Contact the Mike Cottrell College of Business

Contact Phone
Mike Cottrell College of Business 706-864-1610
Department of Accounting & Law 470-239-3030
Department of Computer Science & Information Systems 770-867-3180
Department of Economics & Finance 706-864-1610
Department of Management & Marketing 706-867-2190

Main Office
Dean's Suite (Room 361)
Dahlonega Campus
Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation

Administration

Mary Gowan
Mary Gowan, Ph.D.Profile page

Dean, Mike Cottrell College of Business

Phone706-864-1620

Office locationCottrell Center, 364, Dahlonega

Wendy Walker
Wendy Walker, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Dean for Faculty & Graduate Programs and Professor

Phone706-867-2583

Office locationCottrell Center, 369, Dahlonega

Mike Lavender
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Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs

Phone678-717-3683

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5118, Gainesville

Centers & Institute

Rose Procter
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Executive Director, Center for Ethical Leadership

Phone706-867-2966

Office locationCottrell Center, 220, Dahlonega

Christopher Greene
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Director, Center of Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Phone706-864-1934

Office locationCottrell Center, 222, Dahlonega

Kimberly Bruner
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Administrative Assistant IV

Phone706-867-2189

Office locationCottrell Center, 226, Dahlonega

Caitlin Conneely
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Deputy Director, Operations and Outreach, for Institute for Cyber Operations

Phone706-867-2055

Office locationCottrell Center, 227, Dahlonega

Staff

Nawana McHan
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Administrative & Budget Manager, MCCB

Phone706-864-1459

Office locationCottrell Center, 366, Dahlonega

Kyle Huneycutt
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Marketing Manager of Mike Cottrell College of Business

Phone706-867-2025

Office locationCottrell Center, 367, Dahlonega

Mary Anne Brown
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Administrative Assistant IV

Phone706-867-2557

Office locationCottrell Center, 365, Dahlonega

William Cain
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Administrative Assistant II, MCCB

Phone706-864-1610

Office locationCottrell Center, 368, Dahlonega

Christy Marr
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Office Administrator

Phone678-717-3634

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5120, Gainesville

Michael McCaffrey
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Academic Advisor for Mike Cottrell College of Business

Phone678-717-3681

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5122, Gainesville

Tonya Perry
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Academic Advisor II

Phone706-867-2968

Office locationCottrell Center, 256, Dahlonega

Michele Ruby
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Associate Director of Engagement and Student Professional Development

Phone706-867-4487

Office locationCottrell Center, 259, Dahlonega

Robbie Ouzts
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Director of Engagement and student Professional Development

Phone706-867-2505

Office locationCottrell Center, 258, Dahlonega

Lara Carson
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Assistant Director of Engagement and Student Professional Development

Phone678-717-3574

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5110, Gainesville

Jaythan Burrell
Jaythan Burrell

Academic Advisor I

Phone706-864-1677

Office locationCottrell Center, 257, Dahlonega

Accounting & Law

Ellen Best
Ellen Best, Ph.D.Profile page

Department Head and Associate Professor

Phone706-864-1597

Office locationCottrell Center, 381, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Taxation, Managerial Accounting

William Black
William Black, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-2576

Office locationCottrell Center, 454, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Forensic Accounting, Business Valuation, Business Ethics

Marni Brown
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Assistant Professor - Law

Phone678-717-3481

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5138, Gainesville

Siew Chan
Siew Chan, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor of Accounting

Phone678-717-2828

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5172, Gainesville

Anne Duke
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Associate Professor, Accounting

Phone706-310-6222

Office locationFaculty Center, 717, Oconee

Jennifer Finley
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Part-Time Faculty Accounting

Office location Cumming

Area(s) of Expertise: Accounting, Finance

Christine Jonick
Christine Jonick

University Affiliate/Volunteer

Office location Dahlonega

Mike Lavender
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Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs

Phone678-717-3683

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5118, Gainesville

Penelope Lyman
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Associate Professor - Accounting

Phone706-310-6211

Office locationStudent Resource Center, 592, Oconee

Martha Merritt
Martha Merritt

Part Time Faculty Retiree

Office location Dahlonega

David Morris
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Associate Professor - Accounting

