The University
Business Essentials I
Melissa Johnson Morgan, William A. Reese Jr, Russel P. Robins, Karen M. Foust
Business Essentials II
James H. Biteman, William A. Reese Jr, Paul Hooper, Mary J. Waller
Advanced Management Strategy
Jim Sowers, Mary Konovsky, Mike Hogg, Daniel Arce
Melissa Johnson Morgan, PhD
Melissa Johnson Morgan is an adjunct professor at Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Business, University of Southern Queensland. She has also taught marketing to undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, and PhD students in Australia, Malaysia, South America, North America, China, and Taipei. Melissa completed her PhD in the fields of sports marketing and consumer behavior and has a continued interest in both these areas. She also enjoys working in the areas of experiential consumption, eMarketing, and eCommerce, and teaching subject matter such as Global Marketing, eCommerce, Marketing Strategy and Consumer Behavior. Melissa has worked as a consultant for on-line curriculum development at several major universities both in Australia and the USA. She has published academic papers in European Advances in Consumer Research and Asia Pacific Advances in Consumer Research, Gold Coast.
William A Reese Jr., PhD
Bill Reese has been an assistant professor of finance at Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business since 1997. He holds an MBA from Virginia Tech, a PhD from the University of Arizona, and has published academic research papers in the Journal of Finance and the Journal of Financial Economics. Bill has ten years of work experience in insurance and commercial banking and is a chartered financial consultant. He has taught finance courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level for Tulane in New Orleans, China, and Colombia. For the past three years he has also taught financial planning courses through the NFL's educational development program to the New Orleans Saints.
Russell P. Robins, PhD
Russell Robins is Associate Dean for Executive Education and the Morton A. Aldrich Professor at the A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University. Russell received his PhD in Economics from the University of California at San Diego. His research and teaching interests include: Econometrics, Macroeconomics, and Financial Economics. He has previously taught at Harvard University Summer School, University of California at San Diego, San Diego State University, and National University. Russell has also published academic papers in The Journal of Derivatives, Review of Economics and Statistics, Management Science, the Journal of Forecasting, and Econometrica, among other journals.
Karen M. Foust, PhD
Karen Foust is a clinical professor of business administration at Tulane University. She worked in public accounting, private industry and nonprofit organizations for ten years before earning her PhD in accounting. Foust has won several teaching awards during her decade of teaching. She has published and presented several academic papers in nonprofit accounting, financial accounting, managerial accounting, and pedagogical issues.
James H. Biteman, PhD
For the past nine years, Dr. Biteman has taught in international programs delivered to students in their home countries, including countries in Eastern Europe, Mexico, South America, Taiwan and China – and in programs presented “in-house.” Over the past seven years, he has received sixteen awards for teaching excellence, including three Outstanding Teacher awards. Dr. Biteman has guided clients and facilitated their management activities, including restructuring operations in Latin America for an international insurance company and strategic planning and implementation assistance to a global provider of oilfield services. Dr. Biteman has also provided valuation assessment and testimony, including damages for restraint of trade and has carried line management responsibility for global enterprises in multiple industries with responsibilities ranging from management of research and development to plant management.
Dr. Biteman attended Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration where he received his Doctor of Business Administration. Special Field: Organizational Behavior. Dissertation: Management of Rapid Organizational Change. Dr. Biteman also attended Purdue University where he received his BS in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Biteman has also completed advanced studies in polymer chemistry and education.
Paul Hooper, PhD
Paul Hooper, PhD has taught in Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business graduate programs since 1998. He currently teaches in the various Executive MBA programs of the Freeman School. Professor Hooper holds a PhD from Tulane University. He has published five books in the areas of financial accounting, auditing, and information systems, and over twenty articles in accounting, business, finance, and information systems journals. In addition to Tulane, Professor Hooper has taught at the Universities of Delaware, Virginia, Missouri, and New Orleans, as well as at Pepperdine University.
