
The MVS School faculty and staff are committed to providing a high-quality education in Business and Economics that will prepare students to effectively engage with organizational landscapes today! The faculty are not only deeply committed to the classes they teach, but they are also actively involved in their scholarly and professional communities, ensuring their classes are connected with what is happening in the industry today.
MVS School Faculty
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David Vera, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics, Professor of Economics
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Maria Ballesteros-Sola, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Management Director of Accreditation and Strategic Initiatives Director, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Institute (ESBI)
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Jared P. Barton, Ph.D.
Chair of Business and Economics, Professor of Economics
Email: jared.barton@csuci.edu
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Minder Chen, Ph.D.
Professor of Management Information Systems
Email: minder.chen@csuci.edu
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Brendan Cline, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business Ethics
Email: brendan.cline@csuci.edu
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Dylan Cooper, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Email: dylan.cooper@csuci.edu
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Hua Dai, Ph.D.
Professor of Management Information Systems
Email: hua.dai@csuci.edu
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Miguel Delgado Helleseter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics Director, Institute for Global Economic Research (IGER)
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Alysha Hachey, Ph.D., MBA
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Email: alysha.hachey@csuci.edu
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Haoqiang (Kevin) Jiang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Management and AI
Email: haoqiang.jiang@csuci.edu
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Claudio A.C. Paiva, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Email: claudio.paiva@csuci.edu
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Ekin Pehlivan, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing
Email: ekin.pehlivan@csuci.edu
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Jili Shen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Email: jili.shen@csuci.edu
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Daniel Shim, Ph.D.
Professor of Accounting
Email: daniel.shim@csuci.edu
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Bryan Tomlin, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Email: bryan.tomlin@csuci.edu
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Taylan Yalcin, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Marketing Faculty Advisor
Email: taylan.yalcin@csuci.edu
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Hui Zhu
Associate Professor of Finance
Email: hui.zhu@csuci.edu
Martin V. Smith School Lecturers
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Robert Beamer, MTH, MA, MBA
Finance / Accounting
Email: robert.beamer@csuci.edu
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Susan Block, M.S.
Marketing
Email: susan.block@csuci.edu
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Ray Bowman, D.B.A.
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Shumin Chien, MBA
Marketing
Email: shumin.chien@csuci.edu
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Kevin Cruz
Business
Email: kevin.cruz700@csuci.edu
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Dale Deardorff
Business
Email: dale.deardorff@csuci.edu
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Jade Eckley, MBA
Economics
Email: jade.eckley@csuci.edu
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Drew Foley, Ph.D.
Business
Email: drew.foley@csuci.edu
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David Harris
Accounting
Email: david.harris@csuci.edu
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Dax Jacobson, Ph.D.
Business
Email: dax.jacobson@csuci.edu
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Alan Jaeger, M.A.
Management
Email: alan.jaeger@csuci.edu
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Kyndra Katz, Ph.D.
Business
Email: kyndra.katz@csuci.edu
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Panda Kroll, JD
Business Law
Email: panda.kroll@csuci.edu
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Richard Learman, MBA
Finance
Email: richard.learman@csuci.edu
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Jocelyn Marie
Business
Email: jocelyn.marie@csuci.edu
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David Mitchell
Accounting
Email: david.mitchell@csuci.edu
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Jorge Muñoz, Ph.D.
Management
Email: jorge.munoz@csuci.edu
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Danette Nelson, Ed.D.
Accounting
Email: danette.nelson@csuci.edu
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Kevin Pray
Business
Email: kevin.pray@csuci.edu
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Michael Prior, Ph.D.
Management
Email: michael.prior@csuci.edu
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Mari Rockenstein, JD
Business
Email: mari.rockenstein@csuci.edu
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Christopher Roos, M.A.
Management
Email: christopher.roos@csuci.edu
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Michael Seay, D.B.A.
Management
Email: michael.seay@csuci.edu
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Christine Soderlund, MBA
Business
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Akil Thomas, M.A.
Finance
Email: akil.thomas@csuci.edu
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Jonathan Woodward, MBA
Business
Email: jonathan.woodward@csuci.edu
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Yeawon Yoo
Business
Email: yeawon.yoo@csuci.edu
Martin V. Smith School Staff
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Jessica Muth, M.S.
Executive Director of Operations and Career Success
Lecturer, Business
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Joanne M. Caceres, MBA
Administrative Coordinator
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Ariana Wilroy
Administrative & Budget Analyst



