������Ƶ

Ed.D. (������Ƶ)

Teaching Focus: Introduction to Management, Technology & Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship

Ph.D. (Drexel University)

Teaching Focus: Marketing Research, Strategic Marketing, Current Topics in Marketing, Ads Fads & Consumer Culture

Ph.D., Strategic Management (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA)

MBA (Suffolkd University, Sawyer School of Business, MA)

BBA (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Teaching Focus: Management, Business Policy & Strategy

Research Focus: Strategic Human Capital, Resource Based View, Business Ethics

Ph.D. (University of Nebraska)

M.S. (University of Pennsylvania)

B.A. (Drew University)

Introduction to Management

D.P.S. (Pace University), MBA, BE

Teaching Focus: Entrepreneurship, Business Policy & Strategy

Dr. George L. De Feis is an Assistant Professor of Business Studies at ������Ƶ, whose expertise includes strategy, international business/management, and sustainability/ESG.  In addition, he has recently written on service-learning initiatives, sustainable development, international trade theory, and strategic management.  His works have been published in the Journal of General Management, International Journal of Business & Applied Sciences, Academy of Business Research Journal, Journal of Business and Economic Research, Journal of Marketing Perspectives and has authored a textbook: Management Science: A Practical Approach for Today’s Business Management Student (2004, 2007), and has contributed chapters in Taylor & Francis and Springer International books.

Dr. De Feis was elected to the Board of Directors of the Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA) in 2016; Editorial Board of Science Progress in 2019, and was a founding 2013 Board Member of AirSoilWater, a sustainability not-for-profit organization in Pennsylvania.  De Feis received an Academic Innovation Grant for Creating a Service-Learning Course on “Civic Engagement and Public Values” in 2016, was selected as Faculty Advisor of Enactus (������Ƶ) in 2020, and was awarded 2013-2014 Bronze Medal Jefferson Award by Pace University for continued civic engagement service, related to the Project Pericles Fellowship he received.

Dr. De Feis has over 25 years of worldly professional and academic experience, covering the fields of strategic management, global affairs, and operations research, and he has consulted to the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds. Dr. De Feis’ interest in tourism stems from the 1980s having served a director of international affairs and conferences director for the American Society of Civil Engineers.  De Feis is a regular (2013-2020) visiting professor at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), and presented works and given lectures in a multitude of countries on five continents.  Dr. De Feis can be reached on LinkedIn at 

Dr. De Feis holds a D.P.S. in management (2013) from Pace University, an M.B.A. in finance and investments (1987) from Bernard M. Baruch College (CUNY), and a B.E. in civil engineering (1982) from Cooper Union.

Ph.D. (Georgetown University)

Teaching Focus: Business Law I, Employment Law & Ethics

Ph.D. (Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico)

Teaching Focus Leadership and Business Transformation

Ph.D. (University of South Alabama)

M.S. (Drexel University)

Teaching Focus: Introduction to Management

Ph.D. (Regent University)

Business Communication, Management Skills Development, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Management Theory, Practice & Vision

Dr. Joy Jones has been a keynote speaker and trainer for conferences, leadership forums, corporations, and non-profit organizations throughout the United States. In 2013, she contributed to the acclaimed book, Human Resource Management in the Non-Profit Sector, which focuses on leading in a diverse workforce.  Her research on leadership communication has been published in education, leadership, and management journals. Prior to joining higher education, Dr. Jones worked in media management and production for ESPN and Atlantic Video and served as the Communication Director for the Lt. Governor of Kentucky. 

M.B.A. (Southern Illinois University)

Teaching Focus: Marketing, Marketing Principles, Advertising, Direct Marketing for the Digital Age

Phil Kening has taught undergraduate Marketing classes in the School of Business at ������Ƶ since 2006, and both undergraduate and graduate classes at the Haub School of Business at St. Joseph’s University since 2009.  At ������Ƶ, Phil also serves as Marketing Committee Co-Chair for ������Ƶ’s Strategic Enrollment Management Council (SEMP). 

