MBA Faculty and Staff

 MBA Office Staff

	Dr. Matthew Alford MBA Director and Instructor of Economics Education: Ph.D. Mississippi State Location: Garrett Hall, 94 Phone: 985-549-2146 Email: matthew.alford@southeastern.edu
	Victoria Usey Administrative Assistant III Education: Bachelor of Arts, Business Management and Marketing Location: Garrett Hall, 94 Phone: 985-549-2146 Email: victoria.usey@southeastern.edu
	Madelyn Bernard Graduate Assistant Education: Bachelor of Arts, Marketing, MBA in Progress Location: Garrett Hall, 94 Phone: 985-549-2146
	Gabbi Brown Graduate Assistant Education: Bachelor of Science, Biology, MBA in Progress Location: Garrett Hall, 94 Phone: 985-549-2146

MBA FACULTY

	Dr. Candice Boucree Assistant Professor of Accounting Education: Ph.D. Louisiana State University Location:Garrett 43 Phone: 985-549-3078 Email:  candice.boucree@southeastern.edu
	Dr. Lisa Brady Professor of Management and Business Admin Education: Ph.D. University of Alabama Location: Garrett 45 Phone:985-549-3075 Email: lisa.brady@southeastern.edu
	Dr. Robert Braun Department Head/Professor of Accounting Education: Ph.D. Louisiana State University Location:  Garrett 04 Phone: 985-549-3599 Email: BBraun@southeastern.edu

Dr. Robert Braun is a member of the graduate business faculty that teaches Accounting, he has published numerous articles in leading academic, practitioner, and pedagogical journals; serves on the editorial board of a leading journal in accounting education; provides consulting and training services in ethics and decision-making; more than 20 years of university teaching experience; teaches auditing, ethics, and accounting.

Dr. Robert Cope III Professor of Operations Management Education: Ph.D. Louisiana State University Location: Garrett 46 Phone: 985/549-3697 Email:  Robert.Cope@southeastern.edu

 Dr. Robert Cope is a member of the graduate business faculty that teaches project management. His doctorate is in Information Systems and Decision Sciences from Louisiana State University, and he has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University. Dr. Cope has published many articles in several peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings.  Industry experience includes employment as an Underground Zone Technical Engineer with Houston Lighting & Power Company, Field Engineer with General Electric, consultant for Louisiana State University's Center for Energy Studies, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and Acadian Consulting. Dr. Cope holds Professional Engineering Licenses in Electrical Engineering with the states of Texas and Louisiana.

Dr. John Cresson Associate Professor of Finance Education: Ph.D. Texas A&M University Location:  Garrett 94D Phone: 985/549-2146 Email: JCresson@southeastern.edu

Dr. John Cresson is a member of the graduate business faculty that teaches Finance. Dr. Cresson is an Associate Professor and Director of the Executive MBA program; he has served as a consultant to various businesses, individuals, and organizations, including the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Oklahoma Society of Financial Analysts, and American Express Financial Advisors; published or presented more than twenty five papers; research interests in the areas of corporate and portfolio diversification, index mutual funds, and measures of risk; awarded most outstanding MBA faculty member by MBA students; taught Finance, MBA, and EMBA classes for seven years in Oklahoma before joining the faculty at Southeastern; teaches finance.

Dr. Jay Johnson Associate Professor of Economics Education: Ph.D. University of Houston Location:  Garrett 94D Phone: 985/549-2146 Email:  Jay.Johnson@southeastern.edu

Dr. Johnson teaches graduate Managerial Economics and Energy Economics.  His doctorate in Economics is from the University of Houston.  He also has an MBA from the University of Houston and a BS in Chemistry from the University of Mississippi.  Dr. Johnson studies energy and environmental economics, industrial organization, and applied microeconomics.  He has published several articles on these subjects and articles on teaching economic principles.  He has ten years of experience teaching economics as well as 15 years of experience in research, sales, and management in the oil and gas and petrochemicals industries.

	Michael Jones Professor of Marketing Education: Ph.D. University of Missouri Location:  Garrett 41 Phone: 985/549-2394 Email:  Michael.Jones@southeastern.edu
	Dr. Rusty Juban Associate Professor of Management Education: Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington Location:  Garrett 09 Phone: 985/549-5930 Email: RJuban@southeastern.edu

Dr. Rusty Juban is a member of the graduate business faculty that teaches management. Moreover, he worked as an executive trainer for six years with the United States Department of Agriculture and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; consultant to various businesses and organizations including government and nonprofit agencies; specialized research and publication in employee behavior, human resources, and new workplace technologies; teaches management.

Dr. Mario Krenn Assistant Professor of Management Education: Ph.D. Louisiana State University Location:  Garrett 19 Phone: 985-549-3728 Email: Mario.Krenn@southeastern.edu

Dr. Mario Krenn is a member of the graduate business faculty that teaches management. Dr. Krenn holds an MBA from Southeastern Louisiana University and an MS in Socio Economics from Johannes Kepler University (Austria). He has international consulting experience with private and public enterprises in the areas of logistics management (Czech Republic), health care management (Hungary), and industry experience as a business analyst for a multinational consumer electronics company (Central and Eastern European Markets). Dr. Krenn's research interests are in the areas of corporate governance, institutional theory, and management history. He regularly presents his research at the Academy of Management Meetings and received an outstanding paper award by the Academy of Management. He teaches Strategic Management.

	Dr. Lou Le Guyader Associate Professor of Accounting Education: Location:  Garrett 52 Phone:985/549-3100 Email:  louis.leguyader@southeastern.edu
	Dr. Yun-Chen (Jen) Morgan (Interim) Departement Head of Management and Business Administration/Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D. Louisiana State University Location: Garrett 94C Phone: 985/549-5754 Email:   ymorgan@southeastern.edu
	Dr. William Simpson  Associate Professor of Accounting Education: Ph.D. from the University of Houston Location:  Garrett 62 Phone: 985/549-3597 Email: rsimpson@southeastern.edu
	Dr. Avinash Waikar Professor of Operations Management Education: Ph.D. University of Oklahoma Location:  Garrett 020 Phone: 985/549-3077 Email: AWaiker@southeastern.edu

Dr. Avinash Waikar is a member of the graduate business faculty that teaches Statistics. Dr. Waikar is a registered professional engineer with the Louisiana State Board of Professional Engineers; has approximately nine years of industrial/manufacturing experience in operations management; served as a consultant in the areas of operations management and statistics to businesses; published numerous journal articles in operations management and business; recipient of an Outstanding Paper Award; teaches statistics.