Typical Innsbruck Faculty
The Stetson School of Business Summer Innsbruck Program (SIP) courses are taught by full-time faculty members from Stetson Universityand distinguished visiting professors:
Nancy Barber, Sullivan Lecturer in English, majored in political science at Davidson College, then worked as a journalist before getting an M.A. in English at Stetson University and an M.F.A. in poetry writing at the University of Florida. Barber specializes in creative nonfiction and has written about family business, human cannonballs, BBQ competitions, and biking solo cross country. In 2008, she co-wrote Meals Worth Stopping for in Florida.
Dr. Michelle DeMoss, Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Marketing Department, is a specialist in marketing ethics, sustainable business practices and marketing education. She has written several business cases, including one selcted for publication by the Department of Environmental Protection. A dedicated teacher, Dr. DeMoss has played an integral role in developing Stetson's new undergraduate curriculum in Business to better meet the needs of students and potential employers. Over the last 20 years at Stetson, she has won awards for both her service to and teaching in the School of Business Administration.
Dr. Scott A. Jones (Ph.D. University of Oregon) is an Associate Professor of Marketing in the School of Business Administration at Stetson University. Dr. Jones has published more than 25 blind peer reviewed intellectual contributions including manuscripts in the Journal of Service Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, and Sport Marketing Quarterly. Broadly, his research interests lie at the intersection of consumers and brands. Dr. Jones teaches courses in Stetson's First Year Seminar program, sport marketing as well as other core marketing requirements including Marketplace and Consumers. He is the advisor for Stetson's American Marketing Association.
Dr. James Mallett, Professor of Finance and director of Summer Innsbruck Program, received his B.A. from West Virginia Wesleyan College and his Ph.D. from Wayne State University. Former Director of the student-managed Roland George Investment Program, Dr. Mallett's insights provide a practical and applicable orientation to his Business Finance course.
Dr. Kandy Queen-Sutherland, Professor of Religious Studies with a specialty in Hebrew Scriptures, brings years of travel and teaching experience to the Europen Humanities course. She came to Stetson after eight years as a professor of an international theological faculty in Switzerland, has traveled and lectured widely across Europe and continues to offer travel courses to the Middle East and to Greece and Turkey. Dr. Queen-Sutherland believes that studying and experienceing European cultural expression is a journey -- a journey she looks forwar to making with students in Innsbruck, summer 2013.
Mr. Tom Smith, as the past CEO of a $3 billion multi-national company, brings realism and practical experience to the Business Strategy course. His undergraduate and graduate education is from Tulane, Louisiana State University, and Columbia University in chemical engineering and business administration. Students have consistently rated Mr. Smith's classes as "excellent."
Dr. John Tichenor, Associate Professor of Decision and Information Science, received his B.A. and M.S. from Baylor University and his Ph.D. from Florida State University. With many years of applied reseach and data analysis experience, Dr. Tichenor brings real-life examples to his teaching of business statistics.
Dr. Mercedes Tichenor, Professor of Teacher Education, received her B.A. from Baylor University, M.S. from Florida State University, and Ed.D. from Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Tichenor has more than twenty years of teaching experience in public elementary and college-level education. Growing up in a small, Bavarian mountain town in southern Germany, teaching in the Innsbruck program is like going home for her. Dr. Tichenor is a native German speaker and enjoys sharing her knowledge of the region with students.
