Economics & Business Faculty
Department chairs: Santhi Hejeebu & Todd Knoop
Faculty
Huan Cai
Associate Professor of Finance
Specializes in finance, with a particular interest in behavioral economics and corporate finance. Her courses include Financial Accounting, Introduction to Financial Management, Investments, Asset Valuation, and Financial Management Seminar. Her most recent studies examine earnings forecasts of financial analysts, and provide evidence of cognitive biases such as confirmation bias and contrast effects. She enjoys combining experiential learning and project-based learning in her classroom to engage students. She has also developed two MOOC courses (Massive Open Online Courses) during the past few years while visiting China, with case studies based on the entrepreneurship experience as a co-founder of a start-up company Yeejee.com in the early years. Ph.D., University of Utah; B.A., Tsinghua University in China.
A'amer Farooqi
Professor of Economics and Business
Specializes in international economics and economic development, with a particular interest in environmental issues in developing countries. His courses include Economic Development, International Economics, Economies of East Asia, and Global Environmental Economics. Ph.D. and M.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ohio State University; B.A., Denison University.
James Goodenberger
Assistant Professor of Economics
Santhi Hejeebu
Professor and Co-chair of Economics and Business
Has interests in applied microeconomics, economics of organization, and economic history. Her courses include Economics of Organizations, Business Analytics, and Markets and Social Networks. She enjoys taking students off campus to visit businesses, archives, and museums. Guest lecturers, business leaders, and scholars are integral to her courses. Her scholarship has appeared in numerous academic journals and monographs including the Journal of Economics and Management Strategies, Journal of Economic History, and Business History. Ph.D., University of Iowa; M.A., University of Iowa; B.A., University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Sung Kang
Assistant Professor of Economics and Business
Sung has studied Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. His research focuses on employee voice, team effectiveness, and knowledge management. He has published in journals such as Knowledge Management Research, Journal of Organization and Management, and Korean Journal of Management. His courses include Intro to Management, Human Capital Management, Strategic Management, and Organizational Behavior. Ph.D., Iowa State University; M.A., Purdue University; B.A., Stony Brook University.
Todd Knoop
David Joyce Professor of Economics and Business
Has interests in macroeconomic policy, business cycles, financial crises, and economic growth. His courses include Money and Banking, Economics of Recessions and Depressions, Growth Theory, and Econometrics. He is the author of the 2009 book “Recessions and Depressions: Understanding Business Cycles” and the 2007 book “Modern Financial Macroeconomics: Panics, Crashes, and Crises,” as well as articles in Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Inquiry, and Southern Economic Journal. Ph.D., Purdue University; M.A. and B.A., Miami University.
Additional instructors
- Heidi Hansel, Lecturer
- Scott Swenson, Lecturer
Emeriti
T. Hardie Park
Professor of Economics and Business Emeritus
B.A., Vanderbilt University; University of Glasgow; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Gordon A. Urquhart
Professor of Economics and Business Emeritus
M.A., M.S., University of Aberdeen, Scotland.