Phone706-864-1611

Office locationCottrell Center, 390, Dahlonega

Lisa Nash
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Senior Lecturer

Phone706-867-3082

Office locationCottrell Center, 384, Dahlonega

Victor Parker
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Lecturer

Phone706-867-2584

Office locationCottrell Center, 389, Dahlonega

Sangshin Pae
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Associate Professor - Accounting

Phone678-717-3501

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5104, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise: Financial Accounting, International Accounting

J. Kent Poff
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Associate Professor - Accounting

Phone678-717-3838

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5108, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise: Tax

Tad Ransopher
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Senior Lecturer

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5128, Gainesville

Jennifer Schneider
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Associate Professor - Accounting

Phone678-717-3470

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5132, Gainesville

Kurt Schulzke
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Professor

Phone706-867-2181

Office locationCottrell Center, 386, Dahlonega

Helen Xu
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Associate Professor of Accounting

Phone706-864-1486

Office locationCottrell Center, 387, Dahlonega

Computer Science and Information Systems

Luay Wahsheh
Luay Wahsheh, Ph.D. Profile page

Professor

Phone706-867-4412

Office locationCottrell Center, 212, Dahlonega

Cindi Smatt
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Associate Department Head

Phone706-867-3291

Office locationCottrell Center, 392, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Information Systems, Database Management

Tamirat Abegaz
Tamirat Abegaz, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor - Computer Science

Phone706-867-4599

Office locationCottrell Center, 309, Dahlonega

Ahmad Ghafarian
Ahmad Ghafarian, Ph.DProfile page

Professor - Computer Science

Phone706-864-1498

Office locationCottrell Center, 304, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Information Security, Computer Forensics

Juan Guo
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Senior Lecturer

Phone706-867-2575

Office locationCottrell Center, 306, Dahlonega

Ash Mady
Ash Mady, Ph.D.Profile page

Interim Department Head-Computer Science & Information Systems

Phone706-867-3014

Office locationCottrell Center, 316, Dahlonega

Michael McLeod
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HR IT Specialist

Phone678-717-2232

Office locationAdministration Building, 160, Gainesville
Downtown Office Building, 240, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: HR application administration

Denise McWilliams
Denise McWilliams, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-4484

Office locationCottrell Center, 394, Dahlonega

Mohammad Mohebbi
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Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-2569

Office locationCottrell Center, 303, Dahlonega

Paul Murray
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Senior Lecturer - Computer Science

Phone470-239-4716

Office locationUniversity Center 400, 267, Cumming

Area(s) of Expertise: Computer Programming, Algorithms, Database Design

Hyungbae Park
Hyungbae Park, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-3195

Office locationCottrell Center, 314, Dahlonega

Bryson Payne
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Coordinator, Student Cyber Programs

Phone706-864-1694

https://brysonpayne.com

Office locationCottrell Center, 310, Dahlonega

Jason Porter
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Assistant Professor of Practice

Phone706-864-1806

Office locationCottrell Center, 308, Dahlonega

Abi Salimi
Abi Salimi, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Phone706-867-3224

Office locationCottrell Center, 313, Dahlonega

Bill Van Curen
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Part Time Faculty

LinkedIn Profile of Bill VanCuren

Office location Dahlonega

Yong Wei
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Professor

Phone706-867-2152

Office locationCottrell Center, 312, Dahlonega

Phillip Williams
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Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-2153

Office locationCottrell Center, 302, Dahlonega

Mingyuan Yan
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Associate Professor - Computer Science

Phone706-867-4579

Office locationCottrell Center, 307, Dahlonega

Jianjun Yang
Jianjun Yang, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor

Phone678-717-3513

faculty.ung.edu/jyang/

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5130, Gainesville

Economics & Finance

Mike Ryan
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Department Head - Economics & Finance

Phone678-717-3682

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5160, Gainesville

Donna Danns
Donna Danns, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor - Economics

Phone678-717-3684

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5136, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise: Economics

Michael Gove
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Associate Professor - Economics

