Faculty

Our graduate faculty have the practitioner, teaching, and research backgrounds to prepare graduates for careers as globally aware leaders committed to making positive impacts in the their organizations and broader communities. They are business experts, with previous experience and are currently actively engaged with the business world through research and consulting.

Read about our mission, vision, and learning goals.

Naeem Bajwa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6759
anbajwa@ualr.edu@ualr.edu
RBUS 221

Joseph Bell
Associate Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6761
jrbell@ualr.edu
RBUS 218

Sarah Clements
Instructor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6769
sjclements@ualr.edu
RBUS 225

Roger Dorsey, J.D.
Associate Professor
Accounting, Economics, and Finance
501-916-6736
rwdorsey@ualr.edu
RBUS 372

Joe Felan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6762
jtfelan@ualr.edu
RBUS 222

Mark Funk. Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chair
Accounting, Economics, and Finance
501-916-6735
mffunk@ualr.edu
RBUS 212

David Gilliam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6776
dagilliam@ualr.edu
RBUS 375

John Hall, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
School of Business
501-916-5790
jrhall1@ualr.edu
RBUS 321

Sung-Kwan Kim, Ph.D.
Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6770
sxkim@ualr.edu
RBUS 216

Gaurav Kumar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Accounting, Economics, and Finance
501-916-6739
gkumar@ualr.edu
RBUS 234

Richard Kumi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6772
rxkumi@ualr.edu
RBUS 235

Karen Leonard, Ph.D.
Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6764
kxleonard@ualr.edu
RBUS 228

Robert Mitchell, D.B.A.
Director, School of Business
501-916-6768
rbmitchell@ualr.edu
RBUS 211

Michael Pakko, Ph.D.
Economist/State Economic Forecasterr
Arkansas Economic Development Institute
mrpakko@ualr.edu
RBUS 424

Otmar Varela, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6766
oxvarela@ualr.edu
RBUS 231

Wenjun Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6773
wwang@ualr.edu
RBUS 226

Richard Woolridge, Ph.D.
Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6771
rwwoolridge@ualr.edu
RBUS 224

Yue Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Management, Marketing, and Technology
501-916-6767
yzhao@ualr.edu
RBUS 236