April 11, 2024

University Distinguished Professor & Cintas Chair in Entrepreneurship & Founding Director, Center for Social Entrepreneurship & Professor – Miami University

Ph.D. University of Cincinnati

M.B.A. Georgia State University

B.S. Miami University, Business

Dr. Smith’s research interests focus on social and faith-based entrepreneurship. His teaching takes a interdisciplinary approach to entrepreneurship, faith and life.

Associate Professor and Lead Departmental Advisor, Religion – Miami University

Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara

M.A. Washington University in St. Louis

B.A. Centre College

Dr. French's research interests closely parallel his teaching interests. His research background is in Islamic law, Islamic legal theory, Islamic theology, and contemporary Middle East history. Within these, Dr. French's research explores how contemporary Jihadi-Salafi movements, such as al-Qa'ida and ISIS, appropriate and re-interpret Islamic law and theology for their sociopolitical projects. Housed in the Department of Comparative Religion, Dr. French teaches courses on various topics related to Islamic Studies, Middle East Studies, and comparative approaches to law and violence.

Associate Professor of Management – Virginia Tech

Ph.D. Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma

M.Mgt. Oral Roberts University

B.A. Oral Roberts University

Dr. Townsend’s research focuses on capital acquisition processes including crowdfunding, angel investments, and venture capital. He also conducts research on growth strategies, organizational development, and CEO decision-making in technology-oriented companies.

Graduate Research- and Teaching Assistant – The University of Texas at San Antonio

M.B.A. Arizona State University

M.A. Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

B.S. Universidad Anáhuac

Mr. Cerecedo Lopez is a Ph.D. student specializing in management and organization studies at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at The University of Texas at San Antonio. His research focuses on entrepreneurial ecosystems, strategic decision making, and craft ventures and entrepreneurs while his teaching is devoted to entrepreneurship, innovation, management strategy, and principles of management.

Associate Professor of Applied Economics – Erasmus University Rotterdam

Ph.D. Erasmus University Rotterdam

B.S. Erasmus School of Economics

Dr. Rietveld’s current research focuses on the project "Genes, Policy, and Social Inequality", and he currently concentrates on how gene-environment interactions lead to socio-economic inequalities. He teaches advanced empirical methods and coursework at the intersection of human bodies, environment and social economy.

Professor of Organizational Theory and Head of Organizational Theory Section at the School of Business and Economics – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Ph.D. Eindhoven University of Technology

MSc. Eindhoven University of Technology

M.A. Utrecht University

B.ed. CGO

Dr. van Burg’s research is situated at the intersection of organization theory and entrepreneurship. He studies primarily the following topics: social networks and interorganizational collaboration, managerial imagination and decision-making, design perspectives on organizing, organizing for the public good (social entrepreneurship and religious organizations), and modern organizational trends such as lean and agile organizing. Dr. van Burg teaches courses on organization theory and on research methods.

Professor of Economics – University of Padua

Ph.D. University of Oxford

MPhil. University of Oxford

B.A. University of Bologna

Dr. Nunziata’s research interests mainly focus on applied econometrics, labor economics, economic policy, institutions and health.

Professor of Economics – University of Padua

Ph.D. University of Toulouse I

Ph.D. University of Milan

M.A. University of Toulouse I

M.A. CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain

B.A. University of Udine

Dr. Rocco’s research focuses on the socio-economic determinants of health, the influence of health on labor market outcomes and several aspects of the economics of education.

Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Emlyon Business School

Ph.D. Université Pierre Mendès-France

M.B.M. Université Pierre Mendès-France

B.S. Universidade de São Paulo

Dr. Dubard Barbosa’s research focuses on entrepreneurship, decision making, motivation & emotions, social change, social entrepreneurship and human development and environment. His teaching centers on venture creation and social entrepreneurship.

Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship – Bayes Business School

Ph.D. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

MSc. University of Amsterdam

BSc. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Dr. van Werven’s research focuses on the early stages of setting up various types of entrepreneurial ventures: new high-tech firms, new social enterprises, or new church plants. He is particularly interested in the role language plays in the process of new venture creation, and has therefore analyzed elevator pitches, conversations between entrepreneurs and mentors or investors, and startup names. Dr. van Werven teaches early-stage startup entrepreneurship as well as entrepreneurship in corporate settings.

Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship – University of Tennessee

Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder

B.A. Miami University

Dr. Jones’ research focuses on connecting the entrepreneurial process to societal outcomes, such as social entrepreneurship and impact investing. She teaches courses in entrepreneurship and strategic management.

Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship – University of Tennessee

Ph.D. University of South Carolina

B.S. Cornell University

Dr. Hymer’s research focuses on professional identity and work arrangements. Specifically, she is interested in how workers navigate challenges to their professional identity and draw upon their work arrangement to find meaning at work. Dr. Hymer teaches courses on the principles of management and performance management.

Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship – Auburn University

Ph.D. University of Tennessee

MBA University of Texas at Dallas

MS University of Texas at Dallas

BS Auburn University

Dr. Roccapriore’s research focuses on how stakeholders such as investors, customers, employees, and suppliers make decisions about the products entrepreneurs are trying to market; and how those entrepreneurs can become enabled to obtain the resources they need to start, grow, and sustain their venture. She also researches firm failure, investment failure, interpersonal relationships and context that influence both stakeholders and entrepreneurs in their decisions.

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Chair of Family Entrepreneurship & Society – Audencia Business School

Ph.D. Université Sorbonne Nouvelle

M.A. IEP Paris

M.A. Université Sorbonne Nouvelle

Maîtrise Université de Bucarest

Dr. Radu-Lefebrve’s research focuses on entrepreneurship, and especially family entrepreneurship, family business transfer, family business governance, entrepreneurial intention, media and entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial profiles (typologies), and entrepreneurial skills.

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor of Management, Director Centre for Family Business – Lancaster University

Ph.D. Lancaster University

MMM. McGill University

MBA. University of New Haven

B.S. Universidad Tecnologia Centroamericana Honduras

Dr. Discua Cruz’s research focuses on entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial teams, families in business, religion and family business dynamics, and sustainability practices of family businesses. His teaches entrepreneurship and family business.

W. W. Caruth Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship – Baylor University

Ph.D. University of California, Berekley

A.B. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Klein’s research focuses on entrepreneurship, strategic management, innovation and technology and public policy. He teaches theoretical perspectives in strategy and entrepreneurship; strategic management and business policy; and global strategy: building and sustaining competitive advantage.

Professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability – Ludwig-Maximilians Universität Müchen

Ph.D. University of Oxford

MSc University of Oxford

BSc University of Warwick

Dr. Gümüsay’s research focuses on values, meaning and hybridity in entrepreneurship; grand challenges, sustainability, and new forms of organizing; digitalization, management and innovation; as well as impact, scholarship and futures. His teaching embeds a triangular engagement of theory, practice and students.

Associate Professor of Management – Old Dominion University

Ph.D. University of Oklahoma

MSc. University of Nottingham – Ningbo

B.A. Oxford Brookes University

Dr. Pidduck’s research focuses on how and when intercultural and social dynamics influence entrepreneurs in initiating and managing new ventures. His research interests and teaching include social class backgrounds influence entrepreneurial decision-making, digital nomadism, and why moving between cultures improves entrepreneurial creativity.

Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation – Butler University

Ph.D. Indiana University

MBA. Marquette University

B.A. Ripon College

Dr. Fernhaber’s research focuses on international entrepreneurship, grassroots innovation, and entrepreneurship pedagogy. She teaches a variety of entrepreneurial courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels including The Entrepreneurial Mindset, First-Year Business Experience, Real Business Experience, and Social Entrepreneurship.

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organizational Theory – Miami University

Ph.D. University of Alberta

MBA. Duke University

MB. University of Queensland

B.S. University of Queensland

Dr. Heales’ research explores taken-for-granted institutions and their relationships with entrepreneurship, specifically why entrepreneurs in contexts of poverty struggle to scale, and how these entrepreneurs can overcome growth challenges to move themselves, and their communities, out of poverty. Her research and teaching unite to explore the role of social norms related to innovation and entrepreneurship across the world.