Since 1993, he has been a founder and Principal with Beacon Marketing Group, Inc. which specializes in marketing research, analytics and planning services.  Beacon’s client roster has included leading companies in the food, OTC, automotive, hospitality and technology industries.  Prior to his role at Beacon, Phil was a VP of Marketing for the Sands Hotel and Casino and a Group Marketing Director for Nestles Purina Pet Foods.  At the Sands, Phil had responsibility for the advertising, public relations, marketing research and direct marketing functions for the Atlantic City property and helped introduce the company’s player loyalty program.  At Purina, he was responsible for several national pet food brands, including the national rollout of the Pro Plan line of dog and cat foods.  He holds an MBA and a B.S. in Journalism from Southern Illinois University.

Phil and his wife, Carrie, have lived in Atlantic County for over 30 years.  They have one adult son, David, who resides in Brigantine and is employed by Caesar’s Entertainment in Atlantic City.  Phil has served as a Director and Executive Board member of the Galloway Police Athletic League for over fifteen years and has been a youth travel and college volleyball coach since 1998.  As a coach, he has participated in numerous large-scale events including NCAA Playoffs, National Collegiate Volleyball Federation Championships and AAU Girls Junior Nationals.  He has also assisted in running local / regional volleyball events at ������Ƶ and at the AC Convention Center and Harrah’s.

J.D. (Temple University School of Law)

Teaching Focus: Business Law, Legal, Social and Ethical Environment of Business, Women and the Law, Computer Law and Ethics, Perspectives on Women, Women in Law, History and Literature, Ethics in Contemporary Society & Education Law

Recipient of “Distinguished Presentation Award for Outstanding Scholarship.” Awarded by the Pacific South West Academy of Legal Studies in Business (PSWALSB) “in recognition and with deep appreciation of your outstanding scholarship” for “First Amendment Rights on University Campuses” at its annual conference in Palm Springs, CA, February 13-16, 2020. 

Published work, “Sex Discrimination in the Legal Profession:  Historical and Contemporary erspectives,” 39 Valparaiso University Law Review 859-909 (2005) cited in 2019 by Aon, the international company servicing clients worldwide in matters of insurance and brokerage services, human resource consulting and workforce productivity solutions, as part of Celebrating �´dz����’sHistory Month:  America’s First Women in Law which was produced to celebrate the fact that 2019 marks the 150^th anniversary of women practicing law in the U.S.

Twice Invited speaker at New York University 2019-2020 academic year: Presenter, invited presentation, by Professor Michael D. Ward, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Chemistry and Director, Molecular Design Institute of New York University, to present to post-doctoral and graduate students “Title IX Regulations and Their Legal Ramifications.” October 25, 2019.

DBA (Thomas Edison State University)

Ph.D. (Syracuse University)

Teaching Focus: Personal Selling & Sales Management, Global Marketing, Service Marketing, Applied Marketing Management

President, Northeast Business and Economics Association 

Membership Director, Academy of International Business, Midwestern Region

Ph.D. (Montclair State University)

Teaching Focus: Marketing Principles, Consumer Behavior and Sustainability Marketing

Ph.D. (Drexel University)

Ph.D. (Eastern University)

Teaching Focus: Introduction to Management, Organizational Behavior

Ph.D. (University of Delaware)

Teaching Focus: Legal, Social, and Ethical Environment of Business, Health & Law Policy

Kerrin frequently publishes research on school discipline and security, including the role of police in schools.  Exemplary articles include “School Suspensions and Adverse Experiences in Adulthood” (with Aaron Kupchik, PhD), published in Justice Quarterly, and “Civil Right Claims against School Resource Officers,” published in the Pace Law Review.

Kerrin teaches a General Studies course entitled “Drug Epidemics”, in which students create a pop-up museum on the opioid epidemic that teaches the ������Ƶ community about various aspects of the epidemic. He is currently writing articles on the opioid epidemic as a teaching and learning tool.

Kerrin has served on the executive committee of the Faculty Senate at ������Ƶ for the past several years and recently was elected to serve as the body’s Vice President.

Ph.D. (Temple University)

Teaching Focus: Marketing Principles, Digital Marketing & Web Analytics 

Ye, Ning, Maureen Morrin, and Kristina Kampfer (2019), “From Glossy to Greasy: The Impact of Learned Associations on Perceptions of Food Healthfulness,” Journal of Consumer Psychology, 30(1), 96-124.

