BUS 123
Phone: 254-968-9170
Email: [email protected]
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- MS, University of Texas at Arlington, Accounting, 2014
- BS, Tarleton State University, Computer Information Systems, 2002
Dr. Keldon Bauer
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, College of Business and Associate Professor of Finance (2012)
Office: Business Building, Room 125
Phone: 254-968-9909
Email: [email protected]
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Dr. Stephen Blythe
Professor
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Office: Business Building, Room 127
Phone: 254-968-9334
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Ms. Rachel Burkhart
Instructor
Office: Business Building, Room 114
Phone: 254-968-9331
Email: [email protected]
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- Master in Accounting – Tarleton State University – Accounting
- Tarleton State University – Management with a minor in Accounting
Dr. Yong Chen
Visiting Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 116
Phone: 254-968-9331
Email: [email protected]
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- PhD in Accounting – Lazaridis School of Business
- MBA – Lazaridis School of Business
- BA – Ontario College
Dr. Boyd Collier
Professor Emeritus
Phone: 254-968-9331
Dr. Omar Esqueda
Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 115
Phone: 254-968-9908
Email: [email protected]
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- Ph.D. in Business Administration from The University of Texas – Pan American
- MBA from The University of Texas – Pan American
- BBA in Accounting from Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas
Teaching Interests: Financial Management and Investments
Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Dividend Policy, Firm Valuation
Dr. Laura Gordey
Assistant Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 122
Phone: 254-968-9895
Email: [email protected]
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- B.A., Baylor University, Speech Communication, Waco, Texas
- J.D., Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas
Teaching Interests: Business law, employment law, labor law
Research Interests: White-collar crime, employment and labor law issues
Dr. Hussain Jafri
Regents” Professor – Economics
Office: Business Building, Room 106
Phone: 254-968-9633
Email: [email protected]
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- PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1986
- MA, University of Wisconsin, 1980
- MS, Cornell University, 1976
- BS, AP Agricultural University of India, 1973
Teaching Interests: Managerial Economics, Economics of Health Care and Money & Banking
Research Interests: Manpower Studies in the Health Industries, Health Policy, Climate Change, and Farm Labor and Profits
Dr. Hari Katuwal
Assistant Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 123
Phone: 254-968-9907
Email: [email protected]
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- PhD – University of New Mexico – Economics
- MA – University of New Mexico – Economics
Teaching Interests: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Public Finance, Statistics and Econometrics, Mathematical Economics
Research Interests: Environmental and Resource Economics, Non-Market Valuation, Choice Modeling, Wildfire Economics, Survey Design
Dr. Ebenezer Lamptey
Assistant Professor (2021)
Office: Waco – MAC 213
Phone: 254-299-8785
Email: [email protected]
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- PhD, Morgan State University, Business Administration in Accounting, 2019
- MBA, Morgan State University, 2015
- Master of Accountancy, Cleveland State University, 2009
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Ghana, Economics, 1997
Teaching interests: Principles of Financial Accounting, Principles of Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I & II, Advanced Financial Accounting, Auditing, Managerial Accounting
Research interests: Audit, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Governance
Professional certifications and licenses: CFE, 652953, 2013-Present
Mr. Judd Leach
Associate Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 126
Phone: 254-968-1861
Email: [email protected]
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- JD, Southern Methodist University, Law, 2001
- BA, University of Texas at Austin, History, 1997
Dr. Kyle Post
Associate Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 121
Phone: 254-968-9915
Email: [email protected]
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- LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law, 2008, New York, New York
- J.D., Arizona State University College of Law, 2007, Tempe, Arizona, Licensed in Texas
- B.S., Finance, Arizona State University, 2004, Tempe, Arizona
Teaching Interests: Federal income taxation, estate and gift taxation, business law, employment law
Research Interests: Federal taxation, tax issues in agriculture, legal and practical issues in estate planning, business law
Dr. Nina Rogers
Associate Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 105
Phone: 254-968-1922
Email: [email protected]
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- Ph.D. in Finance, Minor Economics, University of North Texas, 2014, Denton, Texas
- MS in Real Estate, University of North Texas, 2013, Denton Texas
- Texas Real Estate License, 2003, Broker 2006 to current
- Texas Insurance License, 2005, Texas Property and Casualty and Texas Life, Accident and Health Insurance (not currently active)
- MBA in Corporate Finance, University of Dallas, 1995, Irving, Texas
- BS in Zoology, Texas A&M University, Summa cum Laude 1976, College Station, Texas
Teaching and Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Real Estate and Insurance
Dr. Jiwoo Seo
Assistant Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 105
Phone: 254-968-9334
Email: [email protected]
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- Ph.D. in Accounting from University of Texas at El Paso
- M.S. in Accountancy from California State University, San Bernardino
- B.S. in Accounting from California State University, San Bernardino
Teaching Interests: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Data Analytics
Research Interests: Managerial Characteristics, Disclosure, Contracting, Corporate Governance
Professional certifications and licenses: CPA
Dr. Sundarrajan Sankar
Professor
Office: Fort Worth Campus, Room 341
Phone: 817-717-3313
Email: [email protected]
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- Ph.D. – 1995
- MA – University of Alabama, 1990
- MBA – 1985
- BA – University of Bombay, 1981
Mr. Alex Tanter
Assistant Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 107
Phone: 254-968-9183
Email: [email protected]
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- MA – The University of Massachusetts Amherst – Economics
- BA – University of Warwick, England – Economics and Politics
Teaching Interests: Intermediate Micro Economics, Environmental Economics, US Economic Development
Research Interests: Environmental Economics, Financial Economics
Dr. Charles (Chuck) Thomas
Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 120
Phone: 254-968-9914
Email: [email protected]
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- PhD in Accounting from University of Texas at Arlington. Minors in Finance and Research.
- Master of Taxation from Baylor University.
- BBA in Accounting from Baylor University.
Teaching interests: accounting information systems and financial reporting; capital budgeting and corporate financial policy; strategic management accounting; financial planning and management; financial statement analysis; enterprise risk management; project management; business research methods; operational analytics and improvement; performance measurement, evaluation, and incentives; ethics and professional responsibilities.
Research interests: accounting information system design; cost determination theory and methods; project selection and benefits realization methods; asymmetries in cost behavior; applications of swarm intelligence and complexity science to business problems; uses of hybrid machine intelligence in customer service and operations; performance measurement, reporting, and management; airline operations management; supply chain management.
Professional certifications and licenses: CMA, CGMA, CPA
Ms. Karen D. Varnell
Assistant Professor (2006)
Office: Fort Worth Campus, Room 322
Phone: 817-717-3328
Email: [email protected]
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- MBA – Tarleton State University (1998)
- CPA – (1988)
- BS – Angelo State University (1985)
Teaching Interests: Accounting
Dr. Derrill Watson
Associate Professor
Office: Business Building, Room 125
Phone: 254-968-9342
Email: [email protected]
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- PhD, Economics, Cornell University, 2009, Ithaca, NY
- MA, Economics, Cornell University, 2007, Ithaca, NY
- BA, Economics, Brigham Young University, 2002, Provo, UT
Teaching Interests: Development economics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Food Policy, Public Choice Economics, International Economics, Money and Banking
Research Interests: Food Policy; Development Economics