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What you’ll find at Union Graduate College is a dynamic, vibrant academic community, rooted in the liberal arts tradition, with a dedicated faculty who will not only teach you but mentor you through highly progressive programs designed to give you the edge in today’s competitive market.

Collectively, our faculty members offer a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from 1) prior work experience with top-level international companies, 2) actively completing research leading to articles published in both academic and trade journals, 3) assisting companies (local, national, and international) with problems in either a consulting capacity or advisory capacity (with student teams) , 4) occasions where companies have enlisted them as expert witness, and 5) dealing with current issues related to their employment in non-faculty occupations.

Donald Arnold
Professor, Accounting
(518) 631-9890
arnoldd@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 510 Financial Accounting;
MBA 512 Managerial Accounting;
MBA 610 Advanced Topics in Domestic & International Finance
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Research Interests: Behavioral aspects of auditors with a focus on international settings and ethical elements
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1972 

Alan Belasen
Participating Professor
(518) 631-9890
belasena@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 500 Managing Ethically in a Global Environment;
MBA 650 Competing by Design MBA 652 High Performance Leadership: A Competency Approach MBA 660 Executive Decision Processes in Global Environments;
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Research interest: Integrated corporate communication; Leadership communication; Organization and management development; Managerial competencies
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany 

Ariel  Belasen
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
abelase@siue.edu
Courses:
MBA 654 Labor Relations
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Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Economics 2007; Binghamton University 

Michael Boskin
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
mbmail3.gmail.com
Courses:
MBA 627 Marketing High Technology Products
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Advanced Degrees: M.B.A., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1987 

Marie Bosman
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
bosmanm@mail.uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
MBA 611 - Personal Finance
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finance
Advanced Degrees: MBA Union Graduate College 

Alan Bowman
Professor, School of Management, Operations Management and Management Scien
(518) 631-9887
bowmana@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
MBA 501 Mathematics of Management;
MBA 502 Introduction to Probability;
MBA 531 Operations Management;
MBA 641 Systems Analysis and Simulation;
MBA 682 Management Science
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Research Interests: Simulation, Project Management Network Planning and Control, Six Sigma Process Capability and Tolerancing, Inventory Management, Production Planning and Scheduling
Advanced Degrees: PhD, Cornell University, 1990; MBA, Arizona State University, 1986; MS, Operations Research 

Jay Carlson
Associate Professor of Marketing
(518) 631-9888
carlsonj@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
MBA 525 Marketing Management and Strategy;
MBA 626 Marketing Research Techniques;
MBA 628 Consumer Behavior
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Research Interests: Consumer perceptions and knowledge of price
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2001; MBA, Minnesota State University at Moorhead, 1997 

Ju-Ming Chang
Adjunct Professor
(518) 631-9890
changj@union.edu
Courses:
HCM 620 Health Economics;
LIM 553 Economics of Health
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Advanced Degrees: M.A., University of Missouri 

Mel Chudzik
Participating Professor, School of Management
(518) 631-9889
chudzikm@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
MBA 681 Strategic Management and Leadership (MBA Capstone) MBA 668 China Study
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Academic Interests: Strategic management, business planning, international business
Advanced Degrees: MS, Long Island University, 1970; BS, University of Buffalo, 1957 

Chalmers Clark
Participating Professor
518-388-6587 or 518-631-9
clarkc3@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 500 - Managing Ethically in a Global Environment
Advanced Degrees: PhD., Philosophy, Graduate Center of the City University of NY (CUNY) 

Daniel  Colacino
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
dcolacino@rkinsurance.com
Courses:
HCM 617 Health Care Finance
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Advanced Degrees: MBA, Health Systems Administration, 1980; Union Graduate College 

Necip Doganaksoy
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
doganaksoy@research.ge.com
Courses:
MBA 632 Quality Systems Management
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Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Administrative & Engineering Systems; Applied Statistics 1989; Union Graduate College  

Kelly Evanoff
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
evanoffb@aol.com
Courses:
STA 501 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
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Advanced Degrees: MBA, 1990 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Master of Engineering, 1999, Nuclear Engineering Coursework, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

Zhilan Feng
Associate Professor, Finance
(518) 631-9891
fengz@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
MBA 517 Advanced Corporate Finance;
MBA 619 Investments;
MBA 620 Investment Management;
HCM 617 Health Care Finance
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Research Interest: corporate control, asset pricing in capital markets, capital structure policy and real estate investments and securitization
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2003 

Bill Foley
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
foleyw@rpi.edu
Courses:
MBA 506 - Statistical Models for Management
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Advanced Degrees: Ph.D. Operations Research and Statistics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1983.  

Richard Frederick
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
bimmer@nycap.rr.com
Courses:
MBA 681 Strategic Management & Leadership
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Advanced Degrees: MBA, University at Buffalo, 1973 

Carla Hogan
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
chogan@tcgclegal.com
Courses:
MBA 570 Legal Principles of Business
Advanced Degrees:  

John Huppertz
Associate Professor and Chair, MBA Health Care Management
(518) 631-9892
huppertj@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
HCM 526 Health Systems Marketing;
MBA 681 Strategic Management and Leadership (MBA Capstone);
HCM 681 Strategic Issues for Health Care Organizations (Health MBA Capstone)
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Research Interests: Customer satisfaction, complaining behavior, customer retention, marketing effectiveness.
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1978 

