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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) 388-6302
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) 388-6235
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;
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
518-388-6235
abelasen@slu.edu
Courses:
MBA 654 Labor Relations
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Economics 2007; Binghamton University 

Alan Bowman
Professor, School of Management, Operations Management and Management Scien
(518) 388-6297
bowmana@union.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 

Frederic Buse
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-6235
fbuse@shggroup.com
Courses:
MBA 664 Entrepreneurship
Advanced Degrees: B.S., Columbia University 

Jay Carlson
Associate Professor of Marketing
(518) 388-6738
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) 388-6235
jchang@hanys.org
Courses:
HCM 620 Health Economics;
LIM 553 Economics of Health
Advanced Degrees: M.A., University of Missouri 

Mel Chudzik
Dean, School of Management, Adjunct Professor of Management
(518) 388-6447
chudzikm@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 681 Strategic Management and Leadership (MBA Capstone)
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Academic Interests: Strategic management, business planning, international business
Advanced Degrees: MS, Long Island University, 1970; BS, University of Buffalo, 1957 

Daniel  Colacino
Adjunct Professor
518-388-6235
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
518-388-6235
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  

Dan Eno
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-6235
enod@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 506 Statistical Models for Management;
STA 501 Introduction to Probability & Statistics
Research Interests: Applied Statistics in Engineering and Science, Regression and Statistical Calibration, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Graphics, Statistical Simulation.
Advanced Degrees: PhD, Virginia Tech 

Zhilan Feng
Assistant Professor, Finance
(518) 388-6236
fengz@union.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 

Richard Frederick
Adjunct Professor

rfrederick@logical.net
Courses:
MBA 681 Strategic Management & Leadership
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Advanced Degrees:  

Carla Hogan
Adjunct Professor
518-434-0600
chogan@bsfllp.com
Courses:
MBA 570 Legal Principles of Business
Advanced Degrees:  

John Huppertz
Associate Professor and Chair, MBA Health Care Management
(518) 388-8738
huppertj@union.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 

Brett Kauffman
Adjunct Professor of Management
(518) 388-6235
bret.kauffman@ge.com
Courses:
MBA 531 Operations Management
Advanced Degrees: M.B.A., Union College 

Robert Kleinbauer
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-6235
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) 388-6253
lambrinj@union.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
Adjunt Professor
518-388-6235
elewis@ithaca.edu
Courses:
MBA 510 Financial Accounting
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Accounting 1995; Union Graduate College 

Edmund Luzine
Adjunct Professor
(518) 283-2720 (W)
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) 388-6235
petemccorkle@msn.com
Courses:
MBA 545 Strategic Use of Information Technology
Advanced Degrees: M.S., Carnegie Mellone University; B.A., Bucknell University 

Kenneth Moore
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-6235
kmoore01@nycap.rr.com
Courses:
MBA 551 Managing People and Teams in Organizations
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Research Interests: Strategic HR Management, HR Performance Metrics
Advanced Degrees: M.S. E.D., University of Southern California; B.A., Nasson College;  

James Murtagh
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-6235
murtaj@rpi.edu
Courses:
MBA 629 Money, Markets and Banking
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

Rudy Nydegger
Professor of Management & Psychology
(518) 388-6538
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) 388-6235
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

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) 388-6596
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 

Robert Schwartz
Adjunst Professor
(518) 388-6235
rschwartz@shggroup.com
Courses:
MBA 664 Entrepreneurship
Advanced Degrees: B.S., Cornell University 

Gerald Shaye
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-6235
shayeg@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 665 International Marketing Management
Advanced Degrees: M.B.A., Columbia University 

Robert Smith
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-6235
rsmith2004@nycap.rr.com
Courses:
HCM 681 Strategic Issues for Health Care Organizations (Health MBA Capstone), HCM 646 Health Inf. Technology
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) 388-6235
profstjohn@union.edu
Courses:
MBA 512 Managerial Accounting and Finance
Advanced Degrees: Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

Martin A. Strosberg
Professor of Management , School of Management
(518) 388-6299
strosbem@union.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;  

Michael Tentnowski
Adjunct Professor

tentnm@rpi.edu
Courses:
MBA 510 Financial Accounting
Advanced Degrees: B.S., Accounting, University of Montana; MBA, Accounting/Entrepreneurship, University of Montana 

Karen Valle
Adjunct Professor
(518) 388-6235
kvalle@bsfllp.com
Courses:
MBA 570 Legal Principles of Business
Advanced Degrees: J.D., St. John´s University; LLM in Taxation from New York University School of Law  

Melissa  Zambri
Adjunct Professor
(518) 434-2153
mzambri@hiscockbarclay
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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