Mailing Address
Management
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5077
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Mailing Address (Gulf Park Campus)
730 East Beach Blvd
Long Beach, MS 39560
Interim Chair
David L. Duhon
Professor
308-K Joseph Greene Hall
601.266.4827
david.duhon@usm.edu
Senior Secretary
Anja Serby-Wilkens
308-A Joseph Greene Hall
601.266.4673
601.266.4630 (fax)
anja.serbywilkens@usm.edu
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Management Faculty
Management Faculty
Specialty Fields
Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Ph.D., Bachelor's)
Academic and Professional Interests
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Becker has more than 12 years of teaching experience in hospitality education, including several at Washington State University's Swiss Center Campus in Brig, Switzerland, University of South Carolina, Kansas State University and Virginia Tech. Becker also has considerable managerial experience in the hospitality industry, having worked in restaurants, hotels, country clubs and institutional food service operations. She is a member of the Mississippi Tourism Association where she serves as V.P. for education.
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Bret Becton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
308-L Joseph Greene Hall
601.266.5819
bret.becton@usm.edu
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Specialty Fields
Education
Auburn University (Ph.D.), University of Tulsa (M.A.), The University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.)
Academic and Professional Interests
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Brian Collins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Gulf Coast Campus
104 Business Complex
228.214.3440
brian.collins@usm.edu
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Specialty Fields
Education
University of Alabama (Ph.D.), University of North Carolina-Charlotte (M.B.A.), Purdue University (B.S.)
Academic and Professional Interests
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Education
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (Ph.D.), Sheffield Hallam University, U.K. (M.B.A.), University of Munich, Germany (M.A.)
Academic and Professional Interests
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Management policy and strategy
Education
University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S.), Louisiana State University (M.B.A., Ph.D.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Business strategy, strategic planning, entrepreneurship, and small business
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Duhon has published articles in several journals including Business Horizons, Public Personnel Management, and the Journal of Psychology. He has served as a consultant to a number of businesses and regularly teaches for the Mississippi Personnel Board. He has served on a number of University committees and was President of the USM Faculty Senate during 1997-98. In 1999, he received the College’s Innovative Teaching Award.
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Specialty Field
Operations Management and Management Fundamentals
Education
University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., M.B.A.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Small business management and entrepreneurship; Management history
Professional Honors and Achievements
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Education
Jackson State University (Ph.D.), Winona State University (M.B.A.), Grambling State University (B.S.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Professional Honors and Achievements
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Bruce Gilstrap, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Hattiesburg Campus
308-C Joseph Greene hall
601.266.6278
bruce.gilstrap@usm.edu
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Specialty Fields
Education
University of Oklahoma (Ph.D.), Texas Tech University (M.B.A.), Lubbock Christian University (B.S., B.A.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Professional Honors and Achievements
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FuJun Lai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
North Complex A
USM Gulf Coast Student Service Center
Gulfport (interim site for Gulf Park)
228.545.4529
fujun.lai@usm.edu
Website:
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Specialty Fields
Supply chain management, enterprise resource management, and e-business
Education
Ph.D. from the City University of Hong Kong in Operations Management
Academic and Professional Interests
Dr. Lai's research interests include supply chain and logistics management, quality management, e-business, and enterprise systems. His work has been published in such journals as International Journal of Production Research, Communications of the ACM, Decision Sciences, Journal of Business Research, and Journal of Travel Research. Dr. Lai was presented the Junior Faculty Research Award (2008), the Louis K. Brandt Faculty Publications Award (2009), and the Literati Network Awards for Excellence (2007). Dr. Lai is a certified SAP and Oracle professional.
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Lai has authored a
number of publications that have appeared in such journals as International
Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Physical
Distribution & Logistics Management, Communications of the ACM, Production
and Inventory Management Journal, International Journal of Electronic
Business, Industrial Management and Data Systems, International Journal
Quality & Reliability Management and International Journal of Technology
Management. Dr. Lai serves the editorial review boards of International
Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Strategic Outsourcing: An
International Journal, Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge,
and Management, and Open Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Journal.
