Business Faculty & Staff
They are top scholars who hold the highest degrees and certifications in their fields. And they’re deeply connected to the business community—at Fortune 500 companies right here in Omaha and in corporations, organizations and businesses across the globe.
No matter your major, you will learn from professors who are accessible, responsive, and dedicated to you. During your freshman year, a faculty member will serve as your advisor, helping put you on the path to success in the business world.
Meet Your Faculty
![Rafael Acevedo](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2022-08/rafael-acevedo.jpg?itok=BfIfy8P4)
Rafael Acevedo, Dr.
- Program Manager
- 402.280.2661
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![Laurie Baedke](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Baedke-Laurie-headshot.jpg)
Laurie Baedke, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE
- Assistant Dean, Business & Leadership Education
- 402.280.4948
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![Courtney Baillie](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/courtney-baillie.jpg)
Courtney Baillie, PhD, CPA
- Assistant Professor
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![Terrence Begley](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/terry-begley.jpeg?itok=t6ST9qY_)
Terrence M. Begley, MBA, MCSE
- Technology Coordinator
- 402.280.2619
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![Charles Braymen](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/charles-braymen.jpg?itok=RVB7-uSH)
Charles Braymen, PhD, CFA
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2091
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![Kristie Briggs](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/K%20Briggs.jpg?itok=m7w4l_-y)
Kristie N. Briggs, PhD
- Associate Dean, Faculty
- 402.280.2672
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![Mary Lee Brock](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/mary-lee-brock.jpg)
Mary Lee Brock, MEd
- Director, Master of Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- 402.280.3579
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![Jill Buccheri](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Jill Buccheri.jpeg)
Jill Buccheri, MBA
- Instructor
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![Vincent Carret](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Vincent-Carret.jpg)
Vincent Carret, PhD
- Visiting Assistant Professor
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![Todd Darnold](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/todd-darnold.jpg?itok=FqMErfiJ)
Todd C. Darnold, PhD
- The Charles “Mike” Harper Endowed Chair in Business Leadership
- 402.280.2887
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![Heather Doering](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2023-08/Heather-headshot-2023-520X590.jpg?itok=k8qGu51i)
Heather Doering, MA
- Associate Director, Business Career Programs
- 402.280.2160
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![William Duckworth](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/W%20Duckworth.jpg?itok=6kcJ40x7)
William M. Duckworth, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2609
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![Lee Dunham](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/lee-dunham.jpg?itok=eks9EccR)
Lee M. Dunham, PhD, CFA
- Chair, Economics and Finance
- 402.280.2637
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![Greg Dyche](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/greg-dyche.jpg)
Greg Dyche, MBA
- Instructor
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![Whitney Eiden](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2023-08/Eiden%2C%20Whitney%20headshot%202023.jpg?itok=SxGi9k0Z)
Whitney Eiden
- Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs
- 402.280.2394
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![Kat Etherton](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2024-04/kat-etherton.jpg?itok=ANTBhpsC)
Kat Etherton
- Administrative Assistant, Department of Accounting and Business Intelligence & Analytics
- 402.280.2602
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![Caitlin Feldmann](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2023-07/Caitlin-headshot-2023-520X590.jpg?itok=jIPL2bSm)
Caitlin Feldmann, MA
- Assistant Director, Business Career Programs
- 402.280.3060
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![Terry Fischer](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2023-12/Terry-Fischer.jpg?itok=x_jLMDc0)
Terry Fischer
- Director of Scott Scholars
- 402.280.2686
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![Jeremy Fisher](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2023-08/Jeremy-headshot-2023-520X590.jpg?itok=g_kFUxTS)
Jeremy Fisher, MBA, PHR
- Senior Director of the John P. Fahey Career Center
- 402.280.3819
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![M. Lance Frazier](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/m-lance-frazier.jpg?itok=DxbV63-P)
M. Lance Frazier, PhD
- Director, MBA Program
- 402.280.1192
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![Peter Gallo](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/HCB_Gallo_Peter.jpg?itok=bhGfIq3i)
Peter Jack Gallo, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2441
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![Natalie Gerhart](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/natalie-gerhart.jpg?itok=y2hy0IQj)
Natalie Gerhart, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4943
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![Ernest Goss](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/ernest-goss.jpg?itok=jGCIvjtX)
Ernest P. Goss, PhD
- The Jack A. MacAllister Endowed Chair in Regional Economics
- 402.280.4757
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![Colleen Hendrick](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2024-02/Colleen-Hendrick.jpg?itok=UMrCk7mX)
Colleen Hendrick
- Special Events Program Manager
- 402.280.5520
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![Anthony Hendrickson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/Anthony-Hendrickson.jpg?itok=pmfBhdVD)
Anthony R. Hendrickson, PhD
- Dean, Heider College of Business
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![Edward Horwitz](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/edward-horwitz.jpg?itok=UO_oG62k)
Edward Horwitz, PhD
- Enterprise Risk Management
- 402.280.2476
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![Hilary Hughes](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Hilary-Hughes.jpg)
Hilary Hughes, PhD, CPA
- Assistant Professor
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![Bryan Johnson](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/HCB_Johnson_Bryan.jpg)
Bryan R. Johnson, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3387
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![Randy Jorgensen](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/randy-jorgensen.jpg?itok=_oJGY1yD)
Randy D. Jorgensen, PhD, CFA
- Director, Master of Finance program
- 402.280.5513
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![Chris Karasek](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2022-10/Chris%20Karasek.jpg?itok=oXYQodKJ)
Chris Karasek
- Assistant Dean, Graduate Business Programs
- 402.280.2829
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![Bradley Klontz](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Brad-Klontz.jpg)
Bradley T. Klontz, PsyD, CFP
- Associate Professor of Practice
