Albers Faculty

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Ajay Abraham, PhD

PhD, Marketing, Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
PGPM, Strategic Marketing and Leadership & Change Management, Indian School of Business
BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University

Associate Professor, Department of Marketing

Phone: 206-296-5709

Building/Room: Pigott 521

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Davit Adut, PhD

PhD, Accounting, Finance minor, Texas A&M University
MBA, Saint Mary's University
BBA, Istanbul University (Turkey)

Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting

Phone: 206-296-5713

Building/Room: Pigott 507

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Al Ansari, PhD

PhD, Production and Operation Management and Industrial Engineering, University of Nebraska
MS, Operational Research and Quality Control, University of Nebraska
MBA, Production and Operations, University of Detroit
BS, Industrial Operations, Tehran College of Insurance

Professor, Department of Marketing

Phone: 206-296-5718

Building/Room: Pigott 411

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Kelly Ashihara, MBA

MBA, Finance and Marketing, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Certificates: Korean Language, Yonsei University / Japanese Language, Keio University
BA, International Studies, University of Washington

Adjunct, Department of Management

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April Atwood, PhD

PhD, Marketing, The Ohio State University
MA, Business Administration, The Ohio State University
BSBA, Marketing & Statistics, The Ohio State University

Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Marketing

Building/Room: Pigott 527

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Jordan Babineaux, MBA

Executive MBA, Leadership, Seattle University
Executive Leadership Certificate, Seattle University
BA, Mass Communication/Media Studies, Southern Arkansas University

Senior Advisor for Partnership Engagement
Executive in Residence, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Adjunct, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management

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Kristina Bennard, JD

JD, Harvard Law School
BA, Political Science, Stanford University

Clinical Adjunct Professor, Executive Education

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Liesl Bohan, MBA

MBA, Seattle University
BA, Business Administration, University of Washington

Program Director, Early Career MBA
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5799

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Desiree Briel Rodi, MBA, MA

Evidence-Based Coaching Certification, Fielding Graduate University
MA, Organizational Development and Change, Fielding Graduate University
MBA, Seattle University
BA, Art & American Studies, Yale University

Adjunct, Department of Management

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Teresa Brosnan, LLM, MBA, Attorney

MBA, Marketing, City University of Seattle
LLM, Law and Marine Affairs, University of Washington
Graduate Certificate, Global Trade, Transportation & Logistics, University of Washington
Barrister-at Law, Inns of Court, School of Law
BSSc, Law and Economics, University of Keele

Adjunct, Department of Management
Adjunct, Department of Marketing

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Cathy Xuying Cao, PhD, CFA

PhD, Finance, University of Texas at Dallas
MS, Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS, Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University
BA, Precision Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Chair, Department of Finance
Professor, Department of Finance

Phone: 206-296-5712

Building/Room: Pigott 519

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Jennifer Chunn, MS

MS, Statistics, University of Washington
BS, Magna Cum Laude, Biometry and Statistics, Cornell University.

Adjunct, Executive Education

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Marc Cohen

PhD, Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
MA, Humanities (history of philosophy), University of Chicago
MA, Art History, Northwestern University
BA, Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania

Professor, Dept. of Management and Department of Philosophy;
Program Director, Professional MBA and Online MBA;

Phone: 206-296-2399

Building/Room: Pigott 402

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Vladimir Dashkeev, PhD

PhD, Economics, University of Washington
MA, Economics, University of Washington
Diploma of Higher Education (cum laude), Economics, State University of Management, Moscow, Russia

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

Phone: 206-296-5763

Building/Room: PIGT 424

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Vinay Datar, PhD

PhD, Finance, University of Florida
BTech, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India

Professor, Department of Finance

Phone: 206-296-2801

Building/Room: Pigott 406

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Suzanne de Janasz, PhD

PhD, Management, Organizational Development, USC
MBA, USC

Adjunct Professor

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Dean Diavatopoulos, PhD

PhD, Finance, Florida State University
MS, Statistics, Florida State University

Associate Professor, Department of Finance
Dr. Khalil Dibee Endowed Chair of Finance, 2023-2027

Phone: 206-296-5692

Building/Room: Pigott 512

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Emily A. Finchum-Mason, MS, MA

MS, Public Policy and Management,University of Washington
MS, Policy Studies, DePaul University
MA, Secondary Science Education, National Louis University
BS, Biological Sciences & BA, Psychology, University of Illinois