Su, Yiran, Thilo Kunkel, and Ning Ye, “When abs don’t sell: The impact of male influencers conspicuously displaying a muscular body on female followers,” Psychology & Marketing, forthcoming.   

Madzharov, Adriana, Ning Ye, Maureen Morrin, and Lauren Block (2018), “The Impact of Coffee-Like Scent on Consumer Expectations and Performance,” Journal of Environmental Psychology, 57, 83-86.

Ph.D. (Lebow College of Business, Drexel University)

Teaching Focus: Marketing Principles

Research interests: Sensory Marketing, Context Effects, Decision-Making

Zhang, Yuli, Hyokjin Kwak, Marina Puzakova, and Charles R Taylor (2020), "When distraction may be a good thing: The role of distraction in low‐fit brand extension evaluation," Psychology & Marketing, 37 (4), 604-621.

Kwak, Hyokjin, Yuli Zhang, Marina Puzakova, and Takeshi Moriguchi (2020), "Going it alone or together: the role of space between products on consumer perceptions of price promotions," International Journal of Advertising, 1-29.

Zhang, Yuli, Hyokjin Kwak, Haeyoung Jeong, and Marina Puzakova (2019), "Facing the “Right” Side? The Effect of Product Facing Direction," Journal of Advertising, 48 (2), 153-166.

D.B.A. (Temple University)

Certified Public Accountant

Taxation of Individuals, Taxation of Business Entities, Women In Leadership

Ph.D. (Rutgers University)

Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, 

Ed.D. CPA (North Central University)

Accounting Information Systems, MIS For Accountants 

DBA (Georgia State University)

Managerial Accounting

Ph.D. (Rutgers University)

Ph.D. (Auburn University)

Introduction to Business Data Management, Predictive Analytics 

MS (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

MS (New York University)

Ph.D. (Auburn University)

Operations Management, Quantitative Business Methods

Ph.D. (Rutgers University)

Quantitative Business Methods

Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Quantitative Business Methods, Operations Management, Management Information Systems

Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)

Decision Analysis, Management Information Systems, Management Science

Ph.D. (Binghamton University)

M.E. (Jadavpur University)

Programming & Problem Solving I, Cryptography & Data Security, Web Application Engineering

Selected Publications

• Sujoy Chakraborty. A CNN-based correlation predictor for PRNU-based Image Manipulation Localization, in A.M. Alattar and N.D. Memon (eds.): Media Watermarking, Security, and Forensics 2020, Proceedings of IS&T Electronic Imaging, 2020. 
• Sujoy Chakraborty, Hang Li and Mark Fowler. Sensitivity of the General Linear Model to Noise assumptions, in IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, 2019. 
• Sujoy Chakraborty and Matthias Kirchner. PRNU-based Image Manipulation Localization with Discriminative Random Fields, in A.M. Alattar and N.D. Memon (eds.): Media Watermarking, Security, and Forensics 2017, Proceedings of IS&T Electronic Imaging, 2017.
• Sujoy Chakraborty and Matthias Kirchner. Compression Forensics Beyond the First Significant Digit, in A.M. Alattar and N.D. Memon (eds.): Media Watermarking, Security, and Forensics 2016, Proceedings of IS&T Electronic Imaging, 2016.
• Matthias Kirchner and Sujoy Chakraborty. A Second Look at First Significant Digit Histogram Restoration, Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security (WIFS), 2015.

Selected Awards

• Watson Research Graduate Ambassador Award (2016), Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University
• GSEU Professional Development Award (2016), Binghamton University
• Services and Commitment Award (2008), Tata Consultancy Services

EMTM (University of Pennsylvania)

Programming and Problem Solving II

Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon University)

Artificial Intelligence, Computational Intelligence, Multi-Agent Systems, Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computation, Computer-Aided Engineering, and Swarm Intelligence.

ACM Senior Member

2005 AAAI Outstanding Paper Award for the paper "The Max K- Armed Bandit: A New Model of Exploration Applied to Search Heuristic Selection" (V.A. Cicirello and S.F. Smith).