Mary J. Waller, PhD
Mary J. Waller, PhD is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior in Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business. Professor Waller earned her PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of Texas at Austin, her MS degree in Management Science from the University of Colorado at Denver, and her undergraduate degree in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to obtaining her graduate degrees, Professor Waller worked for several firms, including Amoco Corporation, 3M, Delta Air Lines, and Columbine Systems.
Professor Waller’s research focuses on team dynamics under time pressure. Her field research has included studies of commercial airline flight crews, nuclear power plant crews, and air traffic controllers, and has been funded by NASA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Professor Waller’s research has received awards from both the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association. Her work has been published in various journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, the Academy of Management Journal, and the Academy of Management Review. She currently serves on the Executive Boards of the Organizational Behavior Division and the Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division of the Academy of Management, and on the Review Boards of the Academy of Management Review and Organization Science journals.
Professor Waller has taught undergraduate, graduate, and executive university classes for over 10 years, teaching classes ranging in size from 7 to 600. Subjects she has taught include Leadership, Introduction to Management, Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, Group Dynamics, Project Management, and Organizational Behavior. She has consulted for numerous organizations, including Brackenridge Hospital (Austin, TX), the Federal Aviation Administration, Archer Daniel Midlands Company (ADM), and NASA.
Jim Sowers, PhD
Jim Sowers is the Market Leader for Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Human Capital Advisory Services in the gulf coast region. With 20-plus years of professional experience that includes a mix of project leadership, consulting assignments and academic activities, Jim’s primary focus is to help firms improve their business performance by building effective strategies, organizations, and processes. Jim earned his PhD in Management at Columbia University where his research examined strategic management and organizational effectiveness issues and has consulted with a variety of organizations in diverse businesses, including Bell Helicopter–Textron, British-Borneo Exploration, Delphi, Edward D. Jones & Company, The Egyptian General Petroleum Company, Equiva Trading, Freeport-McMoRan, The Harris County Health Department, ITT Educational Services, Kaiser Aluminum, Lyondell Chemical Company, Marathon Oil Company, Petroleum Helicopters, Shell Oil Products Company.
Mary Konovsky, PhD
Mary Konovsky received her PhD and MBA from the Indiana University School of Business and her MS from the Indiana University Psychology Department. She is currently an associate professor of organizational behavior at the A. B. Freeman School of Business of Tulane University and she has a joint appointment in the psychology department of Tulane University. Professor Konovsky has conducted seminars and workshops domestically and internationally and has worked for the health care, public utility, and energy industries conducting training and management consulting in the areas of management skills, leadership, managing diversity, and performance assessment. Professor Konovsky received the 1988 Yoder-Heneman personnel creative application award for innovation in employee evaluation and compensation. She also received the Freeman School's 1994 Erich Sternberg Award for research contribution.
Mike Hogg, JD
Michael H. Hogg, JD is presently a Clinical Professor of Business Administration at the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Mr. Hogg received his Juris Doctor, MBA, and BA from Tulane University. He is currently President of The Wintergreen Company and Managing Partner at Minge, Kelly, Davenport & Hogg. Previously, Mr. Hogg held positions as Law Clerk at Dearborn and Ewing, Special Assistant to the Vice President for University Development at Tulane University, and Research Consultant at Vanderbilt University. His expertise is in the area of business law and he is a member of the Legal Economics and Corporate Law Sections of the American Bar Association. Mr. Hogg is also a member of the Corporate Law Section of the Louisiana Bar Association. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Compass Rose Investment Company, Hickory Travel Systems, Inc., Pine Lodge Development Corporation, and Lord Jim, Inc.
Daniel Arce, PhD
Daniel Arce is the Robert D. McCallum Professor of Economics and Business at Rhodes College (Memphis). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has twice been a Fulbright Grantee to South America. Dr. Arce has previously taught at the University of Alabama, Universidad de San Andres (Buenos Aires) and Universidad Catolica (Lima). His course on Latin American Development was featured in The Wall Street Journal. A game theorist by training, Dr. Arce has published numerous academic articles on teamwork, business ethics, environmental treaties, terrorism, and public goods.
