The MVS School faculty and staff are committed to providing a high-quality education in Business and Economics that will prepare students to effectively engage with organizational landscapes today! The faculty are not only deeply committed to the classes they teach, but they are also actively involved in their scholarly and professional communities, ensuring their classes are connected with what is happening in the industry today.
MVS School Faculty
Susan A. Andrzejewski, Ph.D.
Dean
Professor of Marketing
Office: MVS Hall 2176
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Thursdays 8:00 - 9:00 am | by appointment
Email: susan.andrzejewski@csuci.edu
Maria Ballesteros-Sola, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Management
*On sabbatical during Academic Year 2023-2024
Jared P. Barton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
Office: MVS Hall 2167
Office Hours: Mondays, 10:00 - 11:00 am, 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Email: jared.barton@csuci.edu
Minder Chen, Ph.D.
Professor of Management Information Systems
Faculty Advisor
Office: MVS Hall 1177
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am|Tuesdays 5:30 pm - 6:30pm and Mondays 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (MBA only)
Email: minder.chen@csuci.edu
Brendan Cline, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business Ethics
Office: MVS Hall 2106
Office Hours: Mondays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Tuesdays, 11:50 am - 12:50 pm
Email: brendan.cline@csuci.edu
Dylan Cooper, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
Faculty Advisor
Office: MVS Hall 2104
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:45 - 10:15 am, 5:30 - 6:30pm | by appointment
Email: dylan.cooper@csuci.edu
Hua Dai, Ph.D.
Professor of Management Information Systems
Office: MVS Hall 2170
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 9:15 - 10:15 am (in person) | Thursdays, 1:15 - 2:15 pm (online)
Email: hua.dai@csuci.edu
Miguel Delgado Helleseter, Ph.D.
Chair of Business & Economics
Associate Professor of Economics
Director, Institute for Global Economic Research (IGER)
Office: MVS Hall 2168
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Chair Office Hours: Tuesdays, 8:00 - 9:00 am | by appointment
Kyungyeon Koh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance
On Leave Spring 2024
Office: MVS Hall 1161
Email: rachel.koh@csuci.edu
Priscilla Z. Liang, Ph.D.
Professor of Finance
Office: MVS Hall 1179
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:00 pm (online) | Thursdays, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (in person)
Email: priscilla.liang@csuci.edu
Z. John Lu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
Not teaching Spring 2024
Office: Sage Hall 2151
Email: john.lu@csuci.edu
J. Andrew Morris, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Office: Sage Hall 2149
Office Hours: Mondays, 1:30 - 2:45 pm, 4:30 - 5:50 pm | Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:45 pm, 4:30 - 5:50 pm
Email: john-andrew.morris@csuci.edu
Ryan Murphy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business Communication
Office: MVS Hall 2114
Office Hours: Mondays, 3:00 - 4:00 pm | Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:00 pm | Thursdays, 11:30 - 12:30 pm
Email: ryan.murphy@csuci.edu
Claudio A.C. Paiva, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Office: MVS Hall 1175
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm | Thursdays, 11:30 - 12:30 pm
Email: claudio.paiva@csuci.edu
Ekin Pehlivan, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing
Office: MVS Hall 2172
Office Hours: Thursdays, 1:30 - 3:00 pm (in-person or over zoom)
Email: ekin.pehlivan@csuci.edu
Cindy Sherman, Ph.D.
Vice Chair of Business
Associate Professor of Management
Director, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Institute
Office: MVS Hall 1174
Office Hours: Mondays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Thursdays, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Chair Office Hours: Mondays, 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Wednesdays, 12:30 -1:30 pm | by appointment
Email: cynthia.sherman@csuci.edu
Daniel Shim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accounting
Office: MVS Hall 2108
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Thursdays, 9:20 - 10:20 am | by appointment
Email: daniel.shim@csuci.edu
Bryan Tomlin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
Office: MVS Hall 1167
Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:30 pm (in-person or over zoom)
Email: bryan.tomlin@csuci.edu
Taylan Yalcin, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Marketing
MVS Academic Advisor
Office: MVS Hall 2102
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Thursdays, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Email: taylan.yalcin@csuci.edu
Yeawon Yoo
Assistant Professor of Operations
Office: MVS Hall 2112
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Thursdays 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Fridays, 9:00 am - 11:00 am (zoom and business only)
Email: yeawon.yoo@csuci.edu
Martin V. Smith School Lecturers
Robert Beamer, M.A
Finance
Office: Online
Office Hours: Mondays, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Email: robert.beamer@csuci.edu
Susan Block, M.A
Management
Office: Online
Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Email: susan.block@csuci.edu
Ray Bowman, Ph.D
Business
Office: 2122
Office Hours: Mondays 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Email: ray.bowman@csuci.edu
Larisa Cherkasov, MBA M.S.