U.S. Patent #7,761,265 B2, "Method for Comparing Solid Models", July 2010.

Ph.D. (University of Maryland)

Ph.D. (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Software & Security Engineering

Personal Website

Ph.D. (University of Connecticut)

Parallel Systems, Telecommunication Systems, Distributed Computing, Optimization, Computers and Society

Ph.D. (Towson University)

Ph.D. (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

Programming and Problem Solving, Foundations of Computer Science, Data Structures, Data Mining and Medical Informatics

Personal Website and Research Group

• Advisor - Health Analytics Research Team (HEART) Research Group Website:

Selected Grants and Awards

• NIH Big Data to Knowledge fellowship,
• ������Ƶ Center on Successful Aging (SCOSA) grant.
• ������Ƶ R&PD Grant, ������Ƶ.
• CRA-W Travel Grant awards
• ACM Travel Grant Program Awards 
• 2020 Grace Hopper Faculty Scholarship Award
• 2018-2019 Sabbatical Award (collaborating at Columbia University)
• 2009 Runner-up Graduate Student Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology
• 2008 First prize of Graduate Student Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Selected Publication

• Zheng, L., He, Z., Wei, D., Keloth, V., Fan, J., Lindemann, L., Zhu, X., Cimino, J., Perl, Y., (2019) A review of auditing techniques for the Unified Medical Language System, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.  [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 7]. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020;ocaa108. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocaa108 
• Wei, D., Kang, T., Pincus, H., Weng, C., Construction of Disease Similarity Network Using Concept Embedding and Ontology. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019; 264:442-446. doi:10.3233/SHTI190260
• Gu, H., Chen, Y., He, Z., Wei, D., Elhanan, G., Validating Semantic Type Assignments Using SNOMED CT semantic tags, (2017) Methods in Medical Informatics, 2018 Feb;57(1):43-53.
• Wei, D., Burrows, A., (2016) Tracking students' performance to assess correlations among computer science programming series courses, Journal of Computing. Sciences in Colleges. vol. 32, pp. 9-16"
• Wei, D., Gu, H., Perl, Y., Halper, M., Ochs, C., (2015) Structural measures to track the evolution of SNOMED CT hierarchies, Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 5, 278-287.

Ph.D. (McMaster University)

Ph.D. (Wayne State University)

Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, The Science of Decision Making

Ph.D. (Washington State University)

Computer Networking Principles, Cloud Computing, IT Governance, Business Intelligence

Ph.D. (University of North Texas)

System Analysis & Design, Human Computer Interaction

Ph.D. (Nova Southeastern University)

Ph.D. (University of Texas at Arlington)

Information Assurance and Security, Programming and Problem Solving I, System Analysis and Design

Ph.D. (University of North Texas)

Behavioral and organizational aspects of social networking sites, human-computer Interaction, E-Commerce/E-Service, business intelligence/analytics, and knowledge management

Ph.D. (Drexel University)

Teaching Focus: Finance, Financial Institutions, Introduction to Financial Management, Game Theory, Graduate Managerial Economics, Graduate Financial Management

Ph.D. (Baruch College, The City University of New York)

Finance, Introduction to Financial Management 

Ph.D. (Drexel University)

Intro to Financial Management, Financial Management for Accountants, Investments

Ph.D. (University of New Orleans)

Financial Management, Investments, and Financial Institutions and Markets

Ph.D. (Eastern University)

Teaching Focus: Introduction to Management, Organizational Behavior

Ed.D (NOVA Southeastern University)

Education

• Ed. D (Rowan University)Educational Leadership
• M.A. (Rowan University) Student Personnel Services
• B.S. (Widener University) Hotel & Restaurant Management

Awards & Honors

• Recipient of the 2016 Spirit of Hospitality Award at the 19th Annual Atlantic City Host Awards by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority given to an outstanding individual who has made a long-lasting and  significant contribution to the Atlantic City region's hospitality and travel industry.
• Larry Marcus Award for Excellence in Educational Leadership, Doctoral Studies, 2007

Professional Affiliations

• I-CHRIE - International Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Educators
• Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) International Honor Board of Governors

