Management Department
Jim Brasfield
Chair & Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7063
brasfijm@webster.edu
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Dr. James Brasfield has a Ph.D. in Political Science from Case Western Reserve University and his Master of Arts in Political Science from Saint Louis University. His areas of academic interest include health policy and local government management and he has written several conference papers on both health policy issues and local government as well as finance in St. Louis County. He also served as Mayor of the City of Crestwood from 1996 to 2002, and was on the Crestwood Board of Aldermen for 18 years prior to his election as mayor. Dr. Brasfield is the author of several articles including the essay "The Politics of Ideas: Where Did the Public Option Come from and Where is it Going" published in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law last June, 2011. His book Health Policy: The Decade Ahead was also published in June, 2011.
Dave Brennan
Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7156
brennadj@webster.edu
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Dr. Dave Brennan earned his B.A. in Engineering (Mechanical) from Royal Military College
in Canada, his B.A. in Applied Science (Aerospace) from the University of Toronto,
Canada and his M.B.A., with a focus in International Management, from the University
of Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Brennan's Ph.D., Marketing/International Business, was earned
from Saint Louis University. His areas of teaching include marketing, international
business and strategic management. His research is concentrated in the areas of countertrade
industrial collaboration, market entry, modes and the aerospace industry.
Jeff Haldeman
Associate Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7552
haldeman@webster.edu
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Dr. Jeff Haldeman has a B.A. in Psychology from Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown,
PA, a M.S. in Counseling Psychology from George Williams College in Downers Grove,
IL and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University in
Cleveland, OH. Organization development and change, organizational behavior, and qualitative
research methods make up Dr. Haldeman's areas of teaching. His research includes work
in executive change leadership, the learning organization and brutality in organizations.
His latest published work can be found in a number of areas including the proceedings
of the International Industrial Relations and Human Resources Conference and the 5th
Annual Conference of the American Institute of Higher Education.
Doug O'Bannon
Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-5978
dobannon@webster.edu
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Dr. Doug O'Bannon has a B.S. in Management from Arizona State University, an M.B.A.
with Emphasis in Economics and Finance from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. from
the University of Maryland where his major was strategy and his minor was in human
resource management. Dr. O'Bannon's areas of teaching include economics, management,
HRM, labor relations, strategic HRM and strategic management. Doug's research interests
include top management teams, expectancy-valence as a predictor of resource movement
and real-time strategy. Doug has been published in the Administrative Science Quarterly and Business and Societyand recently presented papers on dynamic strategy at the Academy of Management and
Southern Academy of Management.
Julie Palmer
Assistant Professor
Faculty Advisor, SIFE
Management Department
(314) 246-2354
juliepalmer56@webster.edu
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Julie (JP) Palmer received a B.S. in Animal Science and Chemistry from Colorado State
University, MBA from the University of Nebraska and her Ph.D. from the University
of Missouri. Dr. Palmer's areas of teaching are human resource management and organizational
behavior. Her areas of research include management education, recruitment and organizational
reputation. Julie is the Walker School of Business' faculty advisor for Students In
Free Enterprise (SIFE). She has been published in Academy of Business Research Journal, Academy of Management Proceedings, and Midwest
Academy of Management Proceedings.
Gary Renz
Associate Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-5062
renzga@webster.edu
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Dr. Gary Renz has a B.S. from the University of Minnesota, a Juris Doctor from UCLA,
and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. His areas of teaching include human
resources management, organizational behavior, leadership, and law. Dr. Renz' areas
of research include leadership, emotions, motivation, staffing, compensation, and
law.
Chris Risker
Associate Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7557
riskerdc@webster.edu
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Dr. Chris Risker has a B.A. from Kansas University, a M.A. in Health Administration
from Kansas University Health Science Center and a Ph.D. in Public Administration
from the University of Colorado-Denver. Dr. Risker's areas of teaching include health
administration and management. His areas of research include uses of health information.
Chris has published in Health Marketing Quarterly.
Ece Tuncel
Assistant Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-2479
ecetuncel24@webster.edu
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Dr. Ece Tuncel holds a B.S. Business Administration and a M.S. in Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, both from the Middle East Technical University. She received her Ph.D.
in Organizational Behavior from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr.
Tuncel's research examines the effects of cognition, emotion, and personality on individual
decision making, particularly in negotiation settings and has been published in Negotiation and Conflict Management Research Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, and Research on Managing Groups and Teams.Ece has taught courses in the areas of organizational behavior, negotiation, general
management, and international management. She is a native of Turkey.