Phone678-717-3977

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5142, Gainesville

Yongseung Han
Yongseung Han, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor - Economics

Phone706-310-6321

Office locationFaculty Center, 712, Oconee

Area(s) of Expertise: Economics

Kelly Manley
Kelly Manley, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor - Economics

Phone706-310-6203

Office locationFaculty Center, 716, Oconee

Maryna Murdock
Maryna Murdock, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor

Phone706-864-1615

Office locationCottrell Center, 409, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions

Kirill Pervun
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Assistant Professor

Phone678-717-3823

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5156, Gainesville

Joel Potter
Joel Potter, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor - Economics

Phone706-864-1612

Office locationCottrell Center, 414, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Economics of Sports, Applied Microeconomics

John Scott
John Scott, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor - Economics

Phone706-864-1618

Office locationCottrell Center, 413, Dahlonega

Minxing Sun
Minxing Sun, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5158, Gainesville

Ning Wang
Ning Wang, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-3048

Office locationCottrell Center, 408, Dahlonega

Kamilah Williams
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Assistant Professor

Phone678-717-3986

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5140, Gainesville

Ruohan Wu
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Associate Professor

Phone706-864-1621

Office locationCottrell Center, 412, Dahlonega

Management & Marketing

Mohan Menon
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Department Head - Management & Marketing

Phone706-867-4535

Office locationCottrell Center, 279, Dahlonega

Sushil Nifadkar
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Associate Professor

Phone706-867-2769

website of Sushil Nifadkar

Office locationCottrell Center, 206, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, International Management, Newcomer Socialization, Leader Behavior, Information Seeking and Sharing, Work-Family Issues, Online Health Behavior

Anna Pak
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Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-3196

Office locationCottrell Center, 202, Dahlonega

Shawn Athanasios
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Lecturer

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5112, Gainesville

Inchul Cho
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Associate Professor

Phone706-864-1928

Office locationCottrell Center, 205, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management

Kelli Crickey
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Senior Lecturer

Phone706-867-4585

Office locationCottrell Center, 292, Dahlonega

Mitra Devkota
Mitra Devkota, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor of Business Statistics

Phone706-867-3092

Office locationCottrell Center, 286, Dahlonega

TJ Gabriel
TJ Gabriel, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor - Management

Phone706-867-3240

Office locationCottrell Center, 291, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Operations Management, Supply Chain Management

Jie Guo
Jie Guo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5168, Gainesville

Wenxin Guo
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Associate Professor

Phone678-717-3979

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5150, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise: Strategic Management, International Business

Varun Gupta
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Associate Professor of Logistics and Business Analytics

Phone706-867-4590

Office locationCottrell Center, 290, Dahlonega

Clark Jones
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Lecturer

Phone706-867-2057

Office locationCottrell Center, 287, Dahlonega

Zuoming Liu
Zuoming Liu, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor of Management

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5154, Gainesville

Area(s) of Expertise: Sustainable Operations/Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics

Caroline Munoz
Caroline Munoz, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor of Marketing

Phone678-717-3892

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5114, Gainesville

Waros Ngamsiriudom
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Associate Professor- Marketing

Phone706-864-1609

Office locationCottrell Center, 282, Dahlonega

Tracy Nichols
Tracy Nichols

Administrative Assistant III

Phone706-867-2190

Office locationCottrell Center, 280, Dahlonega

Mary Norman
Mary NormanProfile page

Sr. Lecturer of Marketing

Phone706-867-4527

Office locationCottrell Center, 285, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Marketing

Laura Pricer
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Professor of Marketing

Phone706-867-2568

Office locationCottrell Center, 238, Dahlonega

Hugh Scott
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Lecturer

Phone706-864-1608

Office locationCottrell Center, 293, Dahlonega

Russell Teasley
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Professor of Management & International Business

Phone706-864-1616

Office locationCottrell Center, 203, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Strategic Management, International Strategy, Project Management

Mariangela Vecchiarini-Piazza
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Assistant Professor

Phone706-867-2155

Office locationCottrell Center, 288, Dahlonega

Lu Xu
Lu Xu, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor of Business Statistics and Quantitative Methods

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 5152, Gainesville