• North East North American Hospitality Educators (NENA) Member 1996 – present

  • Research Poster Reviewer - Penn State Conference 2019
  • Secretary/Treasurer - 2003-2005
  • Vice President - 2000/03
• Member
  • Atlantic City Host Awards Selection Committee - CRDA/ACCVA
  • Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Atlantic City Concierge Association

Professional Affiliations

• Faculty Advisor - Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) International Honor Society
• ������Ƶ Foundation Board Member - 2015 -Present
  • Special Events Committee, Ad Hoc Committee Board Orientation
• Founding Member of ������Ƶ Women's Leadership Council
  • Mentoring and Event Committees
• ������Ƶ Scholarship Committee Member - 2006 - Present
• Office of Global Engagement Advisory Board

Biography

Dr. Jane Bokunewicz is the Faculty Director of the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT) and an Associate Professor of Hospitality Tourism and Event Management in the School of Business at ������Ƶ.  Bokunewicz worked 22 years in the Atlantic City casino industry with 12 years as Vice President of Administration at Tropicana. She began her career as a computer programmer in the Information Technology department of Playboy Casino. She later held the position of Director of IT at Tropicana and was promoted to Vice President in April of 1994.  Bokunewicz was part of the management team that opened The Quarter, the retail, dining and entertainment facility at the Tropicana.  As Vice President of Administration Bokunewicz oversaw Human Resources, Facilities, Security, Purchasing and Quality Assurance.

Bokunewicz has worked with the LIGHT institute since 2012. She was lead researcher on several LIGHT studies including a study on Millennial entertainment preferences that received international press coverage as well as several studies on underage gambling and college gambling behavior. 

In addition to being lead author of Casino Gaming Technology, Bokunewicz also wrote a chapter in Casino Gaming in Atlantic City, A Thirty-Year Retrospective. Bokunewicz holds a PhD in Communication, Culture and Media from Drexel University and she is a third-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do Karate.

Education

• Ph.D Culture Communication & Media, Drexell University, 2013
• Master of Business Administration, Monmouth College, 1990
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Indiana University of PA, 1984

Courses Taught

• HTMS 2122 Hotel Administration and Operations
• HTMS 3111 Human Resources
• HTMS 3225 Intro to Casino Management
• HTMS 3226 Hotel Management Simulation
• HTMS 4112 Business Policy and Strategy
• HTMS 3132 Study Tour
• HTMS 5112 Current Issues in Restaurants, Resorts and Event Management
• GSS 3163 Social Network Analysis

Publications

• Criscione-Naylor, N., Bokunewicz, J., & Albano, D. (2022). �´dz����’s Experiences with Mentoring: A Mentoring Framework for Women. Journal of Business Diversity, 22(1).
• Naylor, N., & Bokunewicz, J. (2021). COVID-19 Residual Effects: Sustainability Strength and Volatility for  the Future. The International Journal of Gaming Hospitality and Tourism, Vol.1. Issue 1.
• Naylor, N., & Bokunewicz, J. (2018). Demystifying Gender Bias in Service Based Organizations. Journal of Business Diversity, 18(4).
• Quain, B., Bokunewicz, J., Criscione-Naylor, N. (2018). The Profit: Using reality TV to teach management theories and strategies, Cogent Education, 5:1,  DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2018.1444326   

Education

Certificate (Cornell University) Employment Law

Ed. D (Rowan University) Educational Leadership 

M.P.A. (Rutgers Graduate School) Public Management 

B.A. (Rutgers University) Political Science

Courses Taught

Policy and Strategy, Food & Beverage Management, Human Resource Management, Hotel Operations, Event Design, Facilities Management, Farm to Table, and Bucket List Events

Professional Affiliations

• Leads the Event Design, Young Professional YP Certificate and Certified Event Designer program at ������Ƶ
• North East North America Federation Director of Research of ICHRIE (International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education)
• Vice President Elect, Eastern Academy of Management

Certifications 

• CED, Certified Event Designer 
• Lean/Six Sigma White Belt, Yellow, Green, and Black 

