SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FULL-TIME PARTICIPATING FACULTY

Hellene Bankowski, MBA, MS, BS, Temple University.
Adjunct Professor of Information Systems.
Ph: 215-951-5658;

e-mail: BankowskiH@PhilaU.edu
Professional/Research Interests: Development of management software with built-in expertise (Artificial Intelligence) and single intuitive interface for the management of critical multi-database environments including administration of diagnostics, analysis, space management, and SQL tuning. Emphasis is on prevention and minimization of downtime, cost, and complexity.
Classes: (Undergraduate) Software Engineering [IS14]; Foundations of Artificial Intelligence [IS73]; Introduction to Computing [CS09].

Stuart L. Borowsky, CPA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; MBA, BS, Drexel University.
Associate Professor of Accounting.
Ph: 215-951-2817;

e-mail: BorowskyS@PhilaU.edu
Professional/Research Interests: Federal Taxes for Individuals and Small Business, Business Franchising.
Classes: (Undergraduate) Financial Accounting [B403]; Managerial Accounting [B423]; Intermediate Accounting I [B441]; Intermediate Accounting II [B442]; Accounting Theory and Practice [B443]; (Graduate) Accounting for Management Decisions [MB28].

Susan Christoffersen, PhD, MA, New York University; BA, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Associate Professor of Economics and Finance.
Ph: 215-951-2821;

e-mail: ChristoffersenS@PhilaU.edu
Web site: Christoffersen.
Professional/Research Interests: International Competition in Innovation Races, Incentives for R&D Subsidies, Measurements of Firm Success, Use of retirement Benefits in Estimating Economic Loss, Textile Industry Dynamics, Pedagogy.
Classes: (Undergraduate) Microeconomics [E822], Financial Management [B642], International Economics [E864]; (Graduate) Foundations of Economics [MF03].

Nicholas J. Crocetti, CPA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; MBA, BS, Drexel University.
Adjunct Professor of Taxation.
Ph: 215-951-2950;

e-mail: CrocettiN@PhilaU.edu
Professional/Research Interests:
Classes: (Graduate) Taxation of Flow-Through Entities [TX65]; Business Tax Planning [TX70].

Anusua Datta, PhD, University of Wisconsin; MA, Osmania University; M.Phil., Centre for Economic and Social Studies; BA, St. Francis College.
Assistant Professor of Economics/Statistics.
Ph: 215-951-2810;

e-mail: DattaA@PhilaU.edu
Professional/Research Interests:  Industrial Organization, International Trade & Growth, Health Economics
Classes: (Undergraduate) Microeconomics [E822], International Economics [E864], Statistics I [B151], Statistics II [B152].

   

G. Creighton Frampton, PhD, MBA, University of South Carolina; BA, Presbyterian College.
Associate Professor of Marketing.
Ph: 215-951-2820;

e-mail: Frampton@PhilaU.edu
Professional/Research Interests: Forensic Economics.

Classes: (Undergraduate): Marketing Strategy Seminar [B262], Principles of Marketing [B221].

Steven Frumkin, MBA, Baruch College/CUNY; BA, Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science.
Associate Professor of Textile and Apparel Retail Marketing in the School of Business Administration and the School of Engineering and Textiles; Associate Director, Laboratory for Engineered Human Protection (LEHP).
Ph: 215-951-2764;

e-mail: FrumkinS@PhilaU.edu
Professional/Research Interests: Textile and Apparel Marketing, International Trade; Emerging Economies in Central Asia; a Fulbright Scholar who lectures extensively in India and Central Asia; teaching strategic courses related to the textile, apparel and retail industries with both domestic and global influences. Interests include the global supply chain and the changing and developing retail structures worldwide.  Prior to joining the faculty of Philadelphia University, Mr. Frumkin was Senior Vice-President of Carleton Woolen Mills, Inc., responsible for the day-to-day operational and administrative activities, along with product development, foreign financing, and new business development; sits on the advisory boards of a number of textile, apparel and related industry companies; serves as a legal expert witness on industry related legal actions; appointed the Associate Director of the Laboratory for Engineered Human Protection in 2003,  a federally funded research initiative which will develop state of the art protective clothing for the military and civilian first responders.  Professor Frumkin received the 2005 Presidential Service Award, an award issued by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation on behalf of the President of the United States to recognize the best in the American spirit and encourage all Americans to contribute through volunteer service.
Classes: (Undergraduate): Principles of Marketing [B221], Retailing Strategy and Structure [B241], Textile, Retail, and Apparel Policy [B180]; (Graduate): Global Managing in the 21st Century [MB26], Strategic Marketing Management [MB32], Licensing and Sourcing [MB43], Global Marketing [MB64], Special Textile and Apparel Topics [MB97], Textile Marketing in a Global Economy [MT31].