Management Info Systems
Office: MVS Hall 1165
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 3:15 - 4:15 pm
Email: larisa.cherkasov@csuci.edu
Shumin Chien, MBA
Marketing
Office: MVS Hall 2174
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 3:50 - 4:50 pm | Thursdays, 3:50 - 4:50 pm
Email: shumin.chien@csuci.edu
Violet Christopher
Marketing
Office: Online
Office Hours: Mondays, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. & Tuesdays, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Email: violet.christopher@csuci.edu
Shahabedin Dabirian, Ph.D.
Economics
Office: MVS Hall 2174
Office Hours: Mondays, 11:00 - 12:00 pm & 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Email: shah.dabirian@csuci.edu
Dale Deardroff, Ph.D
Business
Office: MVS Hall 2122
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Email: dale.deardroff@csuci.edu
Jade Eckley, M.A
Economics
Office: Online
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Email: jade.eckley@csuci.edu
Rene Fleischbein, Ph.D
Business
Office: MVS Hall 2122
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Thursdays and Saturdays, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (zoom and business online only)
Email: rene.fleischbein@csuci.edu
Drew Foley, Ph.D
Business
Office: MVS Hall 1171
Office Hours: Thursdays, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (in-person and zoom)
Email: drew.foley@csuci.edu
Bruce Gillies, Ph.D
Management
Office: Online
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Email: bruce.gillies@csuci.edu
Alan Jaeger, M.A
Management
Office: MVS Hall 1171
Office Hours: Thursdays, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (MBA only) | Fridays, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Email: alan.jaeger@csuci.edu
Panda Kroll
Business
Office: MVS Hall 1165
Office Hours: Mondays, 4:45 - 5:45 pm (in person) | Wednesdays, 4:45 - 5:45 pm (online)
Email: panda.kroll@csuci.edu
Rick Learman
Finance
Office: MVS Hall 1171
Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:00 pm | by appointment
Diana Lenko, Ph.D
Business
Office: Online
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 pm (zoom and by apointment)
Email: diana.lenko@csuci.edu
Sheryl Leonard, M.A.
Business
Office: MVS Hall 2174
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm | by appointment | Mondays, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (zoom and business online only)
Email: sheryl.leonard@csuci.edu
Nik Lewis, MBA
Management
Office: MVS Hall 2175
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Chair Office Hours: Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm via Zoom | by appointment
Email: nik.lewis@csuci.edu
David Mitchell
Accounting
Office: MVS Hall 1165
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Email: david.mitchell@csuci.edu
Danette Nelson, Ph.D
Accounting
Office: Online
Office Hours: Sundays, 12:00 - 1:00 pm or by apointment
Email: danette.nelson@csuci.edu
Michael Prior
Marketing
Office: MVS Hall 2174
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm and by apointment
Email: michael.prior@csuci.edu
Mari Rockenstein, J.D.
Business Law
Office: MVS Hall 2122
Office Hours: Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Email: mari.rockenstein@csuci.edu
Kathleen Roman
Business
Office: MVS Hall 1171
Office Hours: Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm | by appointment
Email: kathleen.roman@csuci.edu
Christopher Roos, M.A
Business
Office: Online
Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Email: christopher.roos@csuci.edu
Michael Seay, D.B.A.
Management
Office: MVS Hall 2122
Office Hours: Mondays, 4:45 - 6:45 pm | Wednesdays, 4:45 - 6:45 pm
Email: michael.seay@csuci.edu
Wenyuan Teng, Ph.D
Finance
Office: Online
Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm (zoom only)
Akil Thomas
Finance
Office: MVS Hall 2175
Office Hours: Mondays, 5:00 - 6:00 pm | by appointment
Austin Yang
Accounting
Office: MVS 2174
Office Hours: Mondays, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Email: inyoung.yang@csuci.edu
Martin V. Smith School Staff
Philipa Moguel, Ed.D.
Director of Business Special Sessions
Office: MVS Hall 1163
On Leave
Email: philipa.moguel@csuci.edu
Jessica Muth, M.S.
Director of Career Success Initiatives
Acting Academic Program Director, MBA
Office: MVS Hall 2171
Office Hours: Tuesday: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Wednesday: 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Mondays, 9:00 am - 10 am (online and business online only)
Chair Office Hours: Mondays 10:00 - 11:00 am by appointment via Calendly
Email: jessica.muth@csuci.edu
Ariana Canales
Administrative & Budget Analyst
Office: MVS Hall 1176
Email: ariana.canales@csuci.edu
Direct: 805-437-1641
Lezli Amaré
Administrative Coordinator
Office: MVS Hall 2173
Email: lezli.amare@csuci.edu
Direct: 805-437-8545
Kasey Chavez
Administrative Support Coordinator
Office: MVS Hall 1161
Email: kasey.chavez@csuci.edu
Direct: 805-437-2672