Recent Publications 

• Criscione-Naylor, N., Bokunewicz, J., and Albano, D. (2022). �´dz����’s Experiences with Mentoring: A Mentoring Framework for Women.  Journal of Business Diversity, 22(1).
• Criscione-Naylor, N. (2022). Student Perspectives of Event Design: Learning and Transformation using the #EventCanvas Methodology. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education.
• Criscione-Naylor, N. and Bokunewicz, J. (2021). COVID-19 Residual Effects: Sustainability Strength and Volatility for the Future. International Journal of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism. https://stockton.edu/light/documents/ijght_vol.1-no.1/sustainability_strength_and_volatility-10.14.21.pdf
• Jones-Carmack, J. and Criscione-Naylor, N. (2021). The Impact of Relational Demography and Communication Apprehension on Follower Perceptions of Leader-Follower Relationships in the Hospitality Industry. International Hospitality Review, 13(5), pp.547-564.  https://doi.org/10.1108/IHR-09-2020-0058

Ph.D (University of New Orleans) 

History of TV Cooking Shows, Event Planning, Event Sales & Marketing

Ed.D (Rowan University)

Intro to HTMS, Hospitality Entrepreneurs and Leadership

Ph.D (Purdue University)

Contemporary International Tourism, Hospitality and Tourism Research Methods, HTMS Business Policy & Strategies

Ph.D. (Drexel University)

Marketing Research, Strategic Marketing, Current Topics in Marketing, Ads Fads & Consumer Culture

Ph.D. (Drexel University)

Finance, Financial Institutions, Introduction to Financial Management, Game Theory, Graduate Managerial Economics, Graduate Financial Management

Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts)

Areas of expertise: health economics, health policy

Ph.D. (Georgetown University)

Business Law I

J.D. (Temple University School of Law)

Business Law, Legal, Social and Ethical Environment of Business, Women and the Law, Computer Law and Ethics, Perspectives on Women, Women in Law, History and Literature, Ethics in Contemporary Society & Education Law

Recipient of “Distinguished Presentation Award for Outstanding Scholarship.” Awarded by the Pacific South West Academy of Legal Studies in Business (PSWALSB) “in recognition and with deep appreciation of your outstanding scholarship” for “First Amendment Rights on University Campuses” at its annual conference in Palm Springs, CA, February 13-16, 2020. 

Published work, “Sex Discrimination in the Legal Profession:  Historical and Contemporary erspectives,” 39 Valparaiso University Law Review 859-909 (2005) cited in 2019 by Aon, the international company servicing clients worldwide in matters of insurance and brokerage services, human resource consulting and workforce productivity solutions, as part of Celebrating �´dz����’sHistory Month:  America’s First Women in Law which was produced to celebrate the fact that 2019 marks the 150^th anniversary of women practicing law in the U.S.

Twice Invited speaker at New York University 2019-2020 academic year: Presenter, invited presentation, by Professor Michael D. Ward, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Chemistry and Director, Molecular Design Institute of New York University, to present to post-doctoral and and graduate students “Title IX Regulations and Their Legal Ramifications.” October 25, 2019.

Ph.D. (University of New Orleans)

Financial Management, Investments, and Financial Institutions and Markets

Ph.D. (Syracuse University)

Global Marketing, Techniques of Selling, Service

Ph.D. (Montclair State University)

Marketing Principles, Consumer Behavior and Sustainability Marketing

Ed.D. CPA (North Central University)

Accounting Information Systems, MIS For Accountants 

Ed.D (Rowan University)

Intro to HTMS, Hospitality Entrepreneurs and Leadership

Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Quantitative Business Methods, Operations Management, Management Information Systems

Ph.D. (University of Delaware)

Legal, Social, and Ethical Environment of Business, Health & Law Policy

Kerrin frequently publishes research on school discipline and security, including the role of police in schools.  Exemplary articles include “School Suspensions and Adverse Experiences in Adulthood” (with Aaron Kupchik, PhD), published in Justice Quarterly, and “Civil Right Claims against School Resource Officers,” published in the Pace Law Review.

Kerrin teaches a General Studies course entitled “Drug Epidemics”, in which students create a pop-up museum on the opioid epidemic that teaches the ������Ƶ community about various aspects of the epidemic. He is currently writing articles on the opioid epidemic as a teaching and learning tool.

