Education

Ph.D. Business Administration
(Management)
University of Kentucky, 2003

Master of Business Administration
Mississippi State University, 2000

Master of Industrial Education
(Corporate Training)
Clemson University, 1993

Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Respiratory Therapy)
University of Missouri, 1990

Recognitions

Distinguished Research Award
2008. Critique of a premise: Illuminating cracks in the agency theory framework. Published in the Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues (forthcoming).

MBA Professor of the Year
2007. WKU Gordon Ford College of Business.

Presentation Excellence Award
2007. Academic Business World International Conference. "The centrality efficiency index: A new social network analysis measure." Co-authored with Lily C. Dong.

Teaching Scholar
2006. WKU Gordon Ford College of Business.

Allied Academies Distinguished Research Award
2003. "Hardee’s Restaurants: Stuck in the middle or creating competitive advantage?" Co-authored with Harold White & Jack E. Tucci.

Business Experience

Certified Financial Planner
AIG/VALIC (Formerly American General Financial Group)
1996-2000

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor of Management
Western Kentucky University
2004-Present

Assistant Professor of Management
Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus
2003-2004

Adjunct Instructor of Management & Marketing
Berea College
2001-2003

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Course Development

Strategic Innovation
(Graduate)
Western Kentucky University, 2007

Radically Disruptive Innovation
(Undergraduate Honors)
Western Kentucky University, 2007

Innovation Management
(Undergraduate)
Western Kentucky University, 2005

Chinese Business Environment
(Undergraduate)
Berea College, 2002

Training and Consulting

Market Analyst/Commercialization Consultant
2006-2007. Conducted market analysis of nanomaterial capable of reducing mercury from coal emissions.

Leadership Training
2007. Provided leadership training exercises for Glasgow-Barren River Economic Development Leadership Program (with Lynn Minton).

Training Workshop Speaker
2006. Presented "Profiting from the future: The coming wave of innovation in health care delivery." Britthaven, Inc. Annual Corporate Seminar.

Entrepreneurship Workshop
2006. Presented "Innovative business models: Creating opportunities from the inside out." Entrepreneurship Development Workshop. Todd County Adult Education Center.

Business Plan Development
2005. Developed a business plan for a robotic microgravity search and rescue device developed jointly by the Center for Cave and Karst Studies and the Department of Engineering at Western Kentucky University.