He is also a reviewer for International Journal of Production Research,
European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of International
Technology and Management, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research,
Industrial Management & Data Systems, and International Journal of
Production Economics. Dr. Lai is a Certified SAP Professional, Certified
Oracle Professional, Certified IBM Solution Expert, and Certified Sun
Solaris Network Administrator.
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John Lambert, D.B.A.
Associate Professor
Gulf Coast Campus
103 Business Complex
228.214.5408
john.lambert@usm.edu
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Specialty Fields
International Business, Management
Education
Grenoble Ecole de Management (D.B.A.)
Academic and Professional Interests
International Business; cultural and psychosocial influencers of management decisions.
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Lambert has several articles being prepared for submittal to academic journals, both in the U.S. and in Europe. He has served as a reviewer for the Academy of Management. The Louisiana State Bar Association supported his D.B.A. research; Dr. Lambert presented the results of his dissertation to the Louisiana State Bar Association's Board of Governors in January 2006. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the Southern Management Association, the Academy of International Business, the World Trade Center of New Orleans, and the French-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Chapter.
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Specialty Fields
Strategic Management, International Management
Education
Florida Atlantic University (Ph.D., M.B.A.), University of Florida (B.S.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Corporate strategy, top management, international business
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Peyrefitte has published in a number of journals including Academy of Management Journal, Group & Organization Management, Journal of Managerial Issues, Management Decision, Organizational Analysis, and Strategic Organization. He is a Certified Public Accountant ( Florida ) and is a member of the Academy of International Business, Academy of Management, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Strategic Management Society.
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Specialty Fields
Entrepreneurship, strategic management
Education
University of Texas-Arlington (Ph.D.), Florida Atlantic University (M.B.A.) , Marquette University (B.A.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Sequeira has published articles in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research and the Journal of Business Ethics, among others. Among her honors are the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, the Doctoral Student Scholar Award, the John Dean Stanley Foundation Scholarship and the Rudolf Hermann Graduate Fellowship. Her research interests are in entrepreneurial self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intentions; networking among various types of entrepreneurs, both domestically and internationally; issues regarding immigrant, minority and women entrepreneurs; and diversity in organizations.
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Specialty Field
Management
Education
The University of Southern Mississippi (M.B.A.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Management principles, leadership, and ethics
Professional Honors and Achievements
Ms. Sevier returned to USM after spending a number of years in consulting and administrative management positions. She has presented at national and regional meetings on several management topics. She is the Faculty Advisor for two student organizations in management: Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM), and Sigma Iota Epsilon, the management honorary fraternity.
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Specialty Field
Health care systems and networks, inter- and intra-organizational coordination and collaboration interdisciplinary teams, and alliances and partnerships.
Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Ph.D.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Organizational structure and design, and strategy
Professional Honors and Achievements
Dr. Topping has published articles in numerous journals such as Medical Care Review, Journal of Rural Health, Financial Review, Advances in Health Care Research, Health Care Management Review, and Journal of Health Care Management. She was awarded a two-year NIH postdoctoral fellowship in 1997 and the South Central Bell Outstanding Faculty Award in 1996. In 1998, she was elected to serve a five-year term as an Officer in the Academy of Management Health Care Management Division. In 2002, she was awarded a NIH grant to study interdisciplinary, multiagency teams.
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Specialty Fields
Research interests include how organizations compete, management education, health care management, ethics, and organizational change.
Education
University of Arkansas (Ph.D.), Pittsburgh State University (M.B.A.), Southern Illinois University (B.A.)
Academic and Professional Interests
Primary teaching areas in the field of management include strategic management, organization theory, and organizational behavior. Zantow joined the faculty of Southern Miss in 1999, bringing professional experience managing community based organizations serving people with disabilities. He has published in the Academy of Management Learning and Education, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Economic Bulletin, Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, and Journal of American College Health.
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