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![Maggie Knight](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/maggie-knight_0.jpg)
Maggie Knight, DBA, CPA, CGMA
- Chair, Accounting and Business Intelligence & Analytics
- 402.280.4942
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![Beverly Kracher](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/beverly-kracher.jpg?itok=ize-cRWo)
Beverly J. Kracher, PhD
- The Robert B. Daugherty Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and Society
- 402.280.2061
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![Mary Dana Laird](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/laird.jpg)
Mary Dana Laird, PhD
- Associate Professor
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![Merridy Larsen](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-09/Merridy-Larsen--contact-card.jpg?itok=CgjEVbGN)
Merridy L. Larsen
- Senior Academic Coach for Graduate Business Programs
- 402.280.2335
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![Jason Marshall](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Jason_Marshall_Headshot[76] copy.jpg)
Jason D. Marshall, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4945
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![Nicole McAndrew](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2023-02/nicole-mcandrew.jpg?itok=F-RuT90S)
Nicole McAndrew
- Administrative Assistant, Department of Economics & Finance and Department of Marketing & Management
- 402.280.2612
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![Timothy McMahon](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/timothy-mcmahon.jpg?itok=0ElGyb0S)
Timothy P. McMahon, PhD
- Associate Professor of Practice
- 402.280.2616
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![Thomas Merkel](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2022-01/Thomas-Merkel-SJ-portrait.jpg?itok=Ilxv0yT7)
Thomas Merkel, SJ
- University Relations Assistant VP
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![Eric Neuman](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/eric-neuman.jpg?itok=maTXPQcM)
Eric J. Neuman, PhD
- Associate Dean, Operations & Graduate Programs
- 402.280.1813
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![Mike O'Malley](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2024-04/mike-omalley_0.jpg?itok=1nhUgMhe)
Mike O'Malley
- Senior Director of Development
- 402.280.2169
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![Keith Olson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/K%20olson.jpg?itok=voH_tFk_)
Keith A. Olson, DBA, CFA
- Assistant Professor of Practice
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![Dustin Ormond](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/dustin-ormond.jpg?itok=XpbPSXlj)
Dustin Ormond, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4832
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![Amy Parrish](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/amy-parrish.jpg?itok=q4moIlAI)
Amy J. Parrish, JD
- Coordinator, Pre-Law Advising - Pre-Law Advising for Heider College of Business
- 402.280.2613
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![Dana Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-10/directory-default.jpg?itok=qRpVPxvJ)
Dana Patterson
- Administrative Assistant, Menard Family Institute for Economy Inquiry
- 402.280.1887
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![Nalini Prabagaran](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/HCB_Govindarajulu_Nalini.jpg?itok=DL8EKBav)
Nalini Prabagaran, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3898
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![Thomas Purcell](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/thomas-purcell.jpg?itok=f9cVLUZl)
Thomas J. Purcell, PhD, CPA
- The John P. Begley Endowed Chair in Accounting
- 402.280.2062
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![Elham Rastegari](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Elham Rastegari headshot[50] copy.jpg)
Elham Rastegari, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3481
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![Kim Rocheville](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/kim-rocheville_0.jpg)
Kim Rocheville, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2633
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![Matt Seevers](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/HCB_Seevers_Matt.jpg)
Matt Seevers, PhD
- Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs
- 402.280.2093
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![Kathleen Sheehan](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/kathleen-sheehan.jpg?itok=frqhywAV)
Kathleen M. Sheehan, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.1193
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![Thomas Shimerda](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/thomas-shimerda.jpg?itok=MvBt_QDR)
Thomas A. Shimerda, PhD, CMA
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2615
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![Yaxiang Song](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/yaxiang-song.jpg)
Yaxiang Song, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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![Qiuli (Julie) Su](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Qiuli-Su.jpg)
Qiuli (Julie) Su, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4936
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![Regina Taylor](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/R%20Taylor.jpg?itok=lGV0L2B6)
Regina Michelle Taylor, PhD
- Chair, Marketing & Management
- 402.280.1246
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![Michael Thomas](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/HCB_Thomas_Michael.jpg)
Michael David Thomas, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4842
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![Pamela Vaughan](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2023-11/vaughan.jpg?itok=QxbMOFqc)
Pamela A. Vaughan
- Administrative Assistant for Undergraduate Programs
- 402.280.2850
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![Trent Wachner](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/trent-wachner.jpg?itok=-1nG0CgZ)
Trent R. Wachner, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2170
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![Laura Walker](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-10/directory-default.jpg?itok=qRpVPxvJ)
Laura Walker
- Information Analyst & Digital Content Specialist
- 402.280.2440
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![Angie Wayman](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2023-08/Angie-Wayman.jpg?itok=sWsd_dFf)
Angie Wayman
- Administrative Assistant, Office of the Dean
- 402.280.3259
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![Charisse Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-09/Charisse-Williams-contact-card.jpg?itok=vMwZnd-0)
Charisse Williams, MA
- Senior Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Business Programs
- 402.280.2344
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![Melissa Woodley](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/M%20Woodley.jpg?itok=CPW8-o46)
Melissa Kaye Woodley, PhD, CFA
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3317
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![James Zboja](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/HCB_jim-zboja-1.jpg?itok=K8cgrcb8)
James J. Zboja, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2622
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