Bret Kauffman
Adjunct Professor of Management
518-281-5259
bret.kauffman@sabic-ip.com
Courses:
MBA 531 Operations Management
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Advanced Degrees: M.B.A., Union College 

Robert Kleinbauer
Adjunct Professor
(518) 631-9890
rkleinba@communitycare.com
Courses:
HCM 656 Group Practice Administration: Seminar and Practicum
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Advanced Degrees: M.B.A., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

Jim Lambrinos
Professor of Economics
(518) 631-9893
lambrinj@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
MBA 520 Principles of Economics;
MBA 621 Managerial Economics;
MBA 624 Topics in Microeconomic Applications;
HCM 620 Health Economics
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Research Interests: Medical, Forensic, Labor, and Sports Economics
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Economics, Rutgers University; M.A., Economics, Rutgers University, 1977 

Eric  Lewis
Dean, School of Management
518-631-9885
lewise@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
MBA 510 Financial Accounting
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Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Accounting 1995; Union Graduate College 

Edmund Luzine
Adjunct Professor
518-892-3358
eluzine@adirondackcapital.com
Courses:
MBA 661 International Finance;
MBA 619 Investments
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Advanced Degrees: M.B.A., University of Rochester; BS, Syracuse University 

Peter McCorkle
Adjunct Professor
(518) 631-9890
petemccorkle@msn.com
Courses:
MBA 545 Strategic Use of Information Technology
Advanced Degrees: M.S., Carnegie Mellone University; B.A., Bucknell University 

James Murtagh
Adjunct Professor
(518) 631-9890
jmurtagh@siena.edu
Courses:
MBA 629 Money, Markets and Banking
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

Bela Musits
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
musitsb@gmail.com
Courses:
MBA 664 - Entrepreneurship
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Advanced Degrees: MBA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; MS - Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

Rudy Nydegger
Professor of Management & Psychology
(518) 631-9894
nydegger@Union.edu
Courses:
MBA 551 Managing People and Teams in Organizations;
MBA 653 Organizational Development & Transformation
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Research Interests: Organizational Behavior; Delivery of Health and Mental Health Services.
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Washington University (St. Louis), 1970 

Jane Oppenlander
Participating Professor
(518) 631-9905
oppenlaj@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 506 Statistical Models for Management
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Research Interests:Life Data Analysis, Statistical Methods Applied to Science, Medicine and Business
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Union College 

Peter Otto
Associate Professor
518-631-9895
ottop@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
MBA 545 - Strategic Use of Information Technology MBA 640 -Intergrating e-systems into Global Business MBA 642 - Business Analysis Using Info. Systems HCM 645 - Intro to Strategic Use of Information Technology HCM 646 - Health Information Technology
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Research Interest: Decision support systems for business applications, Group Decision Support Systems, Computer Simulation of Dynamic Feedback Systems, Networks of Practice
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., University at Albany (New York); M.B.A., Graduate School of Business Administration, Zurich (Switzerland) and University at Albany 

Michele Paludi
Participating Professor
(518) 631-9890
paludim@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 675 Foundations of Human Resource Management;
MBA 676 Managing Human Resources;
MBA 677 International Human Resources
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Research Interests: Career Development, Achievement Motivation, Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment, Gender Stereotyping, Psychology of Gender, Workplace Violence.
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., University of Cincinnati 

Dean Poeth
Adjunct Professor
518-631-9890
dpoeth@worldnet.att.net
Courses:
MBA 506 Statistical Models for Management
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Dean Poeth, Ph.D., P.E., C.Mfg.E. Research Interests: simulation modeling and manufacturing competitiveness
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., 1993, Penn State University. 

Gerald Shaye
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-9890
gshaye@empire.state.ny.us
Courses:
MBA 665 International Marketing Management
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Advanced Degrees: M.B.A., Columbia University 

Robert Smith
Adjunct Professor
(518) 631-9890
rsmith2004@nycap.rr.com
Courses:
HCM 681 Strategic Issues for Health Care Organizations (Health MBA Capstone), HCM 646 Health Inf. Technology
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Research Interests: Health Care Operations, Health Care Informatics, Performance Improvement, Emergency Preparedness, Health Care Redesign, Human Resource Management.
Advanced Degrees: M.S., C.W. Post College; M.S. in Health Care Administration, New School for Social Research in NY 

William St. John
Participating Professor
(518) 631-9890
profstjohn@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 512 Managerial Accounting and Finance
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Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

Martin A. Strosberg
Professor of Management , School of Management
(518) 631-9896
strosbem@uniongraduatecollege.edu
Courses:
HCM 500 Introduction to Health Systems;
HCM 650 Structural Dynamics in Health Care Systems;
HCM 680 Health Policy and Managerial Epidemiology;
BIE 520 Health Care Policy;
LIM 503 Health Systems Management
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Current Research Topics: Management of intensive care units; assessing the success of report cards (public release of performance data)
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Syracuse University; M.P.H., University of California at Berkeley; MA, University of California at Berkeley, 1969;  

Karen Valle
Adjunct Professor
(518) 631-9890
kvalle@tcgclegal.com
Courses:
MBA 570 Legal Principles of Business
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Advanced Degrees: J.D., St. John´s University; LLM in Taxation from New York University School of Law  

Melissa  Zambri
Adjunct Professor
(518) 631-9890
mzambri@hblaw.com
Courses:
HCM 674 Legal Aspects of Health Care
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Advanced Degrees: JD/MBA.,Albany Law School; Union Graduate College 1998; BS Finance, Siena College 1994 


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