Russel F. Kershaw, Dean, School of Business Administration,
B.S., Bentley College, M.B.A., Babson College, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Ph: 215-951-2810;

e-mail: Kershawr@PhilaU.edu

Theodore T. Kurlowicz, LLM, Villanova University School of Law; JD, Widener University School of Law; MA, University of Pennsylvania; CLU, The American College; BS, University of Conneticut.

Classes: (Graduate) Estate & Gift Taxation [TX95].

Andrew Lafond, CPA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; DBA, University of Sarasota; MBA Drexel University; BS, LaSalle University.
Assistant Professor of Accounting/Taxation.
Ph: 215-951-5328;

e-mail: LafondA@PhilaU.edu
Professional/Research Interests:
Classes: (Undergraduate) Financial Accounting [B403], Managerial Accounting [B423]; (Graduate) Accounting for Management Decisions [MB28], Tax Research [TX64].

Harvey B. Lermack, MBA, Widener University; BS, Pennsylvania State University.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management.
Ph: 215-951-2818;

e-mail: LermackH@PhilaU.edu
Web site: Lermack
Professional/Research Interests: Leadership Development and Training; Enterprise Risk Management Leadership, Implementation and Cost of Risk; Organizational Behavior and its Impact on Leadership and Strategy Implementation.
Classes: (Undergraduate): Organizational Behavior [B160]; Business Policy and Strategy [B171]; Principles of Management [B123]; (Graduate) Management in the 21st Century [MB26], Strategic Planning in a Global Environment [MB42].

Cathy A. Rusinko, PhD, MA, BS, BA, Pennsylvania State University.
Assistant Professor of Management.
Ph: 215-951-2679;                               e-mail: RusinkoC@PhilaU.edu
Professional/Research Interests: Innovation/Technology Management and Organizational Change
Classes: (Undergraduate) Principles of Management [B123], Management Seminar [B172]; (Graduate) Managing in the 21st Century [MB26].

Philip Russel, PhD, University of Massachusetts; MBA, Morgan State University; BCom, MA University of Delhi, India.
Assistant Professor of Finance.
Ph: 215-951-2814;

e-mail: RusselP@PhilaU.edu
Web site: Russel.
Professional/Research Interests: Corporate Bankruptcy and Mutual Funds.
Classes: (Undergraduate) Financial Management [B642], Capital Markets and Financial Institutions [B641], International Finance & Development [B645], Finance Seminar [B663]; (Graduate) Financial Policy and Planning [MB29], Financial Markets and Institutions [MB71].

Lloyd C. Russow, PhD, MBA, Georgia State University; BA, New York University. Professor of International Business and Marketing.
Ph: 215-951-2819;

e-mail: RussowL@PhilaU.edu
Web site: Everything International
Professional/Research Interests: Foreign Market Assessment And Identification, Market Entry Strategies, Economic Development.
Classes: (Undergraduate) Independent Study in Marketing [B299]; International Business Studies Abroad [B100]; International Marketing [B244]; Principles of Marketing [B221]; (Graduate) Global Marketing [MB64]; International Business [MB40]; Regional Trading Blocs [MB54]; Strategic Marketing Management [MB32].
 

James N. Solano, CPA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; MBA, MS, BS, Temple University.
Associate Professor of Accounting.
Ph: 215-951-2826;

e-mail: SolanoJ@PhilaU.edu 

Professional/Research Interests: Federal Taxes, Professional Athlete Contract Negotiations.
Classes: (Undergraduate) Managerial Accounting [B423]; (Graduate) Advanced Individual Taxation [TX71].

Les M. Sztandera, PhD, University of Toledo; MSc, University of Missouri; Diploma, Cambridge University
Professor of Computer Information Systems.
Ph: 215-951-5356;

e-mail: SztanderaL@PhilaU.edu
Web Site: http://Faculty.PhilaU.edu/SztanderaL
Professional/Research Interests: computational intelligence
Classes: (Undergraduate) Algorithms and Data Structures [IS31], Data Analysis for Decision Making [IS15], Discrete Structures [IS23], Foundations of Artificial Intelligence [IS73]; (Graduate) Management of Information through Technology [MB27]; Management of Technological Change [MB51]; Preliminary Examination Preparation [TES901]; Thesis I [TES902]; Dissertation Research I [TES903]; Dissertation Research II [TES904]; Thesis II [TES905].

Lee Evan Tabas, BS, BA, University of Pennsylvania; Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
Executive in Residence; Adjunct Professor of Banking & Finance, Facilitator: Day MBA Leadership Luncheon Series.
Ph: 215-951-2810;

e-mail: TabasL@PhilaU.edu
Web site: LeeTabas  Professional/Research Interests:
Classes: (Graduate) Commercial Banking [MB78];Entrepreneurship [MB59]; Seminar in Finance [MB75].

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