Barrett Baebler
Associate Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7940
baeblerb@webster.edu
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Dr. Barrett Baebler received his B.S.B.A in Finance from the University of Missouri-Columbia
and his M.A. in Finance from Webster University, and a Doctor of Management from Webster
University. Dr. Baebler's areas of teaching include nonprofit revenue development,
business plan development, entrepreneurial financial management, entrepreneurship,
and nonprofit management. His areas of interest and research include entrepreneurship,
nonprofit management, and social entrepreneurship. He currently serves as the Director
of Nonprofit Management and Leadership for the Walker School and the Director of the
Undergraduate Entrepreneurship program for the Walker School.
Jim Evans
Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-6908
evansja@webster.edu
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Dr. Jim Evans received his B.A. in Philosophy (honors) from The College of Wooster
and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Yale University. Dr. Evans has served as Director
at both Webster University Leiden and Webster University London. His areas of teaching
and research include management and leadership. Jim has been published in the proceedings of the AACSB Globalization on Business Schools Conference.
Al Marcella
Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7544
marcela@webster.edu
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Dr. Albert J. Marcella Jr. holds a B.A. with a dual major in Management Information
Systems and Management from Bryant College, a M.B.A in Finance from The University
of New Haven, and a Ph.D. in Management (emphasis in Information Technology) from
Walden University. Dr. Marcella's areas of teaching include ITM security and information
technology. Dr. Marcella has authored numerous articles to audit related publications
and has authored and co-authored many audit related text books including such titles
as: Auditing IBM's Customer Information Control System; Auditing Disaster Contingency
Planning; EDI: Security, Control and Audit, Assessing Individual and Organizational
Ethics: A Value-Added Audit, Outsourcing, Downsizing, and Reengineering: Internal
Control Implications, and Electronic Commerce: Control Issues for Virtual Enterprises.
John Orr
Associate Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-8765
johnorr06@webster.edu
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Dr. John Orr holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Missouri, a B.J. in
Journalism/News-Editorial from the University of Missouri, an M.B.A. from Midwestern
State University, and a Ph.D. Organization Theory and Policy from the University of
North Texas. His specific areas of teaching include strategic management, international
management, and quantitative research methods. Dr. Orr's areas of research include
strategic alliances in logistics, cross-cultural management, and structural changes
in the golf industry. His published work includes articles in Journal of Business
Strategy and, Learning and Education (AOM).
Tom Quirk
Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7015
quirkto@webster.edu
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Dr. Thomas Quirk holds a B.S. from John Carroll University, a M.B.A. from the University
of Missouri - Saint Louis, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. His area of teaching
is Statistics. Dr. Quirk's areas of expertise include ethics in business, time management
and marketing. Tom's book Excel 2010 for Business Statistics: A Guide to Solving Practical Business Problems was published by Springer in August 2011.
Eric Rhiney
Assistant Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7081
rhineeri@webster.edu
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Dr. Eric Rhiney holds a B.S.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Central Missouri,
a M.B.A. from Webster University, and also a Ph.D. in International Business and Marketing
from Saint Louis University. His areas of teaching include marketing research, marketing
strategy, and survey design. His areas of research interests are international marketing
(consumer ethnocentrism), consumer behavior and(cross-cultural identity), branding
(heritage branding).
John Robinson
Associate Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-5929
robinsjo@webster.edu
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Dr. John Robinson received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University
of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, his M.A. in Marketing from Webster University and his Ph.D
in Management from Webster University. Dr. Robinson's areas of teaching includes human
resource management, and policy and strategic planning. His primary research interest
is concerned with the strategic management process in not-for-profit organizations
and smaller business enterprises.
Joseph Roberts
Associate Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7537
joeroberts@webster.edu
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Simone Cummings
Associate Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7091
simonecummings84@webster.edu
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Dr. Cummings holds a B.S.B.A. with a Concentration in Marketing from Washington University, a M.H.A with a Concentration in Finance from Washington University School of Medicine, and a Ph.D in Health Policy and Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Cumming's areas of teaching include graduate level Health Care Statistics.
David Pendleton
Visiting Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7968
davidpendleton26@webster.edu
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Roy Avecilla
Visiting Professor
Management Department
(314) 246-7613
royavecilla04@webster.edu
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