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ECBU Faculty & Staff

Col. Jeffrey S. Smith, Ph.D.

Col. Jeffrey S. Smith, Ph.D.

General Edwin Cox ’20 Institute Professor of Economics and History

Ph.D. in Economics from University of Tennessee

Office: 230 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7542

Email: smithjs@vmi.edu

Fields: Market efficiency, exchange-traded products, investments, wealth, retirement, personal finance

Donna V. Potter

Donna V. Potter

Administrative Assistant

Office: 262 Scott Shipp Hall

Email: potterdv@vmi.edu

Col. Samuel K. Allen, Ph.D.

Col. Samuel K. Allen, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics

Ph.D. from the University of Arizona

Office: 229 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7061

Email: allensk@vmi.edu

Fields: Economic History, Labor Economics, Political Economy, Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Behavioral Economics

Dr. Atin Basuchoudhary, Ph.D.

Dr. Atin Basuchoudhary, Ph.D.

Roberts Professor of Free Enterprise Economics

Ph.D. in Economics from University of Mississippi

Office: 232 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7450

Email: basuchoudharyac@vmi.edu

Fields: Machine Learning & Causal AI, Economics of Conflict and Security, Responsible AI & AI Ethics, Cybersecurity Policy, Game Theory, Econometrics

Col. Barry Cobb, Ph.D.

Col. Barry Cobb, Ph.D.

Professor

Ph.D. from University of Kansas

Office: 234 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7891

Email: cobbbr@vmi.edu

Fields: Supply Chain Management, Data Analytics, Financial Modeling

Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Ph.D.

Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Ph.D.

Professor

Ph.D. in Economics from University of Maryland, College Park

Office: 231 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7461

Email: Dimitrova-grajzlvp@vmi.edu

Fields: Economics of Institutions, American Indian Economic Development, Post-Socialist Economies and Politics, Law and Economics, Economic History

Dr. Bing Jiang, Ph.D.

Dr. Bing Jiang, Ph.D.

Professor

Ph.D. in Economics from Emory University

Office: 237 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7451

Email: jiangb@vmi.edu

Fields: Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Public Economics, Applied Microeconomics

Maj. Steve Landgraf, Ph.D.

Maj. Steve Landgraf, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Economics from Florida State University

Office: 233 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7381

Email: landgrafsw@vmi.edu

Fields: Urban and Spatial Economics, Industrial Organization, International Trade, Antitrust Economics

Col. Raymond MacDermott, Ph.D.

Col. Raymond MacDermott, Ph.D.

Professor

Ph.D. in Economics from Rutgers University

Office: 236 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7405

Email: macdermottrj@vmi.edu

Fields: International Marketing & Global Business, Cross-Cultural Market Dynamics, Student-Centered Learning

Maj. Spencer N. Palmer, Ph.D.

Maj. Spencer N. Palmer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Business Administration from University of Utah

Office: 225 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7452

Email: palmersn@vmi.edu

Fields: Executive Compensation, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Data Analytics, Accounting History

Col. Jennifer E. Pullin, Ph.D.

Col. Jennifer E. Pullin, Ph.D.

Professor

Ph.D. in Management from Clemson University

Office: 224 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7278

Email: pullinje@vmi.edu

Fields: Business-IT strategic alignment, meta-analysis, e-commerce, leadership, managemen

Col. Tinni Sen, Ph.D.

Col. Tinni Sen, Ph.D.

Alexander P. Morrison 1939 Professor of Economics

Ph.D. from University of Mississippi

Office: 228 Scott Shipp Hall

Phone: 540-464-7478

Email: Sensb@vmi.edu

Fields: Political Behavior and Policy: Identity Cues and Information Environments in voting and policy-making

Dr. Roscoe B. Stephenson, III, J.D.

Dr. Roscoe B. Stephenson, III, J.D.

Adjunct Professor

Juris Doctor from Washington & Lee University

Office: 264 Scott Shipp Hall

Email: StephensonRB@vmi.edu

Fields: Commercial law, real estate, civil litigation, transactions

Dr. Dawn Wiese, Ph.D.

Dr. Dawn Wiese, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Office: 264 Scott Shipp Hall

Email: wieseda@vmi.edu

Fields: Organizational Behavior; Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, Strategy

Hannah Becker, MBA

Hannah Becker, MBA

Adjunct

Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Information Technology from Florida Institute of Technology

Fields: Entrepreneurship, Management, Technology

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Phone: (540) 464-7234

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