E. Glenn Dutcher, Ph.D.
Dutcher is an experimental economist and incorporates traditional and behavioral economic components in studies to understand more about non-monetary factors affecting the productivity of workers in a firm. One area he has specifically looked into involves how different kinds of inter-firm competitions, like those where the "best" employee is promoted or the "worst" is demoted, affect employees effort provisions.
Andy Fodor, Ph.D.
Fodor's research interests are option pricing, connectedness of stock and option markets, and sports betting. His papers have been published in journals such as: Financial Review, Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting, and Journal of Sports Economics. He earned bachelor’s degrees in math and economics from Capital University and his Ph.D. in Finance from Florida State University.
Travis Davidson, Ph.D.
Davidson received his Ph.D. in Finance from Oklahoma State University in 2012, he also earned a M.S.
Jim Strode, Ph.D.
Strode, Ph.D., is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and O’Bleness Associate Professor at Ohio University's College of Business. As associate dean, Strode leads the undergraduate degree programs, manages college-level curriculum processes, manages signature undergraduate programs, oversees the Academic Advising and Career Services, and collaborates to recruit, retain, and place undergraduate Business Bobcats.
Stacy Strauss, M.A., Education
Stacy Strauss joined the Innovation Center as the Associate Director in August 2014 and was promoted to Director in October 2016. Strauss manages the staff, makes connections for clients, oversees facility management, fundraising efforts, budget analysis, grant writing, and other Innovation Center operations.
Imants Jaunarajs, M.A.
Imants Jaunarajs, M.A., serves as the assistant dean for the Career Network at Ohio University. Jaunarajs has more than 12 years of experience in university career centers and is a creator of innovative and outcome-driven career development best practices, including Brain-Based Career Development (BBCD) and Leadership Coaching (an executive coaching model for undergraduate students).
B. David Ridpath, Ed.D.
Dr. Ridpath is beginning his second decade as a tenured faculty member with Ohio University and its prestigious Sports Administration program. Prior to OHIO, he was an assistant professor of sport administration at Mississippi State University and has over 15 years of practical experience in intercollegiate athletics in administrative and coaching capacities at Marshall University, Weber State University and Ohio University. Ridpath is an expert on the NCAA and intercollegiate athletic matters due to his research and practical experience in the industry.
J. Michael Geringer, Ph.D.
Geringer is the O’Bleness Professor of International Strategy and Director of Research at Ohio University’s College of Business. He has also taught at universities in Canada, Indonesia, Hungary, Finland, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Korea, Poland, Australia, Brazil, and Italy. In addition to university activities, he consults with a variety of domestic and multinational clients, including several Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500 organizations, and has trained executives from more than 80 nations.
Paul Mass, J.D.
Mass is an experienced senior executive and entrepreneur who has combined his legal background, c-level operating experience and entrepreneurial risk-taking to create substantial value in several young companies, in industries as diverse as e-commerce, cable television, radio broadcasting, proprietary data services and a start-up drug discovery firm.
Robert L. Föehl, J.D.
Robert L. Föehl, Esq. is Executive-in-Residence for Business Law and Ethics in the College of Business at Ohio University. In that position, Föehl teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in business ethics and business law.