Faculty

THUY BUI - Chair

Phone: 724.738.2576
Office: ECB 113-F
Email: thuy.bui@sru.edu

Dr. Bui's research interests include corporate finance, governance, blockholders, and capital structure. Dr. Bui received her Ph.D. in finance from University of Pittsburgh, an MBA and a bachelor degree in finance and strategic management from Ohio University.

Melanie Anderson

Phone: 724.738.4375
Office: ECB 313-G
Email: melanie.anderson@sru.edu

Dr. Melanie Anderson teaches managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, and auditing. Dr. Anderson's research interests include ethics, fraud, forensic accounting, cosmopolitan and local orientations, and volunteer fire company's financial fitness. Dr. Anderson earned her PhD from the University of Nebraska, an MBA from Pennsylvania State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business (accounting major) from Clarion University. She was an auditor, accounting systems manager, and business analyst for 15 years for Quaker State Corporation and Werner Co. prior to beginning her teaching career. Dr. Anderson previously taught business courses for 20 years at the University of Pittsburgh-Titusville.

Teresa Aspinall - Department Secretary

Phone: 724.738.2591
Office: ECB 110
Email: teresa.aspinall@sru.edu

Lua Augustin

Phone: 724.738.7374
Office: ECB 308-A
Email: lua.augustin@sru.edu

Dr. Augustin's research interests include financial literacy, credit usage, and alternative investments. Dr. Augustin received her Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University, her M.Ed. from Lamar University, and her MBA and BBA from Midwestern State University.

JEFFREY FORREST

Phone: 724.738.2510
Office: ECB 208-A
Email: jeffrey.forrest@sru.edu

Dr. Forrest's research covers a wide range of areas, including economics, finance, management, marketing, mathematics, science, philosophy, etc. As of the end of 2016, he has published nearly 400 research papers and more than 40 books and special topic volumes. Dr. Forrest joined Slippery Rock University in 1988 and has lectured worldwide on various topics.

John Golden

Phone: 724.738.4352
Office: ECB 315
Email: john.golden@sru.edu

Dr. John Golden teaches law and finance at Slippery Rock Universtiy where he also serves as the university's Entreprenuer-in-Residence. He is the Managing Director of the Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator (SEA) at Slippery Rock, which assists new start-ups and existing businesses with sustainable growth opportunities. Dr. Golden serves on several boards of directors, profit and non-profit. He is the owner of Golden Intergroup, Inc., a private sustainable business consulting firm. He also practices law in the USA and internationally, specializing in commercial law. He can be contacted at john.golden@sru.edu or (00 1)724.738.4352 or (00 1)412.377.1442.

BENJAMAS JIRASAKULDECH

Phone: 724.738.4370
Office: ECB 113-C
Email: b.jirasakuldech@sru.edu

Dr. Jirasakuldech joined Slippery Rock University in 2008. She earned her Ph.D. in Finance from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2002 and Master of Science in Finance from Texas Tech University in 1995. She has taught many courses in finance including Managerial Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Intermediate Corporate Finance, Investment, Finance Seminar, and International Finance. Her areas of research are speculative markets, behavioral finance, international finance, and real estate markets. Her research has been published in Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Managerial Finance Journal, Journal of Investing, Review of Futures Markets, Applied Finance Economics, and Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management. She was also awarded Chartered Financial Analyst in 2001.

YI LI

Phone: 724.738.4365
Office: ECB 313B
Email: yi.li@sru.edu

Larry McCarthy

Phone: 724.738.4370
Office: ECB 113-C
Email: larry.mccarthy@sru.edu

SUNITA MONDAL

Phone: 724.738.2973
Office: ECB 313-A
Email: sunita.mondal@sru.edu

Dr. Mondal's research interests include empirical microeconomics, the labor market impact of public policies, and economics of education. Dr. Mondal received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, Masters and bachelor's degree in Economics from Jadavpur University in India. She is currently the President of the Pennsylvania Economic Association (PEA), and has served as the local arrangements chair for the 2016 PEA conference. Dr. Mondal has been awarded grant from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. She has taught courses at the graduate level MBA program, including managerial economics, and several undergraduate courses at Slippery Rock University.

Donald Mong

Phone: 724.738.2442
Office: ECB 010-C
Email: donald.mong@sru.edu

Dr. Mong teaches law and economics. His research focuses on becoming a better teacher in those areas. He most enjoys working with students and their campus organizations.

THERESA PHIPPS

Phone: 724.738.2555
Office: ECB 313-K
Email: theresa.phipps@sru.edu

Dr. Theresa Phipps brings a blend of real-world experience and academic achievement to the classroom and to her research pursuits. She holds a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Wheeling Jesuit University, as well as a Certificate in Forensic Accounting from Georgetown University. She is a certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified fraud examiner (CFE). In addition, Dr. Phipps worked for ten years in private sector and public sector accounting. She worked as an external auditor for Ernst & Young and as a government auditor at the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Dr. Phipps's research interests include fraud prevention and detection in higher education, service learning in accounting, and effective teaching methodologies for accounting coursework.

EDWARD SCOTT

Phone: 724.738.2550
Office: ECB 313-F
Email: edward.scott@sru.edu

Dr. Edward Scott teaches Intermediate Accounting, Cost Accounting, and Business Analysis and Decision Making. His research interests include audit team performance, minority retention in professional service organizations, and college and career success for first generation college students. He earned a PhD in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University, an MBA from Texas Christian University, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Point Park University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and his professional experience includes 5 years as an auditor with Deloitte and 13 years in the transportation industry with BNSF Railway and the KCS Railway, where he held managerial and executive positions. His community involvement includes leading the Accounting Career Awareness Program that is an outreach initiative to minority high school students who attend a one-week summer camp to learn about opportunities for careers in accounting.

PAVANI TALLAPALLY

Phone: 724.738.4917
Office: ECB 313-E
Email: pavani.tallapally@sru.edu

Dr. Pavani Tallapally is an Associate Professor of Accounting. She has taught many courses in accounting including Corporate Accounting for the MBA program, Accounting Information Systems, Auditing, Intermediate Accounting, Financial and Managerial Accounting. Dr. Tallapally earned her Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting Major) from Louisiana Tech University, an MBA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Commerce from Osmania University. Her research interests include XBRL, Accounting Databases, Data Differences and Taxonomies.

XINTONG WANG

Phone: 724.738.2579
Office: ECB 308
Email: xintong.wang@sru.edu

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