Full-Time Faculty

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Eric Brown

Assistant Professor of Accounting

  • B.S. & MAcc, Brigham Young University; MBA, MScM & Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Joins us from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Ph.D. in Business Administration program
  • Scholarly interest in the intangible qualities of firms and the effects of related disclosures
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Olivia Healy

Assistant Professor of Economics

  • B.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., Northwestern University
  • Joins us as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University
  • Scholarly interest in labor economics as well as the economics of children and families, education, gender, health, and public policy
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David Higham

Lecturer in Management

  • B.S., MBA, Elon University
  • Previously served as both an adjunct and limited-term faculty member at Elon University
  • Proprietor of several local businesses in the Burlington area including Higham Ventures, LLC
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Sam Islam

Assistant Professor of Accounting

  • BBA, University of Dhaka; MBA, Western Illinois University; MAcc, Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Florida International University
  • Joins us from the Ph.D. in Business Administration program at Florida International University
  • Scholarly interest in the capital market effect of corporate reporting frequency on analysts’ forecast, cost of capital, and audit fees
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Hyunuk Kim

Assistant Professor of Business Analytics

  • B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Pohang University of Science and Technology
  • Joins us from Boston University as faculty in the Applied Business Analytics program
  • Scholarly interest in business analytics, misinformation, innovation, and computational social science
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Vaishali Shah

Lecturer in Finance

  • B.A., University of Virginia; M.A.T., Virginia Commonwealth University; MBA, Wake Forest University
  • Serves as the coach and founder of Copper Seed, a financial services firm
  • Expertise in individual coaching, financial planning, and personal finance
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Caroline Sprecher

Assistant Professor of Accounting

  • B.A, B.S., MAcc, MMSc, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Joins us from Ph.D. in Accounting program at UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Scholarly interest in the intersection of accounting and innovation, the quality of patent disclosure on innovation, and state-level tax credit on investment
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Emily Wang

Assistant Professor of Finance

  • B.A, Hainan University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
  • Joins us from Le Moyne College, Madden School of Business, Syracuse, NY
  • Scholarly interest in the areas of corporate finance, investment and cybersecurity

Part-Time Faculty

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Lou Anne Flanders-Stec

Adjunct Instructor in Management

  • B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; MBA, University of North Texas
  • Serves as Senior Executive Director of Innovation and Engagement at Guilford College
  • Expertise in angel investing/early-stage venture capital, start-up consulting, and entrepreneurship program development
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David Tanner

Adjunct Instructor in Management

  • B.A., Emory University; MBA, Duke University
  • Serves as Global Strategic Marketing Lead with BASF, Research Triangle Park
  • Expertise in global marketing, consumer & B2B marketing, and brand & product management