Kerrin has served on the executive committee of the Faculty Senate at ������Ƶ for the past several years and recently was elected to serve as the body’s Vice President.

Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)

Decision Analysis, Management Information Systems, Management Science

Ph.D. (Drexel University)

Systems Analysis, Design and Evaluation, Human Factors and Cognitive Engineering of Interfaces, Computer Science Education, Legal Concerns and Ethical Issues Involving Computer Use

Ed.D. (Nova Southeastern University); C.A.G.S. (Virginia Polytechnic University)

Graduate level: Management Theory, Practice and Vision; Marketing Communication and Social Media; Business Leadership Development; Issues in Global Management. Undergraduate: Management Skills, Human Resource Management, Perspectives on New Jersey Communities.

My research areas, publications and international presentations are in generational issues in the workplace; workplace skills; e-Portfolios and workplace readiness; Essential Learning Outcomes and assessment practices; and the use of technology in pedagogy.

Service:   

• Issue editor for the AePR, the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence Based Learning, an international organization (AAEBL) since 2018. 
• Member of the University Strategic Enrollment Management Committee (SEMP) and 2020 Learning Committee 
• Member of the Essential Learning Outcomes (ELO) committee and of the Healthcare Administration and Leadership (HAL) program development committee 
• Member of the Business Advisory Board for ������Ƶ 

LL.M. (Temple University School of Law)

Business Law, Legal Environment, Cyber Ethics/Computer Law, Gender Violence

J.D. (Rutgers University School of Law)

Business Law, Legal Environment, Law and Social Change, Law For Life

Ph.D. (Lehigh University)

Information Assurance and Security, Software Engineering, Computational Science and Numerical Analysis, Theory of Computation, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Education, Mathematics of Risk

Ph.D. (Temple University)

Strategic Management, Management Skills, Organizational Behavior

Ed.D. (Pennsylvania State University)

Simulation, Operations Research, Statistic

Ph.D. (State University of New York at Buffalo)

Senior Seminar in Management, Leadership in the Age of Innovation, Technology Innovation Management, Exploring the Future (General Studies)

30 years of management consulting

Presentation at the World University Forum in Vancouver

Presentation at the NJ Governor’s Conference in Housing and Economic Development

Ed.D. (West Virginia University)

System Analysis and Design, Database Systems, Information Systems, Operations Research

D.A. (Idaho State University)

Networking Technologies, Web Application Development, Programming Languages and Theory, Computer Security

Ph.D. (University of Maryland)

Consumer Behavior, Market Research, E-Marketing, Business and Marketing Ethics

Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)

Marketing Management, Advertising, Services Marketing, Marketing Ethics

M.B.A. (St. John's University)

Certified Public Accountant

Accounting, Personal Financial Specialist, Certified Management Accountant, Professor of Accounting and Finance: Finance, Accounting, Taxation, Investments, Financial Planning

M.B.A. (Monmouth College)

Certified Public Accountant

Accounting, Finance, Women's Studies

Ph.D. (Massachusettes Institute of Technology)

Business Analytics, Statistics, Operations Research, Spreadsheet Engineering

Founding Dean of the ������Ƶ School of Business, 2007-2018.   Led successful effort to obtain AACSB accreditation (awarded in 2016), expanded faculty from 35 to 50 full-time faculty members, and enrollment from 1200 to 1800.  Established Hospitality and Tourism Management as a separate concentration, Incorporated Computer Science and Information Systems program into School of Business, established new concentration in Business Analytics, and oversaw the development of new MBA in Healthcare Administration.  Established of the Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality, and Tourism.

Recent published/presented works: 

• “Data Mining the Schedule: Association Rule Analysis for Class Module Assignment”, Janet Wagner, Northeast Business and Economics Association Conference, Galloway, Nj.  October 26, 2018. 
• “Specification Grading in a CSIS Class”, InfORMS General Meeting, Houston, Tx.  October 23, 2017. 
• “Efficiency in Public Higher Education Systems: A Statewide Comparison Using Date Envelopment Analysis” Daniel Shimshak and Janet Wagner).  In: Applications of Management Science.  Eds. K. Lawrence and G. Kleinman, Vol 14 (2012), pp. 19-40. 

 Ph.D (Temple University)