Business School Faculty

Meet the brilliant minds shaping the future of business. Discover the exceptional faculty here at the Ole Miss Business School.

Who We Are

Our faculty at the School of Business Administration are more than just teachers; they are mentors, innovators, and industry leaders. They are passionate about empowering the next generation of business leaders and equipping them with the tools to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

Below you will find detailed faculty profiles and department information.

Finance Faculty

Our faculty teach in a range of programs including Banking and Finance, Finance, Real Estate, and Risk Management and Insurance.
Mercer Bullard

Mercer Bullard

  • Assistant Professor of Finance
Ken Cyree

Ken Cyree

  • Dean of the School of Business Administration and Professor of Finance
Violetta Davydenko

Violetta Davydenko

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Kathleen Fuller

Kathleen Fuller

  • Tom B. Scott Chair and Professor of Finance
David Grayson

David Grayson

  • Adjunct Instructor in Finance
Lixiong Guo

Lixiong Guo

  • Assistant Professor of Finance
Del Hawley

Del Hawley

  • Senior Associate Dean Emeritus
Chuck Hilterbrand

Chuck Hilterbrand

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Ji Hoon Hwang

Ji Hoon Hwang

  • Assistant Professor of Finance
Mercer Bullard

Mercer Bullard

  • Assistant Professor of Finance
Ken Johnson

Ken Johnson

  • Endowed Chair of Real Estate and Professor of Finance
Lynn Kugele

Lynn Kugele

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Andre Liebenberg

Andre Liebenberg

  • Gwennette P. and Jack W. Robertson Chair of Insurance, Professor of Finance, and Director of the Center for Insurance Transformation
Ivonne Liebenberg

Ivonne Liebenberg

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Jingshu Luo

Jingshu Luo

  • Holder of the Liberto-King Professorship in Insurance and Assistant Professor of Finance
Scott O'Brien

Scott O'Brien

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Bonnie Van Ness

Bonnie Van Ness

  • Chair and Professor of Finance, Holder of the Otho Smith Professorship
Robert Van Ness

Robert Van Ness

  • Bruce Moore Scholar of Finance, Director of Graduate Programs and Distinguished Professor of Finance
Milan Walker

Milan Walker

  • Associate Professor of Finance

Department of Finance

The Department of Finance offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with majors in banking and finance, managerial finance, real estate, risk management and insurance. At the graduate level, the department offers a residential Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with an emphasis area in finance.

Management Faculty

Our dedicated faculty imparts their knowledge and expertise in areas of Accelerated Law, Health Care Management, Human Resource Management, and International Business Management.
Danielle Beu Ammeter

Danielle Beu Ammeter

  • Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Instructional Associate Professor of Management
Tony Ammeter

Tony Ammeter

  • Director of Outreach & Continuing Studies, Associate Provost, Dean of General Studies and Associate Professor of Management & Management Information Systems
Premalatha Balachandran

Premalatha Balachandran

  • Principal Scientist
Meg Barnes

Meg Barnes

  • Instructor in Management
Dee Bates

Dee Bates

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management (Business Law)
John Berns

John Berns

  • School of Business Fellow and Associate Professor of Management
Maria Berns

Maria Berns

  • Associate Professor of Management
William Berry

William Berry

  • Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Research, and Frank Montague Jr. Professorship of Legal Studies
Josie Burks

Josie Burks

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Management
Anthony or Tony Cambas

Anthony or Tony Cambas

  • MS-SBDC Manager of International Trade
Randall Carroll

Randall Carroll

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Business Law
Allyn Cascio

Allyn Cascio

  • Director of Strategic Partnerships - CIE and Instructional Associate Professor of Management
Aleta Crawford

Aleta Crawford

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Management
Kristin Cullen-Lester

Kristin Cullen-Lester

  • School of Business Fellow and Associate Professor of Management
Walter Davis

Walter Davis

  • William W Gresham Jr Entrepreneurial Professor and Professor of Management
Shu Deng

Shu Deng

  • Assistant Professor of Management
Charles Dibrell

Charles Dibrell

  • Chair of Entrepreneurial Excellence, Co-Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Management
Janet Dickens

Janet Dickens

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Wesley Dickens

Wesley Dickens

  • Director of Career Services
Rachael Durham

Rachael Durham

  • Assistant Dean Student Success and Retention
Frank Estrada

Frank Estrada

  • Multimedia Specialist III
Troy Felver

Troy Felver

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Business Law
Christopher Fisher

Christopher Fisher

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Management
David Flautt

David Flautt

  • Adjunct Instructor in Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Tracion Flood

Tracion Flood

  • Program Manager
Jenn Fos

Jenn Fos

  • Associate Director Center for Student Success First Year Experience
Larry Goehrig

Larry Goehrig

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Management
Bud Hamilton

Bud Hamilton

  • Instructional Associate Professor of Management
George Haymans

George Haymans

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Ray Hill

Ray Hill

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Lee Ingram

Lee Ingram

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Aneesha Jennings

Aneesha Jennings

  • Instructor in Management and School of Applied Sciences
Yankun Jia

Yankun Jia

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Management
Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson

  • Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Management, and Thomas Colbert Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Khristinn Leitch

Khristinn Leitch

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Houston Lester

Houston Lester

  • Assistant Professor of Management
Cynthia Maupin

Cynthia Maupin

  • Assistant Professor of Management
John Mayo

John Mayo

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Mary McCall

Mary McCall

  • Instructional Design and Training Specialist II
Ashley McGee

Ashley McGee

  • Director of MBA and MHA Administration
Tyler Meisenheimer

Tyler Meisenheimer

  • Business Connect Program Director
Tong Meng

Tong Meng

  • Instructor and Director of Programs in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Allona Murry

Allona Murry

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Management
Joyce Nabisaalu

Joyce Nabisaalu

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Management
Eugene Paik

Eugene Paik

  • Assistant Professor of Management
Meredith Pyle

Meredith Pyle

  • Academic Advisor
Johnny Reeves

Johnny Reeves

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Joey Rutherford

Joey Rutherford

  • Associate Director of the Center for Research Evaluation
Jennifer Sanford

Jennifer Sanford

  • Assistant Director, iStudy
Brady Shanklin

Brady Shanklin

  • Assistant Professor of Management
Sital Sigh

Sital Sigh

  • Project Manager and Adjunct Instructor in Management
Sovent Taylor

Sovent Taylor

  • Director of Health Professions Advising Office
Jason Ware

Jason Ware

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Business Communication
Matthew Weaver

Matthew Weaver

  • Academic Advisor II
Julia Welch

Julia Welch

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Communication
Jennifer Williams

Jennifer Williams

  • Adjunct Instructor in Management
Hyun Soo Woo

Hyun Soo Woo

  • School of Business Fellow and Associate Professor of Management
Christy M Wright

Christy M Wright

  • Assistant Director of Career Center-Employer Services
Seong Won Yang

Seong Won Yang

  • Assistant Professor of Management

Department of Management

The Department of Management offers degrees in Entrepreneurship, General Business, and Management. Our research addresses crucial questions in how companies and teams are managed and how better businesses get built. Beyond publishing in the world's leading academic outlets, our research has been cited in the Wall Street Journal and the Harvard Business Review.

Marketing, Analytics and Professional Sales Faculty

Our faculty has expertise in various programs but also focuses on key areas in Digital Marketing Strategy, Global Supply Chain Management, and Marketing Analytics.
Kash Afshar Bakeshloo

Kash Afshar Bakeshloo

  • Assistant Professor of Marketing
Bahram Alidaee

Bahram Alidaee

  • School of Business Fellow and Professor of Operations, Supply Chain Management and Pharmacy Administration
Tony Ammeter

Tony Ammeter

  • Director of Outreach & Continuing Studies, Associate Provost, Dean of General Studies and Associate Professor of Management & Management Information Systems
Will Ash

Will Ash

  • Adjunct Instructor in Marketing, Analytics and Prof Sales
Barry Babin

Barry Babin

  • Chair of the Department of Marketing, Phil B. Hardin Chair and Professor of Marketing
Laurie Babin

Laurie Babin

  • Instructional Associate Professor of Business Administration
Victoria Bush

Victoria Bush

  • Donna Ruth Roberts Scholar and Professor of Marketing
Melissa Cinelli

Melissa Cinelli

  • Associate Professor of Marketing
Sumali Conlon

Sumali Conlon

  • Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
Stella Connell

Stella Connell

  • Manager of Marketing and Communications
Sam Cousley

Sam Cousley

  • Instructional Associate Professor of Marketing
Cong Feng

Cong Feng

  • Morris Lewis Lecturer and Associate Professor of Marketing
Sam Hammoud

Sam Hammoud

  • Director of Operations and IT Services
R.J. Hill

R.J. Hill

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Marketing, Analytics, and Professional Sales
Gary Hunter

Gary Hunter

  • FNC Founders Chair of Marketing and Data Analytics and Associate Professor
Saim Kashmiri

Saim Kashmiri

  • Mr & Mrs James E King Lecturer and Associate Professor of Marketing
David Mathis

David Mathis

  • Assistant Professor of Marketing
Christopher Newman

Christopher Newman

  • Self Chair of Free Enterprise and Associate Professor of Marketing
Tim Overton

Tim Overton

  • Instructor in Marketing
Jamison Posey

Jamison Posey

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems
Carla Rego

Carla Rego

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Business Analytics
Cesar Rego

Cesar Rego

  • Professor of Operations Management and Business Analytics
Matthew Shaner

Matthew Shaner

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Marketing
Nick Sullivan

Nick Sullivan

  • Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems
Kexin Xiang

Kexin Xiang

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Marketing
Da Xu

Da Xu

  • Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems

Department of Marketing, Analytics and Professional Sales

The Department of Marketing, Analytics and Professional Sales offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with majors in economics, management information systems, marketing, marketing, and corporate relations. At the graduate level, the department offers a residential Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with an emphasis area in marketing.