Adjunct, Department of Economics

Building/Room: Casey 210-18

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Paula Fitzgerald-Boos, MA

MA, Applied Behavioral Science, Leadership Institute of Seattle/Bastyr University
BS, Agriculture/Business, Oregon State University

Adjunct, Department of Management

Phone: 206-310-5410

Building/Room: Pigott 433

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Nick Forro, MBA

MBA, University of Michigan

Senior Vice President, Business Development | Climate Pledge Arena
Adjunct, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management

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Terry Foster, JD

JD, Seattle University
MBA, Seattle University
BA, German, University of Oregon

Associate Professor, Department of Marketing

Phone: 206-296-5721

Building/Room: Pigott 422

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Bo Han, PhD

PhD, Finance, University of Washington
MS, Business Administration, University of Washington
BA, Finance, Nankai University

Associate Professor, Department of Finance

Phone: 206-296-5725

Building/Room: Pigott 510

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Maylon Hanold, EdD

EdD, Leadership, Seattle University
MEd, Education, Harvard University
BA, French, University of Washington

Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-2231

Building/Room: Pigott 404

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Bradley Harlow, MBA

MBA, Seattle University
BS, Accounting, Oregon State University

Adjunct, Executive Education
Executive-in-Residence, Center for Leadership Formation

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Bridget Hiedemann, PhD

PhD, Economics, Duke University
MA, Economics, Duke University
BA, Economics, University of Virginia

Chair, Department of Economics
Professor, Department of Economics

Phone: 206-296-2803

Building/Room: Pigott 523

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Jennifer S. Hong, PhD

PhD, Marketing, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University
MA, Psychology, New York University
BA, Economics, University of Chicago

Assistant Professor of Marketing

Phone: 206-296-5745

Building/Room: Pigott 500

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Colette Hoption, PhD

PhD, Management, Queen's University
MSc, Queen's University
BA (Honours), Queen's University
BA, Queen's University

Associate Dean
Associate Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5717

Building/Room: Pigott 314

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Carl Horn, MBA

MBA, Seattle University
BA, Business Administration, University of Washington
Masters Certificate, Commercial Contracting, Villanova University
Executive Certificate, Negotiations, University of Notre Dame

Adjunct, Department of Management

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Asefeh Houshyari, EdD

EdD, Seattle University
MBA, Seattle University
BS, Economics, Tehran University, Iran

Adjunct, Department of Economics
Adjunct, Department of Management

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Jim Huie, MSF, MBA

MS, Finance, Seattle University
Master of Finance, University of Hong Kong (HKU)
MBA, University of Washington
BA, University of Washington

Adjunct, Department of Finance

Phone: 206-430-8385

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Colleen Hunter, MA

MA, Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University
BA, Political Science and Psychology, Michigan State University

Adjunct, Executive Education

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Jessica Ludescher Imanaka, PhD

PhD, Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
MA, Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
AB, Philosophy. Bryn Mawr College
Major completed at Haverford College

Associate Professor, Department of Management
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy ((shared appointment with College of Arts & Sciences))

Phone: 206-398-4311

Building/Room: Pigott 418

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Elisabetta Ipino, PhD

PhD, University of Padova

Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting

Phone: 206-296-5739

Building/Room: Pigott 426

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Mathew Isaac, PhD

PhD, Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
MBA, Finance and Strategic Management, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
BA, Biological Sciences, University of Chicago

Chair, Department of Marketing
Professor, Department of Marketing
Thomas F. Gleed Chair of Business Administration, 2022-2025

Phone: 206-296-5738

Building/Room: Pigott 401

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Stacey Jones, PhD

PhD, Economics, Stanford University
MA, Economics, Stanford University
BA, Philosophy, Carleton College

Teaching Professor, Department of Economics

Phone: 206-296-5790

Building/Room: Pigott 427

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Kedar Kale, MBA, MS

Certified Executive Coach, University of California Berkeley
MBA, INSEAD, France / Singapore
MS, Engineering, Stanford University
BS, Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

Adjunct Professor, Center for Leadership Formation

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Brian Kelly, PhD

PhD, Economics, Harvard University
Masters in Public Affairs, Princeton University
BA, Stanford University

Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Phone: 206-296-5711

Building/Room: Pigott 405

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Ben B. Kim, PhD

PhD, Information and Decision Science, University of Minnesota
MBA, Management Information Systems and Finance, University of Washington
BA, Law, Seoul National University, Korea

Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-2806

Building/Room: Pigott 417

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Marinilka Kimbro, PhD

PhD, Accounting with minor in International Business, University of Maryland
Faculty Fellowship, CIBER, University of Antwerp, Belgium
BBA, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico

Associate Professor, Department of Accounting

Phone: 206-296-5716

Building/Room: Pigott 505

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Tracy Ann Kosa, PhD

Post Doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University
PhD, Computer Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
MA, Political Science, York University
Post Graduate Diploma, Organizational Management, Humber College
MA, Political Science, University of Manitoba
Honours BA, Political Science, University of Windsor

Adjunct, Department of Management

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Vance Larsen, MS

MS, Public Policy and Management, University of Washington
MS, Consumer Behavior, Purdue University
BBA, Business Administration, Gonzaga University

Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Economics

Phone: 206-296-5788

Building/Room: Pigott 508

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Misuk Lee, PhD

PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
MS, Seoul National University
BS, Seoul National University

Associate Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5702

Building/Room: Pigott 413

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James Lee, PhD

PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
MS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
BS, SungKyunKwan University

Teaching Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5736

Building/Room: Pigott 430

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Colin López, PhD

PhD, Business Administration, Temple University
MS, Sport Management, California State University, Long Beach
BBA, Sport Management, Loyola University Chicago

Assistant Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5719

Building/Room: Pigott 523

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Greg Magnan, PhD

PhD, Production/Operations Management, Michigan State University
MBA, Management Science, Michigan State University
BA, Financial Administration, Michigan State University

Professor, Department of Marketing

Phone: 206-296-6466

Building/Room: Pigott 420

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Rubiná Mahsud, PhD

PhD, SUNY, Albany
MPh, SUNY, Albany
MS, Social Sciences, University of Birmingham
MD, Jinnah College, Pakistan

Program Director, Global Business
Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-2015

Building/Room: Pigott 429

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Steve Mar, MBA

MBA, Seattle University
BA, University of Washington

Adjunct, Department of Accounting

Phone: 206-660-4596

Building/Room: Pigott 316B

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Amelia Marckworth, MA

MA, Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
BA, Law, Societies & Justice, University of Washington

Director of Community, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center
Adjunct, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5715

Building/Room: PIGT 432A

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Mark S. Markuly, PhD

PhD, Education, emphasis in learning theory, St. Louis University
MA, Systematic Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology
BA, Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism
AA, Philosophy, Cardinal Glennon College

Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5331

Building/Room: Pigott 431

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Andrea Rossing McDowell, PhD

MA/PhD, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Indiana University-Bloomington
MA/MS, Student Development and Higher Education Administration, Indiana University-Bloomington
BA/BJourn, University of Missouri-Columbia

Lecturer, Department of Marketing

Phone: 206-296-2585

Building/Room: ADMN 201

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James Miles, MFA

MFA, Brandeis University

Creative Economy Manager | Seattle Office of Economic Development
Adjunct, MBA Sport and Entertainment Management

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Lawrence Morales, PhD

PhD, Learning Sciences & Education, University of Washington
MS, Mathematics, Brown University
BS, Mathematics, Cal State Northridge

Adjunct, Department of Economics

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Mary S. Petersen

JD, University of Washington School of Law
BA, Society and Justice

Vice President and University Counsel
Adjunct, Executive Education

Phone: 206-296-6163

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Dean Peterson, PhD

PhD, Economics, University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana
MS, Economics, University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana
BA, Economics, Augustana College

Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Phone: 206-296-2538

Building/Room: Pigott 524

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Joseph M. Phillips, PhD

PhD, Economics, University of Notre Dame
MA, Economics, University of Notre Dame
BA, Economics, Magna Cum Laude, LaSalle University

Dean
Professor, Department of Economics

Phone: 206-296-5699

Building/Room: Pigott 317

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Claus C Pörtner, PhD

PhD, Economics, University of Copenhagen
MSc, Economics, University of Copenhagen
MA, Development Economics, University of Sussex
BSc, Economics, University of Copenhagen

Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Phone: 206-296-2539

Building/Room: Pigott 502

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Greg Prussia, PhD

PhD, Management, Arizona State University
MBA, California State University, Chico
BA, California State University, Chico

Professor, Department of Management
George Albers Professor, 2023-2026

Phone: 206-296-2514

Building/Room: Pigott 517

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Joseph Restivo, EMBA

Leadership EMBA, Seattle University
BA, Business Administration, Hofstra University

Adjunct, Department of Management

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Eunice Rhee

PhD, Management and Organization, University of Southern California
MBA, Seoul National University
BBA, Yonsei University

Associate Professor

Phone: 206-296-5791

Building/Room: Pigott 514

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Meenakshi Rishi, PhD

PhD, Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MA, Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
BA, Economics, Delhi University, New Delhi, India

Professor, Department of Economics
Howard J. Bosanko Professor of International Economics and Finance, 2023-2026
Past Director, International Development Internship Program

Phone: 206-296-2078

Building/Room: Pigott 518

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Kelli Rodriguez Currie, JD

JD, Seattle University
MSAL, Seattle University
BS, Sport Management, California University of Pennsylvania

Director of Master of Legal Studies & Sports Law Program | Seattle University School of Law
Adjunct, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management

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Teresa Rothausen, PhD

PhD, Human Resources and Industrial Relations, University of Minnesota
BA, Economics, St. Olaf College

Executive Director, Center for Leadership Formation
Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5413

Building/Room: Pigott 326

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Peter Rowan, MBA, MA

MBA, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
MA, International Policy Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
BA, History, Cornell University

Executive Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Clinical Professor, Department of Management
Lawrence K. Johnson Chair in Entrepreneurship

Phone: 206-296-2469

Building/Room: Pigott 432A

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Gabriel Saucedo, PhD

PhD, Accounting, Virginia Tech
MA, Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech
BBA, Accounting, with Additional Concentration in Human Resource Management, Gonzaga University

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Phone: 206-200-4170

Building/Room: Pigott 412

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Geneva Sedgwick, JD, LLM

JD, Villanova University School of Law
LLM, International Law, New York University
BS, cum laude, Boston College

Director, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Professor, Department of Marketing

Phone: 206-296-6368

Building/Room: Pigott 511

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Jeffery Smith, PhD

PhD, Moral and Political Philosophy, University of Minnesota
MA, University of Minnesota
BA, University of Minnesota

Chair, Department of Management
Professor, Department of Management
Boeing Frank Shrontz Chair of Professional Ethics

Phone: 206-296-5714

Building/Room: Pigott 415B

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Matt Sutorius, CPA, MS

MS, Accountancy, University of Missouri

Clinical Adjunct Professor, Executive Education

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Aaron M. Thornburg, JD, LLM, MBA, MIR

Juris Doctorate, Corporate Law, Michigan State University
MBA, Finance, Michigan State University
Master of Int’l Relations, Instituto de Empresa
Master of Laws, Instituto de Empresa
Cert. of Post-MBA Studies, Management, Seattle University
BA, Psychology, Kalamazoo College

Adjunct, Department of Management

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Erin Vernon, PhD

PhD, Economics, University of Washington
MA, Economics, University of Washington
BA, Finance and Computer Applications, University of Notre Dame

Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Eva Albers Professor, 2022-2025

Phone: 206-296-2073

Building/Room: Pigott 522

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William Weis, PhD

PhD, Business Administration, University of Washington
MBA, Finance and International Business, Bowling Green State University
BS, Business Administration (Accounting), Bowling Green State University

Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-5691

Building/Room: Pigott 506

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Natalie Welch, PhD

PhD, Sport Management, University of Tennessee.
MBA and Master of Sport Business Management, University of Central Florida.
BS, Sport Management, University of Tennessee.

Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing

Phone: 206-296-5746

Building/Room: Pigott 513

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Sihong Xie, PhD

PhD, Economics, University of Colorado Boulder
MBA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
MS and BS, Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China

Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Economics

Building/Room: Pigott 316A

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Jot K. Yau, PhD, CFA

PhD, Finance, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MBA, Finance, University of Toledo
BSocSc, Management Studies with Honors, University of Hong Kong
CFA, Chartered Financial Analyst

Professor, Department of Finance

Phone: 206-296-5639

Building/Room: Pigott 503

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Ben Yeo, PhD

PhD, Information Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University
Master, Communication Studies, Nanyang Technological University
Bachelor (Hons), Communication Studies, Nanyang Technological University

Assistant Professor, Department of Management

Phone: 206-296-2805

Building/Room: Pigott 507

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Lisa Young

Washington State University

Vice President of Corporate Partnerships | Seattle Seahawks
Adjunct, MBA Sport and Entertainment Management

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Valentina Zamora, PhD

PhD, Accounting, University of Washington
MBA, University of Oregon
MA, Asian Studies, University of Oregon
Postgraduate Studies in International Business, Netherlands School of Business
BA, Accounting, University of Oregon

Professor, Department of Accounting
David E. Tinius Endowed Professor in Accounting, 2023-26

Phone: 206-296-5703

Building/Room: Pigott 414