The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business welcomes new full-time faculty members to the Department of Economics and Department of Management and Entrepreneurship.

The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business welcomed four new full-time faculty members and three visiting faculty members in August 2022, bringing the total number of full-time faculty members at the school to 68.

The new full-time faculty members are:

• Zahra Akbarieconomics lecturer
  • Bachelor’s degree from Buarisina University. MA, Islam He Azad University. Master’s degree from the University of South Florida. Ph.D., University of South Florida
  • Academic Interests: Health Economics, Behavioral Economics, Substance Abuse, Racial/Gender Disparities, Mental Health, Income Disparities, Labor Economics
• Mustafa AkbenAssistant Professor of Business Administration
  • Bachelor’s degree from Marmara University. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.Ph.D., Temple University
  • Academic interests: positivity, creativity, social network analysis, biohacking, machine learning
• Lana WashkaAssistant Professor of Marketing
  • He holds a BS in Business Administration and Statistics from North Carolina State University. Ph.D., University of Georgia
  • Academic Interests: Prosocial Behavior, Cognitive Processing, Digital Marketing, Consumer Perceptions
• Cora WeigerAssistant Professor of Economics
  • BA, University of Worcester. MPP, Vanderbilt University.Ph.D., Northwestern University
  • Areas of Specialization: Education Policy, Labor Economics

Joining the Love School of Business as a visiting faculty member includes:

• SotoVisiting Associate Professor of Business Administration
  • Bachelor’s degree from Shanghai University of Science and Technology. Ph.D., UNC-Charlotte
  • Participating from Fayetteville State University
  • Academic Interests: Management Information Systems, Operations Management, Database Management Systems, Electronic Health Policy
• Jim FatzingerVisiting Associate Professor of Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami. University of Miami MBA. Ed.D., Vanderbilt University. DBAs University of Florida
  • Participating from Eastern Kentucky University
  • Academic Interests: Post-Natural Disaster Resilience, Business Education, Best Practice Teaching and Learning, Leadership in Higher Education
• Alessandro PelliVisiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration
  • New York University MBA. Thunderbird School of Management, Master of Global Management. M.Ed., Winthrop University. Ph.D., University of South Carolina
  • Participating from Winthrop University
  • Academic Interests: